Oceanside United Reformed Church

Ezra prepares for the trip to Jerusalem. He is guided by the Lord in a number of ways as we will see. A picture of the Christian life, the journey of faith in a number of ways. while we are in this journey of faith it is important to be certain about the Lord's guidance. Ezra and other Jews looked forward to the future hope which came with the Messiah. Now that the Messiah has come, God is gathering his people from all the corners of the earth. And he will guide us along the way in this pilgrim journey. He will carry us through. REVIEWING THE PEOPLE (vv.1-20) PROCLAIMING A FAST (vv.21-23) SETTING APART THE PRIESTS AND OFFERINGS ACCOUNTABILITY (vv. 24-30) ARRIVING IN JERUSALEM (vv. 31-36)