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Morning Worship: Psalm 22, Pastor Matt Koerber

Key Bible verses: Matthew 20:28; Romans 6:16; 1 Peter 1:18-19; Hebrews 9:15; Revelation 5:9; 1 Corinthians 6:20; Romans 8:23

What if the reason you feel stuck isn't because you need to try harder, but because you've misunderstood the one thing powerful enough to truly change you?

The Old Testament contains many efforts by God to breakthrough the hardened hearts of Ancient Israel, and the book of Hosea may be the most powerful and moving. God raised up Hosea as a prophet in a day when His people had turned from Him and charged them with committing spiritual adultery. In this message, we see how God led Hosea into a devastating personal struggle in order to reflect back at Israel the gravity of their unfaithfulness. Listen as we look at one of the most passionate displays of God's redeeming love in all the Bible.

Episode 263 covers the unfolding Instructure/Canvas breach by the threat group ShinyHunters. Josh, Chris, and Mark discuss the timeline, the potential scope of compromised data, and immediate steps schools should take. The episode also examines a new bill aimed at restricting AI companion chatbots for minors and debates age verification and safety concerns. Finally, the guys review a National Bureau of Economic Research study on lockable cell phone pouches, weighing the limited academic impacts found after one year against observed cultural benefits in schools. Finally, Chris interviews Dave Barclay, Director of Product with Deledao! https://www.k12dive.com/news/proposal-to-ban-ai-companions-for-minors-advances-in-senate/819239/ ———— Sponsored by: PowerGistics: How K-12 Charging Models Impact Chromebook Sustainability Textbooks Didn't have Cables Bring Chromebooks Back to the Classroom, but NOT Carts! One-Person Tech Department Success Story SysCloud Meter Fortinet VIZOR Lightspeed Extreme Networks Managed Methods ———— Join the K12TechPro Community (exclusively for K12 Tech professionals) Buy some swag (tech dept gift boxes, shirts, hoodies...)!!! Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com OR our "professional" email addy is info@k12techtalkpodcast.com X @k12techtalkpod Facebook Visit our LinkedIn Music by Colt Ball Disclaimer: The views and work done by Josh, Chris, and Mark are solely their own and do not reflect the opinions or positions of sponsors or any respective employers or organizations associated with the guys. K12 Tech Talk itself does not endorse or validate the ideas, views, or statements expressed by Josh, Chris, and Mark's individual views and opinions are not representative of K12 Tech Talk. Furthermore, any references or mention of products, services, organizations, or individuals on K12 Tech Talk should not be considered as endorsements related to any employer or organization associated with the guys.

Click here to receive today's free gift on the Radio Page:  Speaking God's Language – Throughout the Bible, God encourages us to bring before him our worship and praise, confession, thanksgivings, intercessions, and petitions. As Christians grow in the discipline of praying, it becomes clear that there is always more to learn. Joni Eareckson Tada shares insights and personal stories that will hone your skill of including scripture in your prayers. Use the coupon code: RADIOGIFT for free shipping! *Limit one copy per person* --------Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps make this show possible. Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Become part of the global movement today at www.joniandfriends.org. Find more encouragement on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube.

True freedom, healing, and joy aren't found in hiding our brokenness, but in courageously confessing our secrets, embracing God's grace, and living with radical authenticity.

What if the version of you that you've been trying to prove isn't actually who you are but is found in finally believing what God already says about you?

When we stop trying to earn, improve, or maintain God's grace and instead receive it as a free gift, we finally discover the freedom of living from grace—not for it.

Pastor Paul Pett's sermon from Sunday, April 19, 2026, the Third Sunday of Easter.Subscribe to our Sermon Audio Podcast on your favorite podcast app.Tap or click the Sermon Study Material link and take a deeper dive into Pastor Pett's message.

"Broken and Ransomed" on the 3rd Sunday of Easter - Year A, April 19, 2026.Listen carefully to the readings and join Dina Marie for this reflection on FAITH MOMENTS WITH DINA MARIE.The readings for 3rd Sunday of EasterFirst Reading: Acts of the Apostles: 2:14, 22-23Psalm 16: Lord, you will show us the path of life.Second Reading: 1 Peter 1:17-21Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-35For the daily liturgical readings visit: www.usccb.org or www.wau.orgThe podcast of this program is at www.materdeiradio.com.

In a world obsessed with earning approval, the scandal of grace reveals that you don't get right with God by what you do, but by humbly receiving what Jesus has already done for you.

This sermon on 1 Peter 1:17–21 explores what it means to be ransomed by the blood of Christ and how that truth shapes the believer's life. It highlights confidence in the blood, the will of God, and the resurrection as the foundation for holy living.Scripture: 1 Peter 1:17–21To learn more visit BenSmithSr.org

Share a commentA clean name is priceless, and this message argues you can't purchase it with success, money, or moral effort. We start with two stories that linger: a mob-connected lawyer who turns on Al Capone at great personal cost, and his son Butch O'Hare, a WWII pilot whose bravery becomes legend. Both stories set up one theme: real freedom always has a price, and someone pays it.From 1 Peter 1:18-21, we walk through four portraits of Jesus that make the gospel concrete and personal. Peter says we're redeemed not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, the unblemished and spotless Lamb of God. We connect the dots to the Passover, Isaiah's suffering servant, and the stunning claim that the church is purchased with God's own blood. Along the way, we challenge the “futile way of life” that gets inherited and normalized, and we ask what kind of legacy we're actually handing to our kids and grandkids.Then we go deeper: the cross is not plan B. Scripture presents the crucifixion as foreknown and arranged before the foundation of the world, which changes how we think about God's providence and our assurance. The gospel isn't only true “for the world,” it must become true “for me,” with faith placed in Christ alone and hope anchored in the God who raised Him from the dead. If you've ever wondered what redemption really means, why the Bible talks so much about blood, and how resurrection victory reshapes daily life, this is for you. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with the line that challenged you most.Explore all of our Biblically Faithful Resources at https://www.wisdomonline.org Learn more: https://www.wisdomonline.org/Support the show

Share a commentA clean name is priceless, and this message argues you can't purchase it with success, money, or moral effort. We start with two stories that linger: a mob-connected lawyer who turns on Al Capone at great personal cost, and his son Butch O'Hare, a WWII pilot whose bravery becomes legend. Both stories set up one theme: real freedom always has a price, and someone pays it.From 1 Peter 1:18-21, we walk through four portraits of Jesus that make the gospel concrete and personal. Peter says we're redeemed not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, the unblemished and spotless Lamb of God. We connect the dots to the Passover, Isaiah's suffering servant, and the stunning claim that the church is purchased with God's own blood. Along the way, we challenge the “futile way of life” that gets inherited and normalized, and we ask what kind of legacy we're actually handing to our kids and grandkids.Then we go deeper: the cross is not plan B. Scripture presents the crucifixion as foreknown and arranged before the foundation of the world, which changes how we think about God's providence and our assurance. The gospel isn't only true “for the world,” it must become true “for me,” with faith placed in Christ alone and hope anchored in the God who raised Him from the dead. If you've ever wondered what redemption really means, why the Bible talks so much about blood, and how resurrection victory reshapes daily life, this is for you. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with the line that challenged you most.What does it look like to live a holy life? In In Pursuit of Holiness, Stephen shows you how to think clearly, resist sin, and live differently in a culture that pulls you the other way. Move beyond information to real application. Get your copy today and take your next step with Christ. https://bit.ly/4v5aktw Learn more: https://www.wisdomonline.org/Support the show

This Easter we consider how Jesus's death ransomed us from futility and how his resurrection gives us reason to hope. Speaker: Jude St. John

I. The Emphatic Promise II. The Historical Realization III. The Ultimate Fulfillment

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Happy Easter! The resurrection of Christ reminds us of who we are, and how we are to live. To learn more, please visit us at mercyhouse365.org

Isaiah 53, Matthew 20:17-28, Luke 23:33-46 (Sylvester Siu)

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God promises in Hosea 13 that His love will pursue His people even unto the death of death. This was realized in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and opened to all who would believe. We talk about it in our time this evening.

Welcome to Christ Community's Online Service! What if your deepest freedom isn't found in doing whatever you want—but in remembering who you truly are? In this message from 1 Peter 1:17–21, we explore what it means to be redeemed—ransomed not with silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ. Peter reminds weary believers (and us) that our identity is not rooted in performance, approval, or success, but in the finished work of Jesus. Because we are redeemed, we are freed to live in reverent awe, freed from empty and inherited patterns of the past, and freed to anchor our hope in a living and loving God. When your value is already settled at the cross, you don't have to live to prove you matter—you're finally free to live. Link to the digital devotional: https://cccgreeley.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Living-Hope-Devotional-Booklet.pdf For prayer and to stay connected, please visit: https://www.cccgreeley.org For Giving: https://www.cccgreeley.org/give/ Discussion guide: https://cccgreeley.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-2-28-3-1-Group-Discussion-Questions.pdf 

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This week's History From The Back Pages features Collin reviewing Ransomed, a thrilling South Korean action comedy. Based on actual events from 1986, the movie tells the story of a diplomat dispatched from South Korea to Lebanon to rescue a high-ranking government official. In Lebanon, the diplomat forms an alliance with a South Korean taxi driver, and the duo embarks on a perilous mission marked by extensive destruction and mayhem as they search for their captive. With a talented cast including Ha Jung-woo and Ju Ji-hoon, Ransomed was brought to life by director Kim Seong-hun and shot on location in Morocco.

February 15, 2026 - Rev. Alexander S. Brown

Being "ransomed by the Lord" is a key truth we need to know and understand. Likewise, we need to understand why we need to be gathering with God's people in prayer. For that matter, we need to have a handle on everything in Exodus 30, so join us in another study in the Key Chapters of the Bible!   DISCUSSION AND STUDY QUESTIONS: 1.    Quick review… what was the dimensions of the Tabernacle? How many rooms did it have? What were the rooms called?  2.    If you walked into the Tabernacle, you'd see three pieces of furniture. To the left was the golden lamp that burned continually. To the right was the golden table with 12 loaves of bread. What would be straight ahead against the veil in the back of the room? What other piece of furniture in the next room over, was near to this item? What did the podcast suggest was the reason for the location of these two items? 3.    Why was it important that the altar of incense be consecrated to God? Why was it necessary to perform this ceremony every year? How does Hebrews 9:6-14 help us understand our permanent consecration that we have in and by Christ?  4.    What was burned on this altar? If this was continually burning, what would this room be filled with? In light of Psalm 141:2 and Revelation 8:3, what did this symbolize? 5.    When we think of the altar of incense's proximity to the ark's (right next to it, though separated by the veil); what does this point to in regards to God's presence and fellowship with His people? How does this help us see the unique value of God's people gathering together to pray before the Lord? How does this shed light on Matthew 18:20 which says that "where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am in their midst"? 6.    Verses 34-38 give us the recipe for this incense which includes frankincense. Where is does frankincense later appear in the Bible (hint: Matthew 2:11)? How does the fact that it's used in worship of God here in Exodus 30 help us understand Jesus' deity in Matthew 2:11? 7.    What was the Bronze Laver for? Who was to use it? What did it teach the people? What would happen to those who ignored this instruction in verse 21? 8.    What was a key ingredient to the holy anointing oil that's mentioned in verses 22 to 33? Where was this also used? What was the purpose of this holy anointing oil? Could it be used for any old purpose? 9.    What was the meaning of the term "ransom" in verses 11 to 16? Who was it paid for and who was it paid to? 10.    What is the meaning of the term "are numbered" that's translated in the NIV as "each one who crosses over"? How does this help us understand that this payment is made by all who "cross over" into becoming one of God's people in covenant with Him? Was it free to "cross over"? If not, what was paid for these people? 11.    Over in Matthew 17:27, only Jesus and Peter paid the temple tax (or ransom payment). What might this tell us about the age of the rest of the disciples?  12.     As New Covenant Christians, what does 1st Timothy 2:6 tell us about who paid our ransom payment and how? Taking what we've just learned from Exodus 30 regarding the payment being made for all the men who "crossed over" to enter into covenant with God, does the "all" in 1st Timothy 2:6 mean that Jesus paid the ransom for everyone who has ever lived, or just for those who "crossed over" to enter into covenant with Jesus?  Check out our Bible Study Guide on the Key Chapters of Genesis! Available on Amazon just in time for the Genesis relaunch in January! To see our dedicated podcast website with access to all our episodes and other resources, visit us at: www.keychapters.org. Find us on all major platforms, or use these direct links: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6OqbnDRrfuyHRmkpUSyoHv Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/366-key-chapters-in-the-bible/id1493571819 YouTube: Key Chapters of the Bible on YouTube. As always, we are grateful to be included in the "Top 100 Bible Podcasts to Follow" from Feedspot.com. Also for regularly being awarded "Podcast of the Day" from PlayerFM. Special thanks to Joseph McDade for providing our theme music.   

Vision Sunday 2026: Ransomed & Redeemed Romans 12:1–3Vision doesn't begin with strategy—it begins with mercy.On Vision Sunday, Pastor Kevin closes the Better Than New series and invites the church into God's shaping work for the year ahead. Drawing from Romans 12, this message reframes vision not as self-improvement or pressure, but as transformation rooted in the mercies of God.Rather than asking how we can optimize our lives, Scripture invites us to be renewed—formed from the inside out. Vision flows from redemption, not ambition. Renewal leads to discernment. And discernment draws us into shared life and shared mission.In this message, you'll hear the heart behind Broad River Church's 2026 theme Ransomed & Redeemed, and a clear picture of what it looks like to be a redeemed people, a redeeming church, and a restoring presence in the places God has planted us.Vision isn't about predicting the future—it's about choosing faithfulness. And it always starts with mercy.Broad River Church | Norwalk, CT Join us Sundays: 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM (English) | 12:45 PM (Español) Learn more or take your next step: https://broadriver.church/nextsteps Follow us on Instagram: @iambroadriverchurch

Check out St. George's Episcopal Church, Nashville, TN (https://www.stgeorgesnashville.org/), where Sarah serves as Priest Associate for Women's Ministries.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Isaiah 35, in which the prophet sees a time when those estranged from God by sin will be welcomed home, on account of Jesus Christ.

Pastor Eric Zellner begins preaching our advent series, looking at various passages in Isaiah that predicted the Messiah. This week, we see: While you wait upon the Lord, strengthen one another.

"The Kingdom" is our sermon series through Isaiah. Isaiah has promised exile to disobedient Israel. But just as when he promised destruction to the disobedient nations, the language shifts to eternal language. Isaiah promises a return from exile, but it sounds more peaceful and supernatural than anything that actually happened in history. In this prophecy, Isaiah not only gives hope to exiles, he gives us a foretaste of heaven. If you made the decision to trust Jesus, or God challenged you in a specific way during this sermon, please let us know by contacting us at hello@newheightswv.com, so that we can celebrate and pray with you!

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In this powerful episode of Retire in Texas, host Darryl Lyons, CEO and Co-Founder of PAX Financial Group, is joined by Sarassa Inglis, Executive Director at Ransomed Life, and Roger Stukkie, Financial Advisor at PAX and a board member at Ransomed Life. Together, they shed light on the realities of child sex trafficking and exploitation happening right here in our local communities, and how Ransomed Life has been providing hope, healing, and mentorship for the past ten years. In this episode, you'll hear: The truth about human trafficking in San Antonio - and why it's not just a border issue How Ransomed Life's mentorship and counseling programs help victims rebuild their lives. Ways that listeners can volunteer, donate, or become mentors. Details about Ransomed Life's 10-Year Celebration at the Witte Museum. How purpose and service can transform your "second chapter" of life. To learn more about Ransomed Life or to get involved, visit www.ransomedlifetexas.org. If you benefitted from today's episode, feel free to share it with your family and friends!

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17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, 18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

Sometimes, to be honest, life can feel really dry. You look out across the landscape of your life and all you can see is dry bones. You know there's more out there, but right now you just can't see how it'll ever feel “alive” again.   Valley of Dry Bones Have you ever noticed that some people seem to go on with God in a really powerful and exciting way and other people who say, "well I'm a Christian"; I don't know, they tend to be, if I can use the term "puced", as you know, some people just don't seem to be living out the joy and the power and the victory that a Christian life should represent. I wonder why that is? Well ... Jesus called us to go and make disciples; He called us to be disciples, not just believers. I think there is a distinction; a difference. A disciple, well, there's something resolute, there's something firm in their direction, they have a sense of where God is taking them and they're radical believers with their lives, in who Jesus is and what Jesus says. So they "hear" the Word of God but they also "do" the Word of God. Someone who's a believer and yet not a disciple, well, that person can believe; that person can live the story of Christ intermittently, but there is a sense of floating, there's a sense of they're not really deeply committed to be followers of Jesus Christ. There's a wishy-washiness about just being a believer and not a disciple; being just a believer is like hearing but not doing and as I said, the Lord calls us to be His disciples. The Lord calls us to go on in strength and power and victory, to live an abundant and exciting and amazing life. I really get excited when I think about what God has called us to. Now I'm not saying that somehow, a disciple has it all together, but they're on the path, they are committed to the journey with the Lord, wherever He wants to take them. A believer has a sort of an intellectual ascent to the Word of God but they are so often controlled by feelings and circumstances and we know that feelings are fickle; we know that circumstances blow an ill-wind today and a good wind tomorrow. We can't predict circumstances – we can't rely entirely on our feelings. Jesus is about making disciples and not believers. That is why we are going through a series of teaching at the moment that I've called, “Taking God at His Word,” because it seems to me that someone who is committed to Christ, committed to walking the walk with Jesus, is someone who takes God at His Word. God has some amazing promises in His Word, the Bible. Last week we looked at the promise that He will take us just as we are. He will take us with all our weaknesses and frailties and even despite that we can come boldly before His throne of grace. If you have a Bible, let's go quickly back there because it's an awesome Scripture; in Hebrews chapter 4, verses 15 and 16, where it says this. We don't have a High Priest who's unable to sympathise with our weaknesses, but we have one, who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet was without sin. Let us therefore, approach the throne of grace with boldness so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. In other words, because Jesus knows what it is like; because He has walked in our shoes on this earth as a man, because of that He can sympathise with our circumstances and because of that, we should come boldly before the throne of grace. In other words God's having a party and it‘s come as you are. We don't have to get all dressed up; we don't have to get our lives sorted out to come before God. That's what happens when we have a relationship with Him, through Jesus Christ. Today we are going to get on with the next message, which is called, “Can these bones live?” Have you ever looked across at your life and thought, “My life is so dry, it shouldn't be like this, but as I survey the landscape of my life, it's like a valley of dry bones? It's like – can it ever get any better, can I ever have a real sense of vibrant abundant life that I know my relationship with Jesus should bring me?” We all get to that point at sometime. We all get to that stage where we think – my life is just so dry. How's that going to change? Well, it's time to take God at His Word. If you have a Bible, grab it and flip it open to Ezekiel chapter 37. Ezekiel is one of the books of the Old Testament and it comes just after Isaiah, Jeremiah and then the Book of Ezekiel. We are going to chapter 37 and we pick up the story of Israel here, when they have been in exile in Babylon for almost seventy years. This is about the third part of the Book of Ezekiel. The first couple of parts are oracles of judgement against Judah and all the other nations surrounding them but this passage that we're about to look at, at the beginning of Ezekiel chapter 37, is really early on in the third part and the third part of the book is the book of hope. It's about the restoration of Israel because as I said, at this point, Israel has been in exile in Babylon for almost seventy years. God made them a promise; God promised them when He brought them up out of Egypt – remember they spent almost four centuries in slavery in Egypt, after Joseph, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham. Joseph was a Jew who became Prime Minister of Egypt and so all the tribes of Israel thrived in Egypt and became so populous they were enslaved by Pharaoh and there they lived until they cried out and God heard their cry and sent Moses to bring them out of Egypt. But they lived four hundred years in Egypt and then went through the exodus of forty years through the desert and finally past into the Promised Land – the land of milk and honey, but they didn't stick with what God called them to do – they didn't obey God and God's promise was, “I'll bless you in your land if you obey me but if you don't, you'll lose your land.” And sure enough, Babylon rose up against them and in 586/587BC, the Babylonian empire over-ran Jerusalem; burnt it, destroyed it, killed a lot of people and took the rest of them into slavery in exile in Babylon. And so these people were thinking, “Woe, what about God's promises? The temple's been destroyed – that's where God lives. Now we're exiled and Jerusalem is raised to the ground, what about God's promises?” So there's a sense of hopelessness and despair after generations. Living again, in exile in another country, in Babylon and this is what God says into that situation. It's got powerful implications for us today, but let's just see what happens. Ezekiel was taken by God – have a listen. Chapter 37 beginning verses 1 and 2. Ezekiel says this: The hand of the Lord came upon me and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley – it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley and they were very dry. And here's this valley full of dry, dead bones. Ezekiel was a priest and he knew the importance of burial. I mean these bones weren't buried and the reason it happen is they had a treaty with God and they disobeyed God and so the armies of Israel were killed and bodies were left to wild animals and it was God's punishment. You can read about it – we won't go there now but in Deuteronomy chapter 28, verses 25 and 26, it explicitly predicts that if Israel doesn't obey God this will happen – their armies will be destroyed. We find out later in this passage, in verse 11, that these are the bones of the House of Israel. But what about your house? What about your dry bones? What about the relationships and the sin and the wallowing and the drifting that we sometimes experience in our Christian walk? Sometimes we don't even know why it is. The thing that God does here is He shows Ezekiel the dry bones, He walks him around. He says, “Get a grip on reality.” Well maybe He's talking to us today – “Get a grip on reality! What are the dry bones in our lives; the things that are coming to ruin our walk and our relationship with God and the wonderful life that God has planned for us; the dead stuff? What are the dry bones? We are going to look at what God does with the dry bones next.   Life in His Word Ok, so we're living life and we feel that it's like this valley of dry bones that Ezekiel is talking about here. Well, what does God do with those dry bones? Let's pick it up in verse 3 of chapter 37. God says to Ezekiel: "Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “Lord God, you know.” Then He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, “Oh, dry bones, hear the Word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones, “I will cause breath to enter you and you shall live, I will lay sinews on you and will cause flesh to come upon you and cover you with skin and put breath in you and you shall live and you shall know that I am the Lord you God.” So this is the first recorded tennis match in the Bible. God serves up and says to Ezekiel, “Can these bones live,” and Ezekiel returns the ball across the net and says, “Well, God, it's really up to you.” I mean, they're dead, they're dry, it's devastated, it's hopeless, they're crunching around together,” God and Ezekiel in this death valley and the truth is that it looks impossible to Ezekiel, but he daren't say that. Well, let's come back to our valley of dry bones; the broken relationships, the persistent sin, the dryness, the drudgery and God asks you or God asks me, “Can these bones live?” How do we answer that? I think we return that to God and say, “Lord, Lord you know.” Israel was in a hopeless situation, the world power of the day, Babylon, had them in slavery, they were spiritually and emotionally and morally and nationally bankrupt. They didn't know whether God would ever do anything to save them. They didn't even know if God had the power to do that. Well what does God do? He returns it back to Ezekiel. He says: "Ezekiel, prophesy; speak over these bones." What does He return; does He return love or grace or touchy feely or mushy? No, He returns with the Word of God, because the Word of God is living and active and sharper than any two edged sword. He says: Ezekiel, prophesy; speak my Word over these bones. Say to them, “Thus says the Lord God, “I will cause breath to enter you and you shall live and I will lay sinews on you and I will cause flesh to come upon you and cover you with skin and put breath in you and you will live and you will know that I am the Lord your God.” God's Word is powerful and mighty. God spoke creation into existence, He said: Let there be light. God calls things into existence that don't yet exist. You can read that in Romans chapter 4 verse 17. Well, what happens? Let's have a read – verse 7. So Ezekiel writes: I prophesied as I was commanded to and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked and there were sinews on them and flesh had come up on them and skin had covered them, but there wasn't any breath in them yet. Surprise! Surprise! God said, “Speak my Word over this impossible situation,” so Ezekiel did and through God's Word, in this vision that Ezekiel had, the bones came together. They had sinew, they had flesh, they had life; no breath yet, but they had life. God's Word is spoken and the dry bones become flesh and blood. Our problem, our circumstances, our feelings – when we get hungry in our situation, our valley of dry bones – where do we go? Do we go and feed on the world's wisdom? Do we go and feed on our friend's wisdom? Do we pick up the phone and have a whinge to a friend, or do we come to God's Word and listen to what He has to say about our lives and His plan for our lives and then do we take Him at His Word? Jesus spent forty days and nights in the desert; He was hungry, He was famished, He was thirsty and when the devil tries to tempt Him in His valley of dry bones, this is what He says. He says, “Man doesn't live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.” Come on! Where do we go? We can have a junk food diet of TV shows and movies and women's magazine and gossip, but how much time do we spend on those things compared to time in the Word. We are what we eat. We go to a Sunday sermon, we listen to it once, we don't take any notes and we think, “Well why am I not growing?” Come on; let's get into God's Word however we can. There's power in God's Word. Jesus said: If you continue in my Word, you are truly my disciples. You see, He links God's Word to discipleship. If you continue in my Word, you are truly my disciples and you will know the truth and the truth shall set you free. We quote the second half of that normally. We say – the truth will set us free. No, no. Jesus said: If you are my disciples you'll be in my Word and my Word will be in you and you will continue in it and you will know the truth and by knowing the truth you will be set free. A disciple is someone who delights in God's Word; who radically believes it, who does it. Paul writes in Ephesians chapter 6 verse 17, about the sword of the Spirit being the Word of God. It's an offensive weapon against Satan. It's in the Word of God that we stand firm and it is the Word of God that changes things in our lives. That's why we need to take God at His Word. We'll see how this story with Ezekiel and Israel finishes up next. But Wait – There's More Well, how does this story end up? We've been looking at how God takes Ezekiel out to look at this valley of dry bones, that represents where Israel is spiritually and emotionally and nationally towards the end of their exile, which really was a consequence of their sin; it was a consequence of them breaking their covenant and their promise with God. Well, we saw that Ezekiel spoke God's Word over these dry bones and just as God had said, when His Word was spoken, all of a sudden flesh came on them, all of a sudden sinew came on them and all of the bones came together. That happened! But look at the end of verse 8 of Ezekiel, chapter 37. It says: I looked and there was sinews and flesh and skin had covered them but there was no breath in them. Now let's read on in verses 9 and 10. Then God said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy Mortal and say to the breath, “Thus says the Lord God, come from the four winds, oh breath, and breathe upon the slain, that they may live,” and I prophesied as He commanded and the breath came into them and they lived and stood on their feet – a vast multitude. Wow! You see, God's Word had been spoken and that gave the power to bring all the bones together, but they yet didn't have breath. And the Hebrew word for breath is "ruwach", which means a rushing wind and it's the same word as is used for the Spirit. So when we are talking about the rushing wind, this is a symbol and a picture of the Spirit of God – it's not just the Word of God – we need the Spirit of God too, which brings life and they stood up and they stood as a vast multitude. Paul encourages us in Hebrews chapter 5 verse 18, to go on being "filled with the Spirit". There are so many people who say, “Well I'm in God's Word, you know, I believe in God's Word,” and yet they go to the Word without the Spirit. They go to God's Word and read it in their own strength, instead of saying, “God fill me with your Holy Spirit, fill me every day. I want to overflow with your Spirit.” And when we see God's Word; the power of God's Word and the life that the Spirit brings, all of a sudden we see here that these bones in the valley, they come to life, through the "ruwach", through the Spirit of God. Now we might come up with a wimpy response that says, “Well, you know, I've tried that but I'm so dry and the Spirit never touches me and ah …” Have a look with me quickly in Luke chapter 11 verse 9 – this is a really well known passage where Jesus says: I say to you, ask and it will be given you, search and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you, because everyone who asks receives, everyone who searches finds, for everyone who knocks the door is opened. Is there any among you if your child asks for a fish that you'll give a snake instead of a fish? Or if the child asks for bread, you'll give them a scorpion instead? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more ... Listen to this: ... how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him? Jesus said, “knock, persist, ask and you will receive. And when our hearts are fit to break, to be filled by the Spirit of God and we ask and we plead and we say, “Lord I'm not going to settle until I am so full with your Spirit that I'm overflowing; that streams of living water are running out of me.” When we are so desirous of that, God promises that He will fill us with His Spirit. A.W. Tozer wrote this, he put it this way. He said: Ransomed men need no longer pause in fear to enter the Holy of Holies. God wills that we should push into His presence and live our whole lives there. This is to be known to us in conscious experience. It is more than a doctrine to be held, it is a life to be enjoyed every moment of every day. God's Word has the power – God's Spirit brings the life. Why does God work this way? What's God doing? Why does He allow sin and Satan and why does He allow our lives to go through dry bones? Why do we have to go through this stuff? Well, He answers that at the end of our passage that we are looking at, Ezekiel chapter 37 beginning at verse 11. Then God said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel.” So God interprets this vision for Ezekiel. These bones are the whole House of Israel. They say our bones are dried up and our hope is lost and we are cut off completely, therefore, prophesy and say to them, “Thus says the Lord your God, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from your graves, oh my people, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel and you will know that I am the Lord God when I open your graves and bring you up from your graves. My people, I will put my Spirit within you and you shall live. I will place you on your own soil and then you will know that I, the Lord your God, have spoken and will act, says the Lord God." Why does He allow this? So that He can bless us; so that we can receive redemption and life and renewal. Not through our own strength, but when God breathes His Spirit into us; when we believe His Word – when we take God at His Word. That valley of dry bones was a picture of Israel and God said to Ezekiel: Go and tell them. Speak my Word over them and this is what I will do. Those dry bones – those dry bones are our circumstances, our sin, our lives lost, our opportunities missed. Let God show us the reality when we accept the power of His Word, when we accept Him at His Word and we accept His Holy Spirit which is life. God's having a party – it's come as you are, but let's believe His Word. God calls things that aren't as though they are. God brings life when He gives us His Word to speak over our life and when He pours His Spirit out over our lives. The question is will you take God at His Word?

Hey, listen up! The Word of God is speaking, and it's powerful! The righteous cry out, and God hears them!

Hey, listen up! The Word of God is speaking, and it's powerful! The righteous cry out, and God hears them!

"People have trusted in humanity instead of God, which has put us in a desert, but that isn't where God wants us...He will transform the land into a beautiful place of blooming and rejoicing."Welcome to Season 5 of the She Is Podcast! This week, we get to hear from Pastor Cheri. We will be in Isaiah 35 this week, talking about how God has ransomed us. So often we find ourselves in "dry spells". Sometimes it's through situations beyond our control, but other times they are self-inflicted. The Lord can redeem those times of dryness and turn them around for good!Show Notes: Isaiah 35Support the showEmail: sheispodcast@refugecity.churchInstagram: she_is_podcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sheispodcastrccYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sheispodcast4645

By Howard Marchbanks - God has offered us the privilege to be part of the incredible restoration of Israel. It begins with Jacob's trouble and the Great Tribulation and ends with an awe-inspiring second exodus with all of Israel finally becoming the model nation of the world.

Preached 01-05-25 Rev. Zack Owens 1 Peter 1:14-21

A new MP3 sermon from The Bible Provocateur is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: LIVE DISCUSSION: Ransomed & Redeemed (Part 5 of 5) Speaker: Jonathan Eubanks Broadcaster: The Bible Provocateur Event: Debate Date: 8/1/2025 Length: 34 min.

“His heavenly kingdom.” — 2 Timothy 4:18 Yonder city of the great King is a place of active service. Ransomed spirits serve Him day and night in His temple. They never cease to fulfil the good pleasure of their King. They always “rest,” so far as ease and freedom from care is concerned; and never […]

Jesus invites us to see that following Him means following Him to the cross. He doesn't just call us to believe in what He did—He wants us to be shaped by it. Jesus came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many. That means we have to first receive the reality that He gave His life to rescue us from sin and from the empty, self-focused ways we used to live. But it doesn't stop there—ransomed people live differently. We don't cling to status or success. We don't demand to be served. We follow the example of Jesus and live to serve others. In a world that pushes ambition and self-fulfillment, Jesus calls us to something better: a life of purpose, freedom, and love, shaped by the cross.You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 8:45am and 10;30am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you're local to the Bay Area of Houston, we'd love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 8:45am, 10:30am, or 12:30pm!Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: https://www.youtube.com/@onelifechurch381Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messagesIf you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here https://www.onelifehouston.com/giveAt OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God's people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond.For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.comConnect with us over social media!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onelifehouston​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onelifechurch

Jesus invites us to see that following Him means following Him to the cross. He doesn't just call us to believe in what He did—He wants us to be shaped by it. Jesus came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many. That means we have to first receive the reality that He gave His life to rescue us from sin and from the empty, self-focused ways we used to live. But it doesn't stop there—ransomed people live differently. We don't cling to status or success. We don't demand to be served. We follow the example of Jesus and live to serve others. In a world that pushes ambition and self-fulfillment, Jesus calls us to something better: a life of purpose, freedom, and love, shaped by the cross.You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 8:45am and 10;30am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you're local to the Bay Area of Houston, we'd love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 8:45am, 10:30am, or 12:30pm!Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: https://www.youtube.com/@onelifechurch381Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messagesIf you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here https://www.onelifehouston.com/giveAt OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God's people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond.For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.comConnect with us over social media!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onelifehouston​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onelifechurch