Browsing Archive: October, 2010

There's Hope for Dead Churches

Posted by Terry Reed on Monday, October 25, 2010,

This is part of a series of articles on the book of Ezekiel as it relates to the small church.

¹ The hand of the LORD came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. ² Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. ³ And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”
So I answered, “O Lord GOD, You know.”
⁴ Again He ...

Playing Church

Posted by Terry Reed on Monday, October 18, 2010,

This is part of a series on the book of Ezekiel as it relates to the small church.

³⁰Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD.

³¹And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for ...

The Union of Church and World

Posted by Terry Reed on Sunday, October 10, 2010,

This is the third article in a series on the book of Ezekiel as it relates to the small church.

⁵ Then He said to me, “Son of man, lift your eyes now toward the north.” So I lifted my eyes toward the north, and there, north of the altar gate, was this image of jealousy in the entrance.
⁶ Furthermore He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel commits here, to make Me go far away from My sanctuary? Now turn again, you wil...

You are a Watchman

Posted by Terry Reed on Friday, October 1, 2010,

This is the second article in a series on the book of Ezekiel as it relates to the small church.

¹⁶ Now it came to pass at the end of seven days that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ¹⁷ “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me: ¹⁸ When I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same w...