Isaiah's Messiah
“God’s Servant – the Valley Before the Mountain”
The Messiah was going to be one who would provide salvation for His people. Little did the Jews know that at His first advent, that Jesus Christ did not come to bring physical salvation from the Romans but spiritual salvation from their sins. Isaiah 53 records what would end up taking place hundreds of years later as Christ ascended the hill to the cross of Calvary. Isaiah 53 is an important part of the picture portrayed in this book of…
“The Potter & the Clay”
Remember the days of elementary art class. It was always a great day when the teacher brought out that great big block of gray clay. You often got to make some sort of pottery that was your very own design. You got to select the color and glaze. You were so happy of what you had created. What great days those were looking back. In the Bible, we find a clay too. The metaphor though is a reference to mankind…
“Qualifications of Being God”
Despite all the pictures on the internet and what we have seen here and there throughout our lives, God is not an old man with a long white beard. He is not some frail being. We serve a sovereign God. We serve an immense God. Isaiah beautifully unfolds the characteristics of God in chapters 40-48. As he does so, he shows how no other “god” of this world could possibly compare and that there really is only one God. He…
“The Messiah of ‘Instead'”
There are many passages throughout the book of Isaiah that give us details about the Messiah who we believe and know to be Jesus Christ. Come and explore Isaiah 61 as we continue to look at the Messiah through the book of Isaiah and see how He is indeed the Messiah of “Instead” from this passage.
“Isaiah’s Messiah – His Identity”
The Old Testament tells us much about Jesus Christ before He came. What does Isaiah 9 have to say about His identity? We will be looking at the four famous names of title so of the chapter – Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. As we examine these we will see how Christ has fulfilled them in His character already and what things are yet to come. It has been a fascinating study this week and one…
“Isaiah: Bad News/Good News Prophet”
The story of Jesus Christ is not found only in the four gospels of the New Testament. Much was said about Him before the Son of God was ever born as a man in Bethlehem. For the next four Sundays we will be looking at the Messiah from the book of Isaiah. We will be looking at the predictions, the prophecies concerning Him and even how those things have been fulfilled.