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Introduction Last week we started a section of Isaiah often referred to as the ‘Book of Immanuel’ It begins with the ‘sign of Immanuel’ - short prophecy of virgin birth That theme & prophecy continues through this next chapter Today, in Isaiah 8 , we see the safety of Immanuel’s people This section really…

Intro Everyone can’t be wrong, right? In the last passage: Judah teams up with Syria to attack Judah. Judah was scared God sends Isaiah with a message: Don’t be afraid! King Ahaz looks to Assyria for help. Assyria does defeat Israel & Syria Is 8 Is related to those events, and prophesies more details.…

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…

Hope in Scripture is not an wishful hope, but one of certainty . We all are looking for this certainty and are tempted to look in the wrong places, as Isaiah and his fellow disciples of God were tempted as well. Let’s turn to Isaiah 8:11-21 and discover where our hope truly is. 11 For the Lord spoke…

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…

When I was a kid - from age 8 to 17, I was a proud member of the Boy Scouts of America. That is not an organization that I could currently endorse, but back in the day there were a lot of good things going on. The Motto of the Boy Scouts was “Be Prepared” On one hand, it was just something that you said…

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…

Isaiah 7-9 1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to make war against it, but could not prevail against it. I know that you can tell already that tonight…

We are living in times of distress. Our sin and idolatry as a nation is bringing times of conflict, violence, and economic stress. Human nature looks for sanctuary, some protection from these things. We either look to a leader who will solve these problems, or we look for an answer within ourselves.…

We left off with the calling of Isaiah into prophetic ministry as he experienced the whoa, lo, and go. To understand the events of chapter 7 it is important to look back over the life of King Ahaz in 2 Kings 16 and 2 Chronicles 28 since that is who is in power and thus what is being referenced in this…

Introduction For the Lord spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying: “Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’ Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy, Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled. The Lord of hosts, Him you shall…

Love life last week we saw how we are blessed we need to bless those who persecute us how we are to prepare for persecution, Be a prepper 8 And finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, showing mutual affection, compassionate, humble, 9 not repaying evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the…

1 But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. 2 The people who walked in darkness have…

Pre-Introduction Great singing; it’s fun singing Christmas music! Take your Bible and turn to Isaiah 7 Introduction What do you when you’re afraid ? [Possible response #1] [Possible response #2] [Possible response #3] [Illustration on Being Afraid] Post-Introduction It’s easy to be afraid when there’s…

Thank you Janae for doing our story this morning. I’ll be honest with you, I really miss doing it. I love these kids and love getting to read that story with them, but I am so thankful that there are so many of you who desire to and love to do it too. Such a good thing. I’m thankful to be able to open…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

We continued our review of Isaiah 53, and of Acts 8, viewing the Gospel of Isaiah, and the remainder of Luke's account of Philip and the Ethiopean.

Today is Resurrection Sunday. Culturally today is - Easter! Today is the day that we celebrate that our King has risen from the dead - and all of the wonderful things that means for us. Today - people across the world will celebrate Easter. Culturally we will celebrate with egg hunts and Easter bunnies,…

Why do we do the things we do? You ever notice when you get the tongs out to grill something or turn something over in a pan, you click them twice, just to make sure they’re working properly? It warms them up, or something. I don’t know why we do it, but it’s the law. I don’t know any person who doesn’t…

We celebrate Christmas with lights. Lights on the tree, lights on the house. Candlelight services at church. Even Rudolph’s nose lights up. I love Christmas lights and I’m always a little sad when the lights come down. I think our house, when it returns to its pre-Christmas state, is kind of boring.…

For the month of December, we’re going to take a break from 2 Samuel, and think about Christmas from the perspective of the prophet Isaiah. “Christmas in Isaiah,” we’ll call it. Catchy, huh? In the book of Isaiah, we’re a few centuries removed from the time when David was king. We’re dealing here in…

What is prophecy? Sam Storms: “the human report of divine revelation” Last week we talked about how God speaks Creation Written Word Physical Word - Jesus Church Individuals - Holy Spirit - Prophecy Why prophecy? God’s way of speaking to His people - obviously, not His only way, but one way! 1 In the…

Fourteen years ago, I was shopping for my first apartment. This apartment was the first home Marci and I would share together. We had the benefit of the internet and could do much of the heavy lifting before we drove all over town looking at properties. If an apartment complex did not have floor plans…

The author of Hebrews wrote this letter of exhortation to remind the readers of the faith, that is what we believe about Jesus and His work, showing them how it is better than the incomplete revelation they had in their Jewish roots exhort them to living as Christians Over the last two weeks, we have…

What is the purpose of the Psalms of Ascent? So what question should we always ask as we read these songs? How does this song help prepare my heart for worship? 1 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side— let Israel now say— 2 if it had not been the Lord who was on our side when people rose up…