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Intro In Isaiah Book of prophecy about 700BC The First 39 Chapters have lots of Judgement. A lot of the Bible is like this, it’s good for us to sit in it, to understand it, to feel the weight of it. The darkness, the wrath and the judgment make the Salvation of Jesus all the sweeter! Oracles Against…

Isaiah 12:24-18:7; Luke 21:20-28 Introduction Our passage today is a difficult one (& large) My guess is you’ve probably never heard an exposition on Isaiah 15-20 After today, you still won’t I am thankful to hear one of my favorite Bible expositors, S. Lewis Johnson, even confess that he is puzzled…

Introduction Isaiah 13:1-22 E.g. I believe in Aliens! I think people have seen them, spoken to them, seen space ships I think you should believe in them too! Except when I say I believe in Aliens what I mean is I believe in angels, demons and supernatural beings “That’s a weird way to start a sermon…

Ephesians 6:10-13 Introduction Over the last weeks we have talked about some deep and dark things There is a real and powerful realm and spiritual battle that we all are part of Spirit of Babylon is alive and well today and will grow in influence The one behind the king of Babylon still holds strong…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

One of, if not THE most classic kids game of all time has to be hide and go seek. I mean, does it really get any better than that? What kid doesn’t love going to hide some place and hoping they don’t get found, but also sorta hoping they do get found? Then there is always the thrill of the seeker, trying…

1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be…

Intro: We have been making our way through chapter 4 of Daniel these past few weeks. We have been looking at King N’s reflection of the events that happened towards the end of his life. And so far we have seen… The King’s decree … This is actual what chapter 4 of Daniel is… A decree that N wanted the…

13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. towards the latter days deceivers and liers shall become worse and worse. deception shall run rampant. we are who we identify as??? the deception that life is greener on the other side.. the story of the girl that…

The wrath of God is not a popular subject these days. We prefer to talk about the love of God, the compassion of God. The danger is that we might reduce the character of God to a sentimentalized warm-fuzzy emotional grandparent type of figure who tolerates any type of behavior. The reality is that there…

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything…

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…

Blessing and Cursing Noah’s Sons Let's talk about a hungover dad doling out curses and blessings on his sons and then let's talk about a long genealogical table about those sons. So whatever decision we make about Noah's motives, he's setting out a program of sorts here for the destinies of his children…

Introduction After several weeks away we’re back to Isaiah briefly before Christmas/Advent season From Isaiah 13 we’ve gone through a series of prophecies against the nations Cycle 1: Prophecies against Babylon (signifcantly 1st), Philistia, Moab, Damascus, Egypt Cycle 2: Babylon, Edom, tribes through…

My TEXT FOR TODAY IS 13 There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. That word friend means someone with a close bond or friendship - command can also be translated instruct In the Message Bible ( which gives you a picture of…

Divine Judgement and Purification Of Gods People Introduction Chapter 5 of Zechariah presents two significant visions: the vision of the flying scroll and the vision of the woman in the ephah. These visions symbolize God’s judgment against sin and the removal of wickedness from the land. Vision of the…

Blessing and Cursing Noah’s Sons 25 So he said, “Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brothers.” 26 He also said, “Blessed be the Lord , The God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant. 27 “May God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.”…

“The hinge of history is on the door of a Bethlehem stable.” — Ralph W. Sockman The Bible tells one big story. It’s God’s story, and it is the central story of the universe. What does this illustration represent? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references…

Humans are Pattern Recognition machines. It's a bit crude, but it's a fair assessment. A lot of our cognitive functions are for recognising patterns. When we learn to speak a language, we are learning to recognise certain patterns of sound and then create a responsive pattern of sounds with our own mouth…

Transition in the genre, from historical to prophetic visions in nature, starting with visions of the rise and fall of kingdoms then the last chapter dealing with end time/apocalyptic prophecy. Biblical apocalyptic should be understood as an actual account of what the writer saw and heard rather than…

Introduction READ Isaiah 14:1-23 Most people love Isaiah’s prophecies of the first coming of Christ Seen many already & will see many more We even see joy in the prophecies of the coming Kingdom Some wonder what value there is in the prophecies against the nations They have special reference for Israel…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27 Review Three Weeks discomfort. The physical Temple person. study of Torah. Evil Inclination Introduction Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27 Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations:…

Revelation 18 In the last few sermons we have been primarily focusing on the Mystery Babylon, which is the false religious woman who rides the beast or the Antichrist's false government in the last day. Babylon is the most mentioned city in the Bible other than Jerusalem. There are 404 verses in Revelation,…

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath…