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Ezekiel 37: 1 -14 Judges 19 “The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, (2) And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the

(3) And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. (4) Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. (5) Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause

(6) And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. (7) So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise,

(8) And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. (9) Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and

(10) So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. (11) Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost:

(12) Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. (13) And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and

(14) And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and

Judges 19 Sad Occurrence CA Levite traveling with his concubine CCity of Gibeah, in Benjamin CConcubine abused that night to the point that she dies

Judges 19: 28 -30 “He…took her…(29) And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel. ”

(30) And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds. ”

Judges 20: 8, 11 (8) And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house. (11) So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man. ”

Judges 17: 6 & 21: 25 “In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. ”

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Bones Ezekiel 37: 1 “The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones. ” bones

Bones Ezekiel 37: 1 “The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones. ” bones

Valley Of Bones

Ezekiel 37: 11 “Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost; we are cut off from our parts. ” parts

Ezekiel 37: 11 “Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, Israel they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost; we are cut off from our parts. ” parts

Ezekiel 37: 11 “Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost; we are cut off from our parts. ” parts

Galatians 6: 15, 16 “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. (16) And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. ”

What Is The Remedy? Ezekiel 37: 4 “Again he said unto me, Prophesy unto these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. ”

What Is The Remedy? Ezekiel 37: 4 “Again he said unto me, Prophesy unto these bones, and say unto them, bones O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. ”

What Is The Remedy? Ezekiel 37: 4 “Again he said unto me, Prophesy unto these bones, and say unto them, bones O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. ” Lord

Hear The Word Of The Lord! Ezekiel 37: 5, 6 “Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: (6) And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. ”

Valley Of Bones

Valley Of Bones

Look At Things From Another Angle You Have The Symptoms FGood Morning America F 60 Minutes F 20/20 FGood Housekeeping FReader’s Digest

You Go To The Dr. FSome of the same symptoms Quit eating pizza and chili dogs after 9: 00 P. M. If you do, drink some Mylanta You are going to live!

You Go To The Dr. FSome of the same symptoms n a r l? and chili fu th C tte Quit eating pizza nk ru e dogs after 9: 00 P. M. ha e T l B T ol e hdrink. Fe Mylanta If you do, some W ou heare. Y You ke going to live! T a M

Our Bones Are Dry? Our Hope Is Lost? FIn 1906 a U. S. Government census verified what had existed in faith, practice, and fellowship for years previously. FThere was/is a difference between “the churches of Christ” and “the Christian church”

What Happened? 6 out of 7 meeting houses were taken by an element that refused to respect the authority of the Scriptures. The Missionary Society Instrumental Music In Worship Ecumenical Acceptance of the Denominational World

The Rest of the Story • The 1/7 nearly doubled (96%) in the next 20 years • II Chronicles 25: 5 -9 – Amaziah 300, 000 + 100, 000 for 100 talents of silver v. 7, 8 God sent a prophet v. 9 “what about the money? ” v. 10 “The Lord is able to give thee much more than this”

Here’s The Principle Applied FThe Yearbook of American Churches From 1941 to 1961 the churches of Christ grew at the rate of 580% FI Samuel 15: 35 “Samuel mourned for Saul” FI Samuel 16: 1 “How long wilt thou mourn for Saul…go…to Jesse…I have provided me a king among his sons”

Need To Look At Things Differently FIs the problem in our bones? FOur bones should not be dry! FOur hope should not be lost! FWe must realize that as long as we are alive our hope is not lost!

We Are Not Growing Like That Any More! CWhy Not? CCould It Be Dry Bones? CWhy Would So Many Good Brethren Have Such An Attitude?

Pudding The problem with our bones, our outlook, our attitude, is due to what we have been fed, i. e. , the pudding we have been eating. “Can’t preach like they did then. ” then “It will offend people and run them off. ” off

Proof In The Pudding • 1940 -1960 – 580% • 1979 -1997 -. 012% “Where The Saints Meet” – Mac Lynn 1 member added per congregation for the whole 18 years. Look at the results of swallowing this pudding of cowardice, compromise, and outright lies. The facts tell us it is ineffective and wrong.

4 Historical Stages Of The Last Century CSpoken understanding. CUnspoken understanding. CUnspoken misunderstanding. CSpoken misunderstanding.

Nets! Hope Is All Around Us! FLuke 5: 4 “Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets” FLuke 5: 5 “And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. ”

Why Not Just Do What The Lord Said?

Acts 14: 1 “And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed. ”

Acts 14: 1 “And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews and so spake, that a great spake multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed. ”

Bones – Pudding – Nets • The “Dry Bones” Mentality Is Killing The Cause. • Rotten Pudding Produces That Attitude. Proof Aplenty! • Cast Out The Nets Because We Still Fish For Souls.

The Simple Plan F HEAR – Rom. 10: 17; Jno. 20: 30, 31 F BELIEVE – John 8: 24; Hebrews 11: 6 F REPENT – Luke 13: 3; Acts 17: 30, 31 F CONFESS – Romans 10: 10; Acts 8: 37 F BE BAPTIZED – Mk. 16: 16; Acts 22: 16 F ADDED TO CHURCH (Acts 2: 41, 47) 2: 41, 47

The Simple Plan F HEAR – Rom. 10: 17; Jno. 20: 30, 31 F BELIEVE – John 8: 24; Hebrews 11: 6 F REPENT – Luke 13: 3; Acts 17: 30, 31 F CONFESS – Romans 10: 10; Acts 8: 37 F BE BAPTIZED – Mk. 16: 16; Acts 22: 16 F ADDED TO CHURCH (Acts 2: 41, 47) 2: 41, 47

Are You Wayward? “Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. ” (Acts 8: 22) “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. ” (James 5: 16)