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Introduction There are a number of bills, proposals, etc. before various state parliaments & federal parliament now that are potentially very harmful to churches, Christian organisations and Christianity I’m thankful for people that God uses to bring awareness to these and to fight them People who understand…

Introduction We Are Servants of God Titus 1:1 “Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ...” Paul and Titus Apostle Paul Titus A Humbling Honour A Slave of God A Messenger of God To Serve God’s People Titus 1:1–3 “...according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the…

Isaiah 66:1-24 (esp. Isa. 66:7-24 ) Introduction We have now finished 3 books of the Bible together John, Haggai & Isaiah I don’t expect that you remember all that we’ve studied It’s been heavy & a lot of material Power of sermon is mostly in the moment When we use the moment right it makes lasting change…

Isaiah 66:1-6 Introduction ~2 1/2 years after we started we’re finally in Isaiah 66 Perhaps when we started you found Isaiah intimidating So large, so much historical references, so much prophecy I hope now it is a little less intimidating I pray you will read it more often having some tools to grow…

Isaiah 65:17-25 Introduction Esther’s study question from ‘Screwtape Letters’ study What is the benefit of focussing on the future? It’s a good question because Bible encourages us to look to the future Today’s passage can help us answer that question a little As often happens in prophecy some things…

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…