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Isaiah 9:8-11:16 8 The Lord sent a word against Jacob, And it has fallen on Israel. 9 All the people will know— Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria— Who say in pride and arrogance of heart: 10 “The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with hewn stones; The sycamores are cut down, But we will…

What is the meaning of life? Where is everything going? How would you tell the human story? We believe the Bible is God’s telling of that story from His perspective. I’d like to tell that to you. Then show you what it means for your life. If we start at the beginning, we see God creating the world In…

Isaiah prophesied many times about Jesus, and one of those prophecies was this: There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might,…

Introduction That period of the Summer where I’m just checking the extended forecast wondering when Fall will arrive. Stretches in life where you wonder when will something better come. The hope that there is something better coming. God reminds us that... You have hope . Even for the rebellious nation…

Isaiah 11-13 1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 Sam 7 Davidic covenant with God. The Messiah would come from his line, and there would Forever be a remnant on the throne. The problem with this from the perspective of the Jew. Was that following…

INVITATION —Ou worship is meant for more than Sunday! Focus on the words said, sung and prayed even more. So that our worship becomes how we live…everyday! (S1) — Driving along…what do you do? Slow Curve — Dead end — Bridge out — Detour Signs like these are meant to…warn us of incoming danger. Keep us…

Advent is a time of preparation. We prepare for the coming of Jesus. And we can think about that as a very distant thing. We read our Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, reading from Isaiah, the Apostle Paul, and one of the Gospels, typically Matthew or Luke since they cover the birth narratives,…

Entertaining Angels As we celebrate the results of Angel visitation. Gabriel visited Zechariah Gabriel visited Mary Angels visited Joseph Angels Announced to the Shepherds So much of our celebration of the birth of Christ is the result of angels’ visitations. Think about the times when it was likely…

Prepare Christ’s path! Goal: That hearers understand confession of sins and trusting in baptismal grace as the daily rhythm of the Christian life. Grace, mercy and peace to you... For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the…

We wait for a better king. ( Isaiah 11:1-5 ) We wait for a better world. ( Isaiah 11:6-10 ) We have a better hope. ( Colossians 3:1-4 )

Introduction : If you have your bibles let me invite you to open with me to Mark 12:35-37 . Jesus has just been put through the ringer with the religious elite in the temple. He has been challenged and questioned by the Pharisees, the Herodians, the Sadducees, and the Scribes. Each group sought to trap…

1 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. 2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord . 3 And his delight shall…

“When our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, said "Repent", He called for the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.” Martin Luther’s 95 theses, that shook the world, began with this. All the other theses were dependent on it. All of his points about the abuses of the church, the selling of indulgences,…

Introduction Recap of Series 3rd Sunday Prayer Emphasis - discernment of God’s will for our church family Acknowledgement of sources if necessary Come Emmanuel This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she…

Title - “Mystery of Christ” Scripture Intro: Last week in the Colossians Series. First week of Advent. Scripture Reading (“Please stand…”) Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,…

Summary This episode in our series on John’s use of the Old Testament in the book of Revelation looks at Rev 1:7-20 . In these verses John repurposes the divine council scene in Daniel 7 , specifically the descriptions of the Ancient of Days and the Son of man. He also takes readers to Isaiah 11 and…

Introduction There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord . His delight is in the…

I must confess that there have been times in my life when I have made assumptions about someone. Assumptions based on appearance, how they speak or the company they keep. These assumptions have been wrong. I talk to them and initially underestimate their abilities, skills and level of intelligence. Now…

The Rapture Debate There are three major views concerning the timing of the Rapture in relation to the period commonly known as the Tribulation. 1. Post – Tribulationalism. This view holds that the Rapture will take place at the end of the Tribulation. 2. Mid – Tribulationalism. This view holds that…

2 Kings 6:14–18 14 So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city. 15 When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. “Oh, sir, what will we do now?” the young man…

“the annointed one, the leader appointed by God to carry out the special mission of redemption and liberation.” - Millard J. Erickson Three questions this text will answer: What is the source of our help? What is this King like? What will a world under the hand of God’s blessing look like? There shall…

Advent is about waiting for what is coming. But waiting is not empty time; it is filled with anticipation. Isaiah shows us how to make room in our hearts for hope during a time of waiting.

14 So the Lord God said to the serpent: Because you have done this, you are cursed more than any livestock and more than any wild animal. You will move on your belly and eat dust all the days of your life. 15 I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring.…

As many of you know, last week we began a study of some of the writings of the prophet Isaiah which relate to the birth of Christ for our journey through Advent this year. Since we were not here together and some of you were not able to join us on Facebook, let me recap some of what we talked about last…

In or Out? What’s in your perfect world? Some things we all agree should be included. Other things we disagree. The embarrassing truth is that each of our ‘perfect worlds’ are rather selfish! They migth be perfect for us - but not for many other people. The bible teaches us about a world that is perfect…