Ezra 7 & 8 | Faithfulness | Johnny Kurcina | June 22, 2025 In Ezra 7 and 8, the priest and scribe, Ezra, arrives on the scene for the first time in the book. Ezra is authorized by the Persian king, Artaxerxes, to lead a 2nd wave of exiles from Babylon back to Jerusalem to […]

Ezra 5 | God as the Center | Dean Miller | June 15, 2025 This week, we read in Ezra 5 how the prophets Haggai and Zechariah restarted and finished the Temple building project after it had been abandoned for many years. Dean talks about how the Temple, as well as it’s restoration, was meant […]

Ezra 3 | Building the Foundations | Johnny Kurcina | June 8, 2025 This week, we read about the first steps the returning exiles take towards rebuilding the temple. Johnny recognizes the work it takes to rebuild this temple, and the laments of the oldest exiles as they compare the new foundations to Solomon’s temple.

Ezra 1-3 | Return from Exile | Johnny Kurcina | June 1, 2025 As we begin the series on Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther, Johnny takes us through the beginning of Ezra, and the history surrounding the Israelite’s exile in Babylon and Persia.