Dry Bones Dancing- Ezekiel 37

Introduction: Read Ezekiel 37 CLICK HERE for the passage

1. You can hear the passion and intent God has for his people.
• Take a quick tour of the passage, stopping an looking at various bits.
• Focus on one or two passages to make the point.

2. You can see the vision that God has for his people
• Vs 7-10 – Alive ( A Living Community)
• Vs 11-14 – Restored (A Restored Community)
• Vs 15-19 – United (A United Community)
• Vs 20 -22 – Belonging (A Belonging Community)
• Vs 22-24 – Kingship ( A Governed Community)
• Vs 23 – Cleansed (A Cleansed Community)
• Vs 24-25 – Obedient – (An Obedient Community)
• Vs 24 – Shepherd – (A Shepherded Community)
• Vs 27 – Prosperous – (A Prosperous Community)
• Vs 27 – Dwelling Place – (A Worshipping Community)
• Vs 28 – Holy – (A Holy Community)

3. You can sense the purpose God has for his people.
• Vs 10 – A Vast Army.
• Vs 15-27 – A Powerful United Kingdom
• Vs 24 – People who put God and his purposes first
• Vs 26 – People who are living and witnessing to the presence, power, and provision of God
• Vs 28 – A People who will effect the nations.

Conclusions:
We can find comfort and inspiration in this passage when we think of our own lives and the life of our church. God still has a passion, vision and purpose for us. His passion  is still burning for us and he sees our potential for the future and burns with that too!