This morning David is looking at how and when the Israelites began to return the sacred items from exile to the temple that had been freshly rebuilt. In particular, he looks at their purpose of being holy objects and similarly looks at us and our call to lead holy lives.

After completing the rebuilding of the temple, it was time for the exiled Israeilites to return home. John looks into this further, comparing their time with ours, when we are preparing to return to our church building.

The temple has now been complete and dedicated to the Lord. Ezra, a man who dedicated himself to the study and observation of the law, now returns to Jerusalem.

They've done it! They finally completed the rebuilding of the temple and Elaine looks at how they were able to celebrate all that had been done, despite encountering 3 significant moments of opposition.

In this morning's devotion, we are reading from Ezra 6: 13-18. As the temple is completed and dedicated, Jenny looks at the topic of hope for today.

God gets the victory! He has always had the victory and in this video, Jitesh unpacks how God always wins over his enemies.

In our next devotion on the book of Ezra, John implores us to remember our identity and stand in faith as representatives of Jesus Christ.

This morning Simon reads from Ezra 5: 1-5 where prophetic words released people into the next stage of building. Simon talks about vertical prophecy that aligns us with God's agenda and releases us into action #revival

Elaine reflects after Ezra 4 and helps us understand the need to lament with those who lament and rejoice with those who rejoice.

John reads from Ezra 4, when the rebuilding project faced its first significant opposition.