Brian Manning

Isaiah 65:1-16 Introduction Last week we examined Isaiah’s prayer in response to God’s promise of glorious future Building on imagery of Christ’s return he calls on God to ‘tear open the heavens and come down’ To break through and work for the renewal & rescue of His people If we focus only on that part…

Isaiah 63:7-19 ; Isaiah 64:1-12 Introduction 6 I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the Lord , do not keep silent, 7 And give Him no rest till He establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. This is part…

Isaiah 61:1-11 Introduction As we come to the end of Isaiah, I’ve been thinking and preparing for where we go next May seem weird but it going to a Gospel wasn’t top of the list Why? In Isaiah we’ve spent ~80 weeks in the ‘5th Gospel’ Isaiah is most quoted OT book in NT, Jesus references it often we’ve…

Isaiah 60:1-22 Introduction We move back into familiar territory for many as we make our way to the end of Isaiah The mood lightens as we shift from sin & judgement to salvation & restoration While this focusses on Israel, Jerusalem especially, the scope is world-wide We look well beyond the restoration…

Isaiah 59:1-21 Introduction It’s often said that the Bible is outdated and irrelevant to modern society Especially the OT Some may say moral guidelines of Jesus can be helpful True, there is much of ancient Bible times that is foreign to us Though appearances & customs change some things don’t We’re…

Isaiah 58:1-14 Introduction Why Does My Spiritual Life Feel So Empty? Isaiah 58:1-5 I’m Ignoring My Sin Isaiah 58:1 A Clear Call To Draw My Attention Move Me to Action My Heart is for Myself Isaiah 58:2-5 Doing All the Right Things For the Wrong Reasons Leaves Me Empty How Can My Spiritual Life Be Full?…

Isaiah 56:1-12 ; Isaiah 57:1-21 Introduction Isaiah has given us some glimpses into the glorious future promised to God’s people Glorious rule of Christ in His Kingdom to fulfil His promises Wonder of perfection in eternity with God He’s not finished with those descriptions - more still to come These…