Sabbath Sermon Experience 4-25-2026

This powerful message takes us deep into Ezekiel's prophetic ministry, particularly focusing on the condition of God's people in exile by the river Kebar in Babylon. We discover a profound truth about spiritual dryness and divine intimacy—that even when we find ourselves far from home, far from where we think we should be, God is already there waiting for us. The message explores Psalm 137, where the exiles wept by Babylon's rivers, but reveals something uncomfortable: their tears weren't primarily about repentance or missing God's presence, but about missing the comfort of home. They hung up their harps and refused to sing, declaring they couldn't worship in a strange land. Yet this is precisely when worship matters most. The central revelation comes through Ezekiel 37's vision of dry bones—a metaphor the people themselves used when they said 'our bones are dried up, our hope is lost, we are cut off.' But here's the beautiful paradox: in their most lifeless state, God chose to demonstrate His greatest miracle of resurrection and renewal. Even when we're spiritually dry, rebellious, or feel nothing is happening in our lives, God's love pursues us. He doesn't wait for us to get it right before He moves. The promise of Ezekiel 36 becomes our hope—God will give us new hearts, put His Spirit within us, and cause us to walk in His ways, not because we've earned it, but because of His amazing, relentless love.