“Ezekiel: Speaking God’s Truth” (Ezekiel 2:1-10)

Sermon Notes August 23, 2015 “Ezekiel: Speaking God’s Truth” (Ezekiel 2:1-10) Ezekiel was the prophet in the _______________. I. We need to recover our _______________ to God to speak His truth even when no one listens. (Ezekiel 2:7-8) A. God holds us accountable for what we _________ … not for the __________ we get. (Ezekiel 33:7- 9) B. When Stephen spoke … Jesus was ____________ for him. (Acts 7:55-56) II. We need to realize our radical ______________ on God as His spokespeople. A. The name “Ezekiel” means … God will ________. B. Our radical dependence on the Lord in times of difficulty will be ____________ by those around us. (Ezekiel 24:25-27; 1 Peter 3:15) C. This is supposed to be ____________. (Ephesians 6:12) III.We need to remember God’s ______________ with obstinate people. A. Ezekiel’s message contains a word of __________ at the end of the hallway. B. Ezekiel himself is a preview of ____________. C. Ezekiel also gives a picture of the ____________ kingdom of Jesus. (Ezekiel 34:12-13; 24-25; 48:35) God doesn’t change His _______________. God doesn’t change His _______________. Response Questions … In what ways do you think the message of God is a hard message for people to hear today? Are you being faithful to the message of God even though people don’t want to hear it … or are you softening or weakening God’s message … or just not speaking it to other people? How does Ezekiel’s message have both an aspect of judgment and an aspect of hope and grace in it? Does your message also display both aspects of God’s truth?