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The Suffering Servant
But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.
-Isaiah 53:5 NKJV Continue reading
God’s Plan for Messiah
Even if we overlook birth prophecies is chapters 7 and 9 (we will return to those the first week of Advent) Isaiah 11 describes the shoot that will come up from the roots of the stump of Jesse. The Spirit … Continue reading
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Tagged God's plan, Isaiah 11, Isaiah 25, Messiah, no more death, Revelation 21, righteous reign, stump of Jesse
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Isaiah’s Message, God’s Plan
Isaiah is an Old Testament prophet. While he lived and wrote in a specific time period, God knew what his plan was all along. He revealed his plan to humanity over a period of time. Isaiah didn’t have a full … Continue reading
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Tagged God's people, God's plan, Isaiah 1, New Covanent, New Testament, Old Testament
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Isaiah, Prophet of God
Isaiah served during a time that God was judging Israel. Judgement and salvation are both from God. Much of this sermon compares Isaiah 6 and Revelation 4 illustrating that the Bible has many writers but there is one author.
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Tagged God is near, God on his throne, Holy Holy Holy, Isaiah, Isaiah 5, judgement, Revelation 4, salvation, vision
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Why Preach the Gospel?
I wrote a series of posts at The Master’s Table answering the question “Why Preach the Gospel?” Here’s a link if you’d like. This sermon uses 2 Timothy 4:1-5 to illustrate the same three points.
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Tagged 2nd Timothy, Acts 1:8, Apostle Paul, Good News, Gospel, Great Commission, missions, preaching, sharing the Gospel, teaching
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Solomon’s Proverbs
The Book of Proverbs is a collection of wisdom sayings, insights and instructions. While not used in worship the ways the Psalms are many passages are still well known to us. Solomon makes many appeals to his readers to pursue … Continue reading
The Psalmist David
David is remembered for a few things he did. He was little more than a child when he defeated the Philistine giant Goliath. He is perhaps remember in another light because of Bathsheba and Uriah, and a series of events … Continue reading
State Missions
I preached two sermons in September related to the Georgia State Missions Offering. Mission Georgia was the first, on September 2nd, as we began a week of prayer focus on missions and missionaries serving in our state. Near and Far, … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts 1:8, be my witnesses, Great Commission, make disciples, Mission Georgia, preach the Gospel, state missions
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Solomon
Solomon was the son of David and Bathsheba hand-picked by David to succeed him. He was the last king to rule over a united kingdom of Israel. He was blessed by God with wisdom, which he asked for, and with … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Kings, God is near, Kings of Israel, Proverbs, Solomon, wisdom
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King Saul
God was with Saul when he was called but after not keeping God’s commandments… Continue reading
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Tagged "obedience is better than sacrifice", 1st Samuel, King Saul, Kings of Israel, Samuel, seer
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