Grace Baptist Church Sheboygan

The wonder of the gospel is that God fulfilled what was spoken of long ago, accomplishing His purpose and plan, even in the midst of man’s failure to recognize it, and this is what we see spoken of by Isaiah in our text today. In this passage, Isaiah speaks of the mysteries of God’s plan. He declares his faith in God’s promise. He calls out the gloom and the darkness of sin. And he presents us with the hope of God’s promise to break that gloom through Christ the King.

Before we can enjoy the blessings of the gospel, we must first embrace the offense of the gospel. What does it mean to embrace the offense of the gospel? Here are 3 practical ways in which we are meant to do this: A) We Abandon the Fears of the World (Which are very natural to us) B) We Adopt the Fear of God (Which is very alien to us) C) We Take Refuge in the Sanctuary of God

The Lord is Our Confidence

Ahaz's foolish decision to trust in his own plan instead of trusting in the power and the promise of God led Judah into some dark days. In this passage we get a taste of the days that were ahead of Judah, but we also remember the promise that God does not abandon his people. In that day, He is still with them.

God calls Isaiah to serve Judah as a prophet, but his calling isn't what you might expect.

God’s holiness is the solution for our unholiness

Defiance brings destruction

The pursuit of trivial treasure and trivial pleasure will, in the end, leave you empty. In this passage, Isaiah teaches us not to spend our lives chasing after accumulation or earthly pleasures but to set our sights completely on the true treasure of God.

Do not bear the rotten fruit of sin in your life, but live in a manner worthy of Christ, bearing the fruit of righteousness.

God glorifies Himself by making what had become fruitless and twisted, beautiful again.

The judgment of God is just, and the justice of God is right.

When society abandons the fear of the Lord and basks in rebellion against him, it corrodes into nothing.

Fear God, not man

Where worldliness leaves us empty and unsatisfied, God fills us with true joy and salvation in Himself.

God will uphold his righteousness

God restores what sin destroys

God has removed our gloom by giving us a divine, Davidic King, Jesus Christ.

God delivers us from what we fear, by coming to dwell with us.

God’s purpose is to exalt his name in all the earth

Learn from example, so you may lead by example, and follow Christ, who is the same yesterday, and today, and forever.