by Justin Marple | Jan 15, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 44:6-22 mentions that the craftsmen of idols are only human. This reminds me of the excuse people often use, “I’m only human.” This excuse has been abused because it is not a valid excuse for our sinful behavior. All of us have made...
by Justin Marple | Jan 8, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 43:8-44:5 tells us about a new thing, a new creation — a new Exodus, that God would accomplish. People today might mistakenly think that the first Exodus event was a much more spectacular one than the new Exodus accomplished with the death and...
by Justin Marple | Jan 1, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 42:10-43:7 shows us that Israel was blind and deaf, unable and unwilling to do the will of God. They were supposed to be a light and blessing to the nations, but they were not blessed and they lived in darkness. But those called by His name can see and hear...
by Justin Marple | Oct 30, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 41:21-42:9 shows us that our idols are empty because they cannot tell the future. We can worship anything and everything as an idol. And we look to those idols to tell us what to do. When you think about it there is no shortage of people and things telling...
by Justin Marple | Oct 2, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 41:1-20 says that the new creation will lead people to “see and know…consider and understand together, that the hand of the LORD has done this, the Holy One of Israel has created it.” This new creation is described as rivers opening up on...
by Justin Marple | Aug 28, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 40 asks the question, “To whom then will you compare me [God], that I should be like him?” (25). And God answers the question with another question as He directs us to look up at the visible heavens, “Who created these?” The...
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