Sermons on Isaiah

In his book The Pursuit of God, A.W. Tozer made the following observation: "It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply." To put it another way, God cannot do much with people who have not passed through a time of suffering, sickness, sacrifice or struggle. How can we be a blessing to people who are going through the hardships of life if we ourselves somehow have been exempted from such hardships?

Isaiah 40:1-11, 29-31 It is so tempting in a passage like Is 40:1-11 to read it immediately through the lens of the New Testament. But today I am going to try to avoid this temptation and look at it first and primarily in its original Old Testament context; as hard as that may be for a New Test

Studies prove that many Americans admit they do not enjoy peace in their lives. Experts tell us that every day in our nation, we swallow 9 tons of sleeping pills and another 15 tons of aspirin. Then we can add to that another hefty amount of more powerful medication — tranquilizers. Although ...

Isaiah 53:6 In October of 1347, a Genoese fleet returned from the Black Sea, carrying in her cargo the death sentence for Europe. By the time the ships landed in Messina, Italy, most of the sailors were dead. The few who survived wished they hadn't. Fever racked their bodies. Festering boils v

Isaiah 55:1-9 To paraphrase an old country song, too many of us are "looking for life in all the wrong places." It's a shame, too. After all, just our being here is a miracle.

Isaiah 40:8; 1 Peter 1:24-25

Good Grief Isaiah 43:1-5; Revelation 7:16-17; John 11:28-36 I'll never forget the night my grandfather died. He'd become so ill, they had to take him to a nursing home. They actually didn't have to, I found out much later. They'd taken him to the hospital,

Casting Out Demons (March, 2003 POL) Topic: God's Greatness Author: Rick Brand, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Henderson, NC Title: Casting out Demons Text: Isaiah 40:21-31 There are a lot of things happening that do not seem to fit the picture we have of ourselves. So many of our cherished

God Wants to Make You Able(Lectionary Starters) Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Year B February 9, 2003 Isaiah 40:21-31; Psalm 147:1-11; 20, Mark 1:29-39 Jim Killen, a minister of the United Methodist Church, Beaumont, Texas "...Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mo

God Wants to Forgive Your Sins(Lectionary Starters) Seventh Sunday after Epiphany, Year B February 23, 2003 Isaiah 43:18-25; Mark 2:1-12 Jim Killen, a minister of the United Methodist Church, Beaumont, Texas We have been talking for several weeks about the things that God wants to do for us