Feb. 08, 2026

A Heart of Flesh

Teaching by Jonathan Russell

February 7 & 8, 2026

Ezekiel 36: 22-28 (ESV)

“Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came. And I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. And the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Lord God, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes. I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you.  And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.  And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.”

1. God Who Acts

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Q1: In reflecting on your acts of faith, in what ways do they seem to be God’s doing and in what ways do they seem to be your own?__________________________________________________________________________________

Q2: Can you think of a time in your life when His name’s sake was in conflict with your empowerment?__________________________________________________________________________________

2. To Remove Our Hearts of Stone

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Q3: In what ways have you experienced freedom through conformity?__________________________________________________________________________________

Q4: In your life, what has motivated a change of heart?

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3. And Transplant Hearts of Flesh

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Q5: What does having a heart of flesh mean to you?

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Q6: Can a new heart of flesh still quench the Spirit?

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