The Calling of Ezekiel
Ezekiel 1–3
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What most stood out to you in the Scripture or from Joel’s sermon?
How are you feeling about studying the major prophets over the next forty weeks? What do you hope to gain from this sermon series?
Spend a few minutes praying over each other’s answers to the previous question and asking God for wisdom as you discuss today’s passage.
Why might God have told Ezekiel not to be afraid? What fears do you experience when you think about ministering to your friends, neighbors, or coworkers?
How can God’s words of “lamentation, mourning, and woe” (2:10) still be “sweet as honey” (3:3) to us?
Have you ever experienced God’s Word—perhaps even difficult passages—being particularly “sweet”?
Why should hearing God’s Word compel us to proclaim it to others?
How does it affect you to know that God calls us to faithfulness rather than success in ministering to others?