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...
by Justin Marple | Jun 3, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 60 begins with the powerful words, “Arise” and “shine.” This was something that the previous chapter had shown the people were not able to do in and of themselves. But now God commands them to arise much like Jesus told the little girl...
by Justin Marple | May 27, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 59 includes the phrase, “they weave the spider’s web.” It reminds me of the saying, “Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” Certainly Isaiah connects speaking lies with this spider’s web, though...
by Justin Marple | May 20, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 58 reminds us that the house of Jacob was very religious. Unfortunately, they were religious in the same way the surrounding nations were. The house of Jacob used Spiritual disciplines like fasting to try to get God to help them get what they wanted and not...
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