Intro Comforting sights? The proper response to the incarnation of the messiah is praise & celebration Mary’s Song, Elizabeth’s exaltation Zechariahs Prophesy Angel’s song Magi’s gifts & worship Today: Simeon’s Song and The coming of the messiah was long anticipated, and in God’s plan he had kept a couple…

Intro We looked at Mary’s song, and now we’re looking at the Angel’s song. The angels, Mary, Zechariiah the preist, simeon and anna, they all show us that the proper response to the incarnation of God the Son is to praise and celebration. That’s why Christimas is endorsed, whether or not Jesus was born…

Intro Today’s passage starts, not in Luke 1 as we read but rather much, much earlier. To understand the context, we must go back, back, past the Prophet Malachi, past Isaiah, past king David and even past the budding nation of Israel to two people hanging out in a garden with God. As you well know, these…

Intro Where do you find comfort when the going gets tough? Or more to the point, how do you find comfort when it’s clear that God is directly causing your suffering? We’re entering into a section of Isaiah that does just that, speaking to a people who are going to suffer the punishment of God for their…

Intro 2700ish years ago Narratives about events in Judah (southern kingdom) Ch 40 gets back into the classic prophetic literature. Ch 36-39 are this story block in the middle of Isaiah that sets the backdrop for the whole book. These two little stories Sickness, Prayer & Deliverance Around the same time…

Intro Let me tell you a story. A Story that was prophesied. A Story of war and battle, of death and victory. Of danger and deliverance. This is the story of King Hezekiah and Jerusalem facing the Assyrian horde. Harried and oppressed they faced an army of vast proportions, a military threat that had…

Intro Isaiah, ancient book of prophecy 2700 years ago, 700 years before Jesus lived. I’ll explain why that’s important soon. The Desert Rejoices ! A breath of fresh air! Compare with the end of 34 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus; Recreation…

Exegetical Purpose: Jesus writes to encourage, chastise and warn his churches as representatives of the Church universal. Homiletic Purpose: To encourage, chastise and warn the church at Flooding Creek. Introduction Have you ever had an employee review? You know, maybe when your probation ends or some…

Intro Laura and I have quite distinct tastes in movies. We fit the stereotype - where she is much more likely to pick a “chick-flick” and I’m going to pick a war movie or other action flick. It so happened that Laura & I were talking about the Trojan war this week, and I convinced Laura to try and watch…

Intro Last “woe” aka “ah!” Zion’s Treasure (v1-6) These 6 woes have all been in the context of a coming Assyrian force. Assyria had taken the 10 tribes of Israel in the north, and then when a new king took the throne, he decided to come back for more. Sennacherib wanted to come down and take Judah by…