This morning at Eastside Baptist we will examine Isaiah 12, a hymn of thanksgiving.
The Lord has fixed in those He has saved a heart of gratitude. Gratitude is the root of…
Gather with me this morning at Eastside Baptist Church, 204 Eastland Drive North, in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Sermon streaming of Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Lord’s Day, March 11, 2018
Isaiah 11
“To the law and to the testimony!” Isaiah 8:20
There are many influences competing for our attention. All the more for why we must look eagerly for Christ.
The many influences are swaying us to consult them. They sometimes whisper, they may sing, they may shout, they may laugh their way in, but one thing is consistent, regardless of how they attempt to get our attention, they mumble and mutter so we don’t fully understand what they are attempting to do. The child of God will not knowingly turn a deaf ear to God for good.
The influence we give permission to is the one who will eventually begin to drive our life. If there is no light in the influence, then it is sure that it will drive us with an unsatisfied hunger for more darkness. This is what the Apostle Paul means in Romans chapter 1.
No! follower of Christ, to the law (instructions) and to the testimony.
If you notice a growing dislike of godliness and an interest in not loving God, then there is reason to examine who you are letting influence you today.
Rather, consult the oracles of God and resist consulting the wizards of foolishness. Lear to make good use of your bible.
Here are a few things I shared in my sermon on January 21, 2018 from Isaiah 8:16-22.
What use do we make of our Bibles?
Listen to the entire sermon HERE:
This coming Lord’s Day at Eastside Baptist I will be preaching from Isaiah 8:16-22
“…they have no light of dawn. Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God. Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness.”
Here in this section of the book Isaiah addresses two major matters.
God’s word is either a lamp to your feet, illuminating the path or darkness falls upon those who curse Him.
Gather with me on this coming Lord’s Day, if He allows, and let’s look unto Christ as our only real hope.
While I’ve been away for a few weeks, Mark King has done the preaching on Sunday mornings on Isaiah 5. I’ve just finished listening to both sermons.
I post them here as a highly recommended use of your time.
I post them hear for your consideration.
God will protect those He has redeemed, the church, and all that belong to it. This sermon series in Isaiah is now 10 sermons strong as we approach chapter 4 this Lord’s Day (October 15).
Gather with us on October 15 for the next sermon; “The Glory of the Church” at 10:30 a.m. in Twin Falls, Idaho. If unable to gather with us in person consider live streaming HERE:
Isaiah has established a strong case for the Gospel with the first two messages in chapters 1-3. In chapter 4 he “Swings for the fence” and does not disappoint.
He identifies the Messiah as the “Branch of the LORD. He lays the ground work for a fruitful gospel harvest, the “fruit of the earth”. Here he makes it clear that those in danger are the ones who look for a refuge, those who are hungry look for food, those who are weary seek rest, those who know of a coming storm seek for shelter.
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Isaiah 3:10
“Say to the righteous that it will go well with them…”
Why does he stop to tell them this? Obviously there is a reason why Isaiah stops midstream of his sermon to speak to the righteous, In this sermon where God is going to remove men from their ordained place of leadership and all things begin to unravel He needs to speak to the remnant for a moment. Not all is lost. It looks like it is. But no, not for the redeemed righteous.
When the Lord begins to remove “both supply and support” (Isaiah 3:1) of a nations strength, the redeemed must remain unstained by the world and sustained by the Word of God.
When God begins the removal of the mighty man, the warrior, the discerning judge, the elder statesmen, the leaders of men of valor, honorable men, counselors, men of craft and skill and the faithful herald of the oracles of heaven watch for who he He will replace them with. Watch with a praying voice to God for mercy.
He will replace reason with capricious children who will rule and oppress. He will give a nation that pridefully turns their back against Him what they deserve; rude, arrogant, disrespectful insolent, rash, and set them on a reckless path to failure. “Do not be deceived” by this, “God is not mocked”. “A man (a family, a church, a nation) reaps what he sows.” (Galatians 6:7-10)
This reaping what we sow goes both ways. The evil will reap evil. The righteous will reap righteousness.
This is a marvelous news to fall upon the ears of men. “They will eat the fruit of their actions.” (Isaiah 3:10)
Preaching through Isaiah begins at 10:30 a.m. on August 6, 2017 at Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho.
