Notes from Today's Sermon
Advent 12.03.23 Sermon Notes
New David/ New World: Isaiah 11:1-10
Think About It: “In NT terms, (9:6-7) was fulfilled in Jesus’ incarnation, and (11:1-9) will be fulfilled in his second advent.” - Barry Webb
“Once again, the prophet emphasizes God’s dependability. Not only will he keep his promises to his people, he will also keep his promises to Jesse’s son. Though the hand of God may destroy, it will ultimately be used to redeem. This truth is underlined when we look at the full revelation of the Messiah in Jesus Christ. The way in which he was lifted up (John 12:32) is a testimony to God’s faithfulness both to punish sins and also to make redemption possible. So, the nations come streaming to God who, in himself, has satisfied his love and his justice and has opened for us a way into his presence.”
– John Oswalt
Big Idea: Look to, marvel, and worship the new David (11:1) that rules over the new world (11:6-9).
Outline: The Messiah’s Kingdom (Isaiah 11:1-16)
I.The Coming King (vv. 1-10)
a.The shoot of Jesse (God’s Promise)
b.The King’s great power and work (God’s Solution)
c.A renewed earth and universal peace (God’s Kingdom)
II.The Powerful King (vv. 10-16)
11.26.23 Sermon Notes
Title: Give Thanks! The Lord Is Our Salvation!
Text: Isaiah 12:1-6
OT Reading: Exodus 15:1-3
NT Reading: John 4:7-15
Corporate Scripture Reading: Isaiah 12:5-6
“The whole collection, chapters 6-12, was put together by Isaiah for this purpose: to give heart to a beleaguered remnant of the Lord’s people by sharing his own experience, reviewing and explaining the ways of God and the certainty of his promises, and strengthening them with a diet of truth, experience and sure hope." ~ Alec Motyer
Outline
v. 1-2: The song of the redeemed individual
v. 1: Thanksgiving in light of God's mercy
v. 2: Joyful praise in light of the God's mighty act of redemption through the Messiah
v. 3: The theme of the song: salvation
v. 4-6: The song of the redeemed community
v. 4: Thanksgiving in light of God's mighty mighty deeds
v. 5-6: Joyful praise in light of God's mighty act of redemption through the Messiah
11.19.23 Sermon Notes
Think About It:
“We move from the overthrow of the human kingdom (represented by Assyria) to the setting up of the kingdom of God (represented by the Messiah). Assyria is a felled never to grow again; Judah is felled only to have new life emerge from its stump (Is. 6:13).” – Barry Webb
“Once again, the prophet emphasizes God’s dependability. Not only will he keep his promises to his people, he will also keep his promises to Jesse’s son. Though the hand of God may destroy, it will ultimately be used to redeem. This truth is underlined when we look at the full revelation of the Messiah in Jesus Christ. The way in which he was lifted up (John 12:32) is a testimony to God’s faithfulness both to punish sins and also to make redemption possible. So, the nations come streaming to God who, in himself, has satisfied his love and his justice and has opened for us a way into his presence.” – John Oswalt
Outline:
The Messiah’s Kingdom (Isaiah 11:1-16)
I.The Coming King (vv. 1-9)
II.The Powerful King (vv. 10-16)
A Glorious Future:
“What the NT will yet call ‘the Israel of God’ is thus envisaged by Isaiah as he foresees the one people brought together by divine action.” - Alec Motyer
“In NT terms, (9:6-7) was fulfilled in Jesus’ incarnation, and (11:1-9) will be fulfilled in his second advent.” - Barry Webb
11.12.23 Sermon Notes
Think About It: “We move from the overthrow of the human kingdom (represented by Assyria) to the setting up of the kingdom of God (represented by the Messiah). Assyria is a felled never to grow again; Judah is felled only to have new life emerge from its stump (Is. 6:13).”
– Barry Webb
Outline: The Messiah’s Kingdom (Isaiah 11:1-16)
I.The Coming King (vv. 1-9)
II.The Powerful King (vv. 10-16)
A Glorious Future: “In NT terms, (9:6-7) was fulfilled in Jesus’ incarnation, and (11:1-9) will be fulfilled in his second advent.” - Barry Webb
11.05.23 Sermon Notes
Title: The Majestic One Acts
Text: Isaiah 10:20-34
OT Scripture: Isaiah 1:9
NT Scripture: John 1:14 & Revelation 5:9-14
Corporate Reading: Isaiah 11:1-4
Call Back Verses:
If the Lord of hosts had not left us a few survivors, we should have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah. Isaiah 1:9
And the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out to meet Ahaz, you and Shear-Jashub your son…” Isaiah 7:3
Outline: The Majestic One Acts (Isaiah 10:20-34)
I.Israel’s Remnant (vv. 20-23)
II.The Fall of Assyria (vv. 24-34)
A.Don’t Be Afraid (vv. 24-27)
B.The Enemy Advance (vv. 28-32)
C.The Majestic One Acts (vv. 33-34)
10.29.23 Sermon Info
Title: The Boastful Axe
Text: Isa. 10:5-19
OT Reading: Habakkuk 1:5-12
NT Reading: James 4:1-10
Corporate Scripture Reading: Isa. 11:1-4
10.22.23 Sermon Notes | Isaiah 9:8-10:4
Think About It:
“It’s remarkable to see a southerner like Isaiah so evenhanded in his assessment of the two kingdoms. But he understands that ‘Israel’ in a theological sense is one people ruled by one Lord, so what happens in the north is just as significant for him as what happens in the south.” - Barry Webb
The northern kingdom’s demise took place 140 years before that of the south, but Judah is already infected with the same evils. Compare section 5:8-25 with our text today. Chapter 5 deals with Judah and Jerusalem. Today’s section deals with Israel and Samaria.
Outline: God’s Anger is Not Turned Away
(Isaiah 9:8-10:4)
I. National Disaster (9:8-12)
II. Political Collapse (9:13-17)
III. Social Evil (9:18-21)
IV. Wicked Misrule (10:1-4)
+ + +
10.15.23 Sermon Notes | Isaiah 9
Big Idea: Jesus is King. He has come and won our salvation, and he is coming back. Do not shortchange the promises of this passage. There is a radically different future for God’s people under the rule of his King. A future with no war, no oppression, and no conflict. A government on Christ’s shoulders with no end. Jesus will deliver this. God’s will done on earth as it is in heaven. For God’s people this brings joy, hope, and celebration.
Nerdy but Necessary:
“This text is written using the rhetorical device of the prophetic perfect- this is an aspect of the Hebrew verb which describes completed action (usually translated by an English past tense) is used to describe a future which is conceived of as so certain that it can be written as history.” -John L. Mackay
Outline: A Call for Faith (Isaiah 9:1-7)
I.The Coming Dawn (v. 1)
II.A Great Light Shines (vv. 2-6)
III.Peace Without End (v. 7)
Colossians 1:21-22: And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him…
10.08.23 Sermon Notes
OT Scripture Reading: Exodus 12:37-39
NT Scripture Reading: 2 Peter 3:14-18
Corporate Reading: Isaiah 9:6-7
Title: Two Groups
Text: Isaiah 8:9-22
Isaiah 8:20 - "To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn."
Big Idea: Revere God. He is your rock and your shelter. Be different than the world that fears anything and everything. Fear God alone and He will be your sanctuary. Patiently wait and hope in God's divine promises. Remember, God's people will show a devote eagerness for the Word of God.
Outline:
I. Security (vv. 9-10)
II. Fear & Wait (vv. 11-15)
III. Future (vv. 16-22)
"On behalf of the living, to the dead!' It is commonly claimed that the dead are in possession of greater powers and superior knowledge to the living. In the Bible it is not so. The Old Testament knows that, leaving their bodies behind, the dead can be only shadows of what they were (Isaiah 14:10); the dead Samuel knows no more after death than he proclaimed when alive (I Sam. 28:16)." - J. Alec Motyer
New David/ New World: Isaiah 11:1-10
Think About It: “In NT terms, (9:6-7) was fulfilled in Jesus’ incarnation, and (11:1-9) will be fulfilled in his second advent.” - Barry Webb
“Once again, the prophet emphasizes God’s dependability. Not only will he keep his promises to his people, he will also keep his promises to Jesse’s son. Though the hand of God may destroy, it will ultimately be used to redeem. This truth is underlined when we look at the full revelation of the Messiah in Jesus Christ. The way in which he was lifted up (John 12:32) is a testimony to God’s faithfulness both to punish sins and also to make redemption possible. So, the nations come streaming to God who, in himself, has satisfied his love and his justice and has opened for us a way into his presence.”
– John Oswalt
Big Idea: Look to, marvel, and worship the new David (11:1) that rules over the new world (11:6-9).
Outline: The Messiah’s Kingdom (Isaiah 11:1-16)
I.The Coming King (vv. 1-10)
a.The shoot of Jesse (God’s Promise)
b.The King’s great power and work (God’s Solution)
c.A renewed earth and universal peace (God’s Kingdom)
II.The Powerful King (vv. 10-16)
11.26.23 Sermon Notes
Title: Give Thanks! The Lord Is Our Salvation!
Text: Isaiah 12:1-6
OT Reading: Exodus 15:1-3
NT Reading: John 4:7-15
Corporate Scripture Reading: Isaiah 12:5-6
“The whole collection, chapters 6-12, was put together by Isaiah for this purpose: to give heart to a beleaguered remnant of the Lord’s people by sharing his own experience, reviewing and explaining the ways of God and the certainty of his promises, and strengthening them with a diet of truth, experience and sure hope." ~ Alec Motyer
Outline
v. 1-2: The song of the redeemed individual
v. 1: Thanksgiving in light of God's mercy
v. 2: Joyful praise in light of the God's mighty act of redemption through the Messiah
v. 3: The theme of the song: salvation
v. 4-6: The song of the redeemed community
v. 4: Thanksgiving in light of God's mighty mighty deeds
v. 5-6: Joyful praise in light of God's mighty act of redemption through the Messiah
11.19.23 Sermon Notes
Think About It:
“We move from the overthrow of the human kingdom (represented by Assyria) to the setting up of the kingdom of God (represented by the Messiah). Assyria is a felled never to grow again; Judah is felled only to have new life emerge from its stump (Is. 6:13).” – Barry Webb
“Once again, the prophet emphasizes God’s dependability. Not only will he keep his promises to his people, he will also keep his promises to Jesse’s son. Though the hand of God may destroy, it will ultimately be used to redeem. This truth is underlined when we look at the full revelation of the Messiah in Jesus Christ. The way in which he was lifted up (John 12:32) is a testimony to God’s faithfulness both to punish sins and also to make redemption possible. So, the nations come streaming to God who, in himself, has satisfied his love and his justice and has opened for us a way into his presence.” – John Oswalt
Outline:
The Messiah’s Kingdom (Isaiah 11:1-16)
I.The Coming King (vv. 1-9)
II.The Powerful King (vv. 10-16)
A Glorious Future:
“What the NT will yet call ‘the Israel of God’ is thus envisaged by Isaiah as he foresees the one people brought together by divine action.” - Alec Motyer
“In NT terms, (9:6-7) was fulfilled in Jesus’ incarnation, and (11:1-9) will be fulfilled in his second advent.” - Barry Webb
11.12.23 Sermon Notes
Think About It: “We move from the overthrow of the human kingdom (represented by Assyria) to the setting up of the kingdom of God (represented by the Messiah). Assyria is a felled never to grow again; Judah is felled only to have new life emerge from its stump (Is. 6:13).”
– Barry Webb
Outline: The Messiah’s Kingdom (Isaiah 11:1-16)
I.The Coming King (vv. 1-9)
II.The Powerful King (vv. 10-16)
A Glorious Future: “In NT terms, (9:6-7) was fulfilled in Jesus’ incarnation, and (11:1-9) will be fulfilled in his second advent.” - Barry Webb
11.05.23 Sermon Notes
Title: The Majestic One Acts
Text: Isaiah 10:20-34
OT Scripture: Isaiah 1:9
NT Scripture: John 1:14 & Revelation 5:9-14
Corporate Reading: Isaiah 11:1-4
Call Back Verses:
If the Lord of hosts had not left us a few survivors, we should have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah. Isaiah 1:9
And the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out to meet Ahaz, you and Shear-Jashub your son…” Isaiah 7:3
Outline: The Majestic One Acts (Isaiah 10:20-34)
I.Israel’s Remnant (vv. 20-23)
II.The Fall of Assyria (vv. 24-34)
A.Don’t Be Afraid (vv. 24-27)
B.The Enemy Advance (vv. 28-32)
C.The Majestic One Acts (vv. 33-34)
10.29.23 Sermon Info
Title: The Boastful Axe
Text: Isa. 10:5-19
OT Reading: Habakkuk 1:5-12
NT Reading: James 4:1-10
Corporate Scripture Reading: Isa. 11:1-4
10.22.23 Sermon Notes | Isaiah 9:8-10:4
Think About It:
“It’s remarkable to see a southerner like Isaiah so evenhanded in his assessment of the two kingdoms. But he understands that ‘Israel’ in a theological sense is one people ruled by one Lord, so what happens in the north is just as significant for him as what happens in the south.” - Barry Webb
The northern kingdom’s demise took place 140 years before that of the south, but Judah is already infected with the same evils. Compare section 5:8-25 with our text today. Chapter 5 deals with Judah and Jerusalem. Today’s section deals with Israel and Samaria.
Outline: God’s Anger is Not Turned Away
(Isaiah 9:8-10:4)
I. National Disaster (9:8-12)
II. Political Collapse (9:13-17)
III. Social Evil (9:18-21)
IV. Wicked Misrule (10:1-4)
+ + +
10.15.23 Sermon Notes | Isaiah 9
Big Idea: Jesus is King. He has come and won our salvation, and he is coming back. Do not shortchange the promises of this passage. There is a radically different future for God’s people under the rule of his King. A future with no war, no oppression, and no conflict. A government on Christ’s shoulders with no end. Jesus will deliver this. God’s will done on earth as it is in heaven. For God’s people this brings joy, hope, and celebration.
Nerdy but Necessary:
“This text is written using the rhetorical device of the prophetic perfect- this is an aspect of the Hebrew verb which describes completed action (usually translated by an English past tense) is used to describe a future which is conceived of as so certain that it can be written as history.” -John L. Mackay
Outline: A Call for Faith (Isaiah 9:1-7)
I.The Coming Dawn (v. 1)
II.A Great Light Shines (vv. 2-6)
III.Peace Without End (v. 7)
Colossians 1:21-22: And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him…
10.08.23 Sermon Notes
OT Scripture Reading: Exodus 12:37-39
NT Scripture Reading: 2 Peter 3:14-18
Corporate Reading: Isaiah 9:6-7
Title: Two Groups
Text: Isaiah 8:9-22
Isaiah 8:20 - "To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn."
Big Idea: Revere God. He is your rock and your shelter. Be different than the world that fears anything and everything. Fear God alone and He will be your sanctuary. Patiently wait and hope in God's divine promises. Remember, God's people will show a devote eagerness for the Word of God.
Outline:
I. Security (vv. 9-10)
II. Fear & Wait (vv. 11-15)
III. Future (vv. 16-22)
"On behalf of the living, to the dead!' It is commonly claimed that the dead are in possession of greater powers and superior knowledge to the living. In the Bible it is not so. The Old Testament knows that, leaving their bodies behind, the dead can be only shadows of what they were (Isaiah 14:10); the dead Samuel knows no more after death than he proclaimed when alive (I Sam. 28:16)." - J. Alec Motyer