Zealous for the Mission of God
/ISAIAH 12
// SERMON HIGHLIGHTS //
+ Confident Testimony
+ Drinking Deeply
Why I Am A Christian - Jesus
/ISAIAH 11:1-10
I am a Christian ultimately because of Jesus, who he is, what he is like; what he has done and will do. //
SERMON HIGHLIGHTS
His Matchless Competency
His Transforming Power
His Worldwide Fame
The Kingdom of God - Now and Forever
/Isaiah 9:1-7
SERMON HIGHLIGHTS
+ Christian faith gives the best explanation for the world that is
+ Christian faith gives hope for the world we want
+ Christian faith gives us the greatest power to live and serve joyfully between these two realities.
The Remnant : A People of Hope
/Isaiah 8:16-9:7
SERMON HIGHLIGHTS
+ Our Hope is in God’s Zeal
+Our Hope is in God’s Son
The Remnant
/Isaiah 8:5-22
SERMON HIGHLIGHTS
+ They make God their trust
+They make God their Fear
+They make God their sanctuary
Stand In Faith
/Isaiah 7:1-10
Faith in Faith
Faith in Self
Faith in Power/People
2 Corinthians 1:8–10 (ESV) — 8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. 10 He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again.
His Person
His Power
His Promise
Romans 5:8 (ESV) — 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 15:8–9 (ESV) — 8 For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God’s truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, 9 and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.”
“If Jesus Christ didn’t abandon you in his darkness, the ultimate darkness, why would he abandon you now, in yours?”
An Encounter With God
/Isaiah 6:1-13
SERMON HIGHLIGHTS
Crisis
Revelation
Self-Awareness
Pardon and Assurance
Commission
Israel's Woes Pt. 2
/Isaiah 5:18-30
SERMON HIGHLIGHTS
Woe #4 and 5 They chose moral relativism over God’s reality
Woe #6 They chose worldly accomplishments over God’s priorities
The Woes are followed by the consequence: Judgment is coming.
Israel's Woes Pt. 1
/Isaiah 5:8-17
SERMON HIGHLIGHTS
Woe #1 Selfish Consumerism
Woe #2 Spiritual dullness induced by indulgence
Eradication and Moderation help you focus on God and experience him.
The Expectations of Grace
/Isaiah 5:1-7
SERMON HIGHLIGHTS
Salvation is a work of God’s Sovereign Grace.
Be honest about your condition and repent.
Maintain Intimate Connection to Jesus
Read His word
Engage in Prayer
Rejoice in His Love
Obey his commands
God Alone Exalted
/Isaiah 2:6-22
SERMON HIGHLIGHTS
1. The Expressions of Pride.
“Among the sins to which the human heart is prone, hardly any other is more hateful to God than idolatry, for idolatry is at bottom a libel on His character...Let us beware lest we in our pride accept the erroneous notion that idolatry consists only in kneeling before visible objects of adoration and that civilized peoples are therefore free from it. The essence of idolatry is the entertainment of thoughts about God that are unworthy of Him.” A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy. “If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshiping an idealized version of yourself...Only if your God can say things that outrage you and make you struggle (as in a real friendship or marriage!) will you know that you have gotten hold of a real God and not a figment of your imagination.” Tim Keller, The Reason for God
2. The Consequences of Pride.
3. The Choice Set Before Us “The enjoyment of Him is our highest happiness and is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied.” Jonathan Edwards, The Ends for Which God Created the World