The Post-Pandemic Church

Sunday, July 17, 2021 Sermon Notes: "The Post-Pandemic Church" Rev. Chip Hunter   Ezekiel 37:1-10 NIV <p>1 The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. 3 He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know.” 4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! 5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. 6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ” 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them. 9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’ ” 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.</p> <p> </p> BLESSING May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Love of God the Father, and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit - go with you now and always. AMEN.   DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS Week of July 19-24 MONDAY --Psalm 33:1-6 TUESDAY -- Job 33:1-4 WEDNESDAY -- Joel 2:28-29 THURSDAY -- John 20:19-23 FRIDAY -- Acts 1:7-11 SATURDAY -- 2 Timothy 3:16-17   “BREATH PRAYERS” FOR THIS WEEK: Breathe in. Breathe out. Did you know that something as simple as breathing draws us closer to God? The ancient practice of breath prayer ties a short, rhythmic prayer to our breathing. It's simple, and a meani