Deceptive Appearences - Ezra 4

As often happens in life, what begins with good intentions and great expectations gets bogged down in the messiness of life. God’s people begin biblical worship anew in Jerusalem with joy and weeping, but as progress is made, opposition comes. In Ezra 4, inhabitants in the land offer their help to build and worship with Israel, but are met with a quick rebuff by Zerubbabel. Appearances of aid are deceptive, as the offer to help quickly morphs into fierce opposition that lasts fifty years. We too, live in a world where we must discern between inclusion and opposition. 

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Ezra 3 Worship Priorities

   Today, we discuss how God’s people make their trek from Babylonia to Jerusalem in 538BC, returning home from generations of captivity, they express an important priority in their life by their actions. Soon after arriving, they set the altar in its place and began the worship as God had prescribed through Moses. Ezra 3 sets before us the importance of priorities in life, not just in how worship is prescribed, but our perspective in worship as well.



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Ezra 1 - When God Brings Us Home

We begin a journey out of Captivity back into the Promised Land wherein we have the privilege to worship our God who keeps His promise. We are launching an eight week study of Ezra, the story of the small remnant of Judah who returned to Jerusalem in 538 BC to reestablish the Temple. While centuries and culture may separate us, we are joined with our ancestors in the faith with the high calling to worship our redeeming God in the midst of a confusing world.



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Psalm 2 "The song of the Anointed"

In this message – This morning we are taking a week to look at Psalm 2. This Psalm is one of the most frequently quoted in the NT and shows the picture of the rule and reign of the Messiah who was to come from the family of King David. We will see how God’s Anointed King will be ultimately fulfilled in Jesus.  He will rule over all nations and in the end will be the one before whom all others will bow and in whom we can take our refuge!

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Zephaniah 3:14-20

Today in Worship – This morning we look at Zephaniah 3:14-20.  Judgment is not something that we love talking about because we don’t like being judged.  Judgment brings all of our faults before us and often creates in us a sense of shame.  How can one even stand under the judgement of God?  Zephaniah describes the Christian’s approach to the Day of the Lord as one not to be marked by shame but rejoicing, not fear but confidence, and ultimately to be hidden in Christ.

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