Vessels of God; Instruments of Change | Ezra 8

Vessels of God; Instruments of Change | Ezra 8Series: Ezra: Stronger Together Pastor: Pastor Patrick DaileySunday MorningDate: 20th October 2024Passage: Ezra 8:1-36-------------------Welcome to Ontario Community Church’s Sermon Podcast!In this episode, Pastor Patrick Dailey preaches on Ezra 8 with his sermon titled “Vessels of God: Instruments of Change.”In this sermon, we will go into the meaning behind the recorded names of those who returned with Ezra, the search for Levites to serve the temple, and the importance of fasting and prayer. As always, we will go over what we can observe, what we can learn and how we can apply Ezra 8 to our lives.In This Sermon:The significance of names recorded in the book of life and their reflection in Ezra 8The calling of Levites and the parallels to church leadership todayThe journey of the vessels, representing believers’ walk in faithHow to seek God in times of crisis through prayer and fastingWe hope this message encourages you to be a vessel of God, filled with the Holy Spirit, and to be an instrument of change for His Kingdom.—-Want to follow along but don't have a Bible? That's okay! Read with this link here: https://biblia.com/bible/esv/ezra/8/Want the notes for this sermon? Check out this link: https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/yash/media/attachments/church_190/5d92eb96-fdf0-4d21-b59e-b8b160648915-10.20.2024_-_Notes.pdfWant the slides for this sermon? Check out this link: https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/yash/media/attachments/church_190/b05641be-c8df-4224-829d-e66c39034c85-10.20.2024_-_Slides.pdfCheck out our website for more information about our church at: https://ontariocommunitychurch.org/To donate to our ministry please go to the link here: https://tithe.ly/give_new/www/#/tithely/give-one-time/7411159To check out our sermon archive, please go think link: https://yetanothersermon.host/_/ontario/sermons/To check out all of our social, please go to our link: https://lnk.bio/ontariocommunitychurchDownload our Ontario Community Church mobile apps: For Android devices (Google Play Store): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.occchurch.appFor Apple devices (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ontario-community-church/id6475359102