Spiritual Adultery-Jeremiah 2-4
Last Sunday (2/12/17): Called by the Word (Jeremiah 1). Read Jer 1:4-5, 12. There may be no greater fulfillment in life than to live out our calling on the basis of the […]
Category: Old Testament
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The Call and the Word of God-Jeremiah 1
Big idea: (1) God does not choose us because we are good. But because God chooses us He makes us good. (2) Those servants God appoints for difficult tasks do […]
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True and False Christians-Isaiah 65-66
Isaiah 63-64 contrasts The Bloody Warrior God and the Ever-Loving Lord. Very briefly, the bloody, gruesome and very disturbing imagery (63:1-6) suggests how seriously God regards sin. Yet He is also […]
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The Bloody Warrior God and the Ever-Loving Lord-Isaiah 63-64
From last week’s sermon (1/22/17), Isaiah emphasizes that The Goal of Salvation (Isaiah 60-62) is righteous living. From Isaiah 63 the primary emphasis is on God’s power to enable his servants to […]
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The Goal of Salvation-Isaiah 60-62
“What is ultimate reality?” is the question posed in the last sermon, The City of God (Isaiah 60). Briefly, it is the world to come where God rules as King in righteousness […]
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The City of God-Isaiah 59b-60
“They will call you the City of the Lord, and Zion of the Holy One of Israel” (Isa 60:14b, NLT). “For the Lord will be your everlasting light. Your days of mourning […]
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The Sin of the Religious Person-Isaiah 58-59
Questions: Does God see you the way you might try to appear to other people? Do you live freely without trying to be something other than who you truly are […]
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Righteousness Brings Revival-Isaiah 56-57
2016-10-24 22:13:51 Created by: 66 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Keep justice, and do righteousness, for soon my salvation will come, and my righteousness be revealed'” (Isa 56:1). “For this […]
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A Time To Be Found-Isaiah 54-55
“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts” (Isa 55:6-7a). What happens after the shocking salvation of Isaiah 53? There is […]
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SHOCKING Suffering and Supernatural Success-Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12
“If we make success our goal, as the world counts success, we run the serious danger of losing everything.” John Oswalt, Isaiah, The NIV Application Commentary. “God’s power is at […]