“Preparing to Follow” – Ezra 1
I. Understanding Israel’s fate at the time.
- The Babylonian invasion. (2 Kings 25:8)
- The beginning of a new day. (Ezra 1:1-4)
II. A time to follow.
- It is time to trust a sovereign God.
- The prophecy of Isaiah (Isaiah 44:26-28, 45:1,13)
- The prophecy of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 25:8-11, 29:10-14)
- It is time to follow a sovereign God.
- We must believe that everything that has happened at Immanuel Baptist Church has been established by God to prepare for this moment. - We must believe that our God will use everything at His disposal to accomplish His will at Immanuel Baptist Church. - We must believe that God will use me to be a part of accomplishing His will at Immanuel Baptist Church!