Hollyview Church Sunday message from December 8, 2024 with guest speaker Tom West, continuing our series in Isaiah "The Beginning of the Gospel", teaching from Isaiah 10 with the message "Axes and Saws".

There is hope in the darkness because the light has come. This beautiful, powerful text of Isaiah 9 is often mentioned around the Christmas time. The depth of the fulfillment of Scripture through the coming of the Messiah as the great king who will rule in the fear of the LORD and establish his kingdom forever comes into sharp focus through this Hebrew poem. It draws our focus to the child born, God with us. There is hope no matter what your circumstances and the darkness of the night because the light of the Son of God has dawned on us!

This special sermon takes a break from our series in Isaiah to meditate on the faithfulness of the LORD in our lives. Ryan Glover shares some of the faithfulness of the Lord in his life and how we see the rich blessing from understanding God's work in the lives of those who have gone before us through the lens of Hebrews 11.

Isaiah 8 is another prophetic word given to Isaiah that involves the naming of a son that is yet to be born to him. This hope is a sign that with the Lord there will be victory. Unfortunately, the people refuse the gentle waters offered by the Lord for Rivers of power, knowledge, fear, and distress instead.

Joby gives us some rich historical background to the people and places mentioned in this chapter. No matter what we are facing we have the hope that God will be with us too.

In this chapter we are invited into the throne room of God where our eyes will be opened to see a glimpse of the glory of the Lord. Before the throne of the Lord of hosts there is power to forgive sins and set people free as well as the power to commission believers to be a living witnesses of the power and grace of God to make disciples of Jesus.

Dan Abbott brings a message of hope through judgement in Isaiah chapter 5. Filled with six "woes" of rooted sin in the life of the Israelites bringing darkness upon the land but ending with the hope of the light of the messiah to come!

This message on Isaiah 4:2-6 brings the hope and treasures believers can anticipate on “that day” when God’s promises are fulfilled. In the midst of the darkness and storms, believers can hold on to the treasures we joyfully anticipate for good through Jesus!

This message on Isaiah 3 explores the themes of loss and transformation, emphasizing how God sometimes removes our supports—like leaders and possessions—to prepare us for something greater.

The message of Isaiah 2 is a divine invitation to choose light over darkness, to come out of hiding, and to walk in communion with God. It calls for repentance, encouraging a turn from the empty pursuits of this world toward a fulfilling relationship with the Creator.