Sermons on Isaiah (Page 2)

This is not your typical “Christmas Bible Passage”. In one sense it isn’t a Christmas Bible Passage at all: there’s no mention in it of a virgin birth, there’s no no-room inn, no shepherds, no sheep, no angels, there’s not even a baby Jesus! But, while this story has nothing to do with the Christmas Story itself, it has everything to do with the meaning of that Story. It prepares the way for the meaning of Christmas; and Christmas fulfills the…

When God’s people would face exile, there’s 2 questions that that they would certainly at least be tempted to ask, & wonder, & doubt: “Is God able to save us?” And, even if he’s able to save us: “Does God want to save us?”  Have you ever had similar questions? Have you ever asked, or wondered, or doubted, if God is able to do what he promised?  If God is really able to forgive? If God is really able to…

Isaiah 40 comforts God’s people with his forgiving & strengthening grace, and confronts them with his incomparable glory.  “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” – Isaiah 40:31 Only those who recognize their own weakness will look to God for his strength, and he freely gives it. And whether in our walk we feel like…

In the previous sermon, we saw Hezekiah as a hero of faith. Here, we see Hezekiah’s fragility & failure. Though he was a man of great faith, he still was just a man, and still a sinful man who needed a divine savior who gives an eternal salvation. If you at times feel frail and a failure, then let Hezekiah’s example teach you to look to your gracious savior & his great salvation.