Ezekiel’s final skit – Ezekiel 37:15-28, Part 1

When I was in youth group, I’ll never forget something that happened at a youth retreat.  In the middle of one of the sessions, my youth pastor stopped the retreat and told us that he knew there was disunity in the group.  I was a newbie, in 9th grade, and this was my first highContinue reading “Ezekiel’s final skit – Ezekiel 37:15-28, Part 1”

Yellow cap Coke and Ezekiel’s bizarre prophetic skit – Ezekiel 4 & 5, Part 2

Have you ever seen Coke bottles with yellow caps?  Know what that means?  The yellow caps indicate that the Coke has been made using a slightly different recipe. All Coke is Kosher, but yellow cap Coke is even more Kosher. Kosher? Jews have special dietary laws, called Kosher laws.  Food qualified as Kosher is approvedContinue reading “Yellow cap Coke and Ezekiel’s bizarre prophetic skit – Ezekiel 4 & 5, Part 2”

A prophetic play date? – Ezekiel 4 & 5, Part 1

Have you ever heard of a prophetic play date?  Imagine God telling you, “Go into your attic or your kids’ room, get out their Legos, build a mini-model of your town or city, and then build fighter jets from a foreign country dropping bombs all over it.  This will be a sign to the peopleContinue reading “A prophetic play date? – Ezekiel 4 & 5, Part 1”

A powerful lesson about success from the SNL Prophet – Ezekiel 3:16-27, Part 5

Remember how I told you that Ezekiel’s prophetic ministry is not going to be what we typically think of prophetic ministry?  Instead of preaching to crowds of adoring people, Ezekiel will often perform dramas or sign acts, like skits.  He is the Saturday Night Live of prophets.  In our final post in this five-part seriesContinue reading “A powerful lesson about success from the SNL Prophet – Ezekiel 3:16-27, Part 5”