A Vision of Glory - Is your soul more like a river or a dead sea? - Ezekiel 47 - Jamie Haxby

Hope Live | A Vision of Glory | Ezekiel 47 | Jamie HaxbyAn hour and a half from a wedding. A tyre with a massive bulge on the side. And a man pacing a Leeds Park and Ride car park, phone in hand, walking back to check the tyre again — as if looking at it one more time might somehow fix it.Sound familiar?In this message from Ezekiel 47, Jamie opens up one of the most vivid and extraordinary visions in the whole Bible — a river flowing from the temple, growing deeper with every step, turning the Dead Sea fresh, and bringing life to everything it touches. But to get there, he first asks an honest question: why do we keep picking up the things we were never supposed to carry?Drawing on Ezekiel 10's haunting picture of God's glory departing a temple crowded with idols, Jamie shows that anxiety, control, and self-reliance aren't just modern problems — they're ancient ones. The Israelites weren't worshipping foreign gods because they were reckless. They were doing it because they were scared, and because everyone else was doing it too. And we're not so different.But then comes the river. Ankle deep. Knee deep. Waist deep. Until it's a current you can't walk against — you can only swim. And Jesus stands up at the Feast of Tabernacles and says, whoever is thirsty, come to me and drink. The vision Ezekiel saw is already being fulfilled. The living water is already flowing. The question is whether we'll stop pacing the car park long enough to step in.This is a message about burnout, control, bitterness, and the radical, counterintuitive rest that comes when you open your hands and let God be God. It's also a message about a church with big, expensive dreams — and the quiet confidence that when you're in the river, fruit comes without striving.Key themes: Ezekiel 47 · the river of life · anxiety and control · God's glory departing and returning · Jesus as living water · surrender and fruitfulness · John 7 · the Dead Sea made fresh19/07/2026Make sure to share with your friends and family!#hopemessages #ezekiel#avisionofglory #hopelancaster #hopeisnotncanceled