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Isaiah 53:11-12 - The Servant Crushed Yet Victorious


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A cockpit warning slices through the noise—“Terrain! Pull up!”—and that same urgency echoes through Isaiah: listen, look, wake up. We follow the servant’s arc from humiliation to glory and ask the simple question that changes everything: are we awake to what God is doing? The message moves from the foot of the cross to the empty tomb, then all the way to the throne, showing how Isaiah 53 speaks with pinpoint clarity to a distracted age.

We unpack why “he will prolong his days” is not poetry for springtime but a promise of real resurrection that validates the cross and secures forgiveness that is finished, not fragile. We explore how the risen servant “sees his offspring,” forming a redeemed family across every tribe and tongue—people counted righteous not by effort but by a substitute who carried their iniquities. From there, we step into the present ministry of Christ: the reigning King who intercedes, saving to the uttermost, disarming the powers, and dividing the spoil as a generous victor.

This is the pivot that reframes the Christian life: we’re not fighting for victory; we’re living from it. That truth restores courage in suffering, humility in leadership, and hope in the long obscurity of faithfulness. The lamb who was slain reigns, and his people will reign with him. If you’ve felt stuck at the bottom of the arc—tired, unseen, or unsure—lift your eyes. The story bends toward glory, and your labor in the Lord is never in vain.

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NHPBC SermonsBy New Hyde Park Baptist Church