The trash in our subdivision gets picked up on Tuesday. So on Monday night it’s common to see trucks drive slowly down the street to see what kinds of treasures people are...
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When Your Enemy is Yourself
July 15, 2024 | Isaiah: Yahweh Alone Is God
Introduction We come to the end of the first section of Isaiah 40–55. What a journey it’s been so far! The audience is the exiled community from Judah, exiled to Babylon, exiled...
The Fall of Empire
July 8, 2024 | Isaiah: Yahweh Alone Is God
Introduction As we continue our series Isaiah: Yahweh Alone is God, we come to a text that features the fall of empire. The historical empire whose demise is prophesied in our...
False vs. True Religion
July 1, 2024 | Isaiah: Yahweh Alone Is God
Introduction Around the same time that Isaiah prophesied, a certain character within Greek mythology came about: Sisyphus. There are various versions of the story of Sisyphus....
Unlikely Ways, Unending Hope
June 24, 2024 | Isaiah: Yahweh Alone Is God
Introduction We continue our series in Isaiah Yahweh Alone is God, and today that fact is on display as when a diamond is set on black velvet and pulls everyone’s attention to...
Remember. Return. Redeemed!
June 17, 2024 | Isaiah: Yahweh Alone Is God
Introduction Obsession. What is obsession? My dog’s fascination with food. You know it when you see it. Young love tends to be obsessive. The scientist in search of a discovery....
A New Thing!
June 10, 2024 | Isaiah: Yahweh Alone Is God
We’re in Isaiah 40–55, some of the most rapturous chapters in all of Scripture, and I am not using that word lightly. Rapturous. At the universal level, these chapters speak to the experience of exile.
Stupidity of Idols, Supremacy of God, Satisfaction in Christ
June 3, 2024 | Isaiah: Yahweh Alone Is God
Introduction We are in the third week of our series - Isaiah: Yahweh Alone Is God. Isaiah’s message comes to Israel in response to their persistent rebellion. He paints a vivid...
Can Your Life Turn Around?
May 27, 2024 | Isaiah: Yahweh Alone Is God
Introduction We’re just beginning our series Isaiah—Yahweh Alone is God. At root, this is a series on trust: Whom do you trust? The message is for a people who have been...
Shattered People, Rousing Word
May 13, 2024 | Isaiah: Yahweh Alone Is God
Isaiah 40 Verses 1 & 2Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has...