Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Travel broadens the mind The fate of the nations Isa 13-23 is a series of prophecies about a group of nations What will happen to them? God will destroy them Why? Because they are proud How can God hold them responsible? The hope of the nations ‘Hope notes’ in…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Justice and peace Infinite justice Israel (9:8-10:4) Assyria (10:5-35) Our enemies Total peace A new king (11:1-2) What will he do? Bring justice and peace (11:3-5) Where will he do it?…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Longing for a leader Three desperate kings and three significant kids (Isaiah 7-8) • Kings: Ahaz (Judah) Rezin (Aram/Syrria) Pekah (Israel/Ephraim) • Kids: Shear-Jashub (“A-remnant-will-return/repent”) Emmanuel (“God-with-us”) Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (“Quick-to-the-plunder-swift-to-the-spoil”) The divine Son, the eternal King (Isaiah 9:1-7) From darkness to light … from distress to joy … from oppression…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline A Perspective quake? Isaiah’s new perspective on God (v1-4) Isaiah’s new perspective on himself (v5-7) Isaiah’s new perspective on his mission (v8-10) Isaiah’s new perspective on the future (v11-13) The wonder-full perspective of the gospel of Christ
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Bad fruit? “What more could have been done!?” (5:1-7) Woe! Israel’s cluster of rotten fruit Oppressive materialism (v8-10) Thoughtless hedonism (v11-12) Cynical wickedness (V18-19) Moral confusion (v20) Proud arrogance (v21) Drunken corruption (v22-23) Therefore! Exile (v13) Death and humiliation (V14-17) Decay (v24) The Lord’s anger burns (v25) Yet, for…