The Outpouring of God’s SpiritIsaiah 44

 Today we are going to talk about the Holy Spirit.  Many followers of Jesus Christ feel pretty comfortable with God the Father and Jesus the Son, but they don’t know what to do with the Holy Spirit.  The Holy...

Why God Does What He DoesIsaiah 43 

In 2007 Brad Pitt was interviewed in Parade Magazine.  He said he was raised as a conservative Southern Baptist, and for a while that made sense to him.  Here’s a quote:

Religion works. I know there's comfort...

God Invites ComparisonIsaiah 41

Years ago I was with some pastors at a restaurant.  And as we were on our way out one of the pastors – Charlie Ferchau (whom some of you know) – walked up to a young couple who were sitting there, waiting for a table. ...

How to Renew your StrengthIsaiah 40

Let’s turn in our Bibles to the book of Isaiah, ch.40.  If you need a Bible, go ahead and raise your hand and we’ll bring a Bible to you.  Isaiah 40 is on page 599 in the Bibles we are passing out.

Think about...

Hezekiah: Healed, but BoastfulIsaiah 38-39

Let’s turn to Isaiah 38.  If you need a Bible, go ahead and raise your hand and we will bring one to you.  Isaiah 38 is on page 598 in the Bibles we are passing out.

The Bible is like an anti-virus...

Who Can Escape God’s Judgment? Isaiah 32-35

I recently had to reapply for a life insurance policy, and as always happens, a nurse came to my house and took a lot of blood samples for testing.  Then a few weeks later I received in the mail a detailed...

Trusting the Precious CornerstoneIsaiah 28-31 

This morning I want to talk about a misunderstanding many people have about what it means to trust Jesus.  Here’s a picture to show you what I mean.  Here’s your life with lots of different parts: work...

God’s Promise of PeaceIsaiah 24-27

 Let’s turn to Isaiah 26.  If you need a Bible, go ahead and raise your hand and we will bring one to you.  Isaiah 26 is on page 586 in the Bibles we are passing out.   

This morning Isaiah wants us to understand...