by Justin Marple | Aug 19, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
God says, “This is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.” We do not respect God’s word when our sacrifices and offerings are evil because they are done when our hearts are far from God. We...
by Justin Marple | Aug 12, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 64:12-65:25 consists of three parts. The first asks of God, “Will you keep silent?” and God answers, “I will not keep silent,” and the problem at the center is that Israel is a rebellious, idolatrous, and polluted people. The second...
by Justin Marple | Aug 5, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 63:15-64:11 reads as a prayer with two parts. In the first part Isaiah calls upon God to return to His servants — Israel. In the second part the climax of the prayer of intercession is “We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our...
by Justin Marple | Jun 24, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 63:1-14 is quite problematic for many American Christians because of the first six verses. One of the biggest stumbling blocks for Americans to believe in the God of the Scriptures are the violent texts, whether God is telling Israel to leave no survivors in a...
by Justin Marple | Jun 17, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 62 is a very encouraging passage, especially for us who live after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the giving of the Spirit. It tells us that we are precious and beautiful to God and that the world will also recognize that we are precious and...
by Justin Marple | Jun 10, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 61 says, “you shall be called the priests of the LORD; they shall speak of you as the ministers of our God…” (Isa 61:6). This is the case for us through faith in Jesus because Jesus acted as a priest during His life among us, as a priest for...
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