Sermons About Isaiah
Favored
Jesus, the Messiah, God's Anointed, brings hope and joy into our hearts as we look ahead to his return.
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Ready, Set, Wait
Part 3 in a 5 part Christmas series: A Place to Start. In many ways, Christmas, like life, is what we choose to make it. The choices about who we trust (or not) determine the outcomes of it. The Christmas story is the message of Christianity: God loves us so much that He sent His Son into the world to save whoever chooses to trust in Christ, & thereby start over.
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God's Gifts at Christmas Part 2: God's Gift Exchange
God’s Gifts at Christmas Part 2: God’s Gift Exchange . . . he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. Isaiah 61:3 (NLT) I. When we give God our WORRY, God gives us his PEACE “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.†Matthew 6:34 (NIV) “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.†1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) “I am leaving you with a gift - peace of mind and heart! And the peace I give isn’t fragile like the peace the world gives. So don’t be troubled or afraid.†John 14:27 (TLB) How? Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV) II. When we give God our HURTS, God gives us his HEALING “From a sea of troubles I call out to You, Lord.†Psalm 130:1 (CEV) “He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted.†Isaiah 61:1 (NKJV) “The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him.†Nahum 1:7 (NIV) (Mary said) “He cares for me, His humble servant.†Luke 1:48 (CEV) How? “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.†2 Corinthians 1:4 (NIV) III. When we give God our GRIEF, God gives us his JOY “You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy.†Psalm 30:11 (NLT) “. . . weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning..†Psalm 30:5 (NIV) “You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.†John 16:20b (NIV) How? “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord.’†Luke 2:10-11 (NIV) “. . . he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair.†Isaiah 61:3 (NLT)
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Peaceable Kingdom
The Second Sunday of Advent (Peace) points us to Isaiah 40, as we look at how God designed us to experience peace in the now and hereafter.
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Finding Strength: Our Mighty God
The promised child was also the Mighty God who fights as a warrior for His people.
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The Messiah Is Coming... Again
In this first Advent message, we look at the fautly Messianic expectations in the days of Jesus and ask if we aren't repeating some of those again in our day.
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Finding Guidance: Our Supernatural Counselor
There is a sense in which we could say that our lives are only as good as those guiding them. Who's your counselor?
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The World We All Want: Blessings, Wanderings, Kings & Rebellion
This is part 3 in the series The World We All Want, entitled Blessings, Wanderings, Kings & Rebellion. It covers that we have been blessed to be a blessing (Genesis 12:1-3), that when we fail to believe God's promises we end up wandering (Numbers 14:7-10), that we already have a King in God but that we desire to have rulers like other nations (1 Samuel 8), and that we continue to rebel in God's call to bless others (Isaiah 58).
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