Isaiah 63:7 to 64:12 God's Praying People

Isaiah sees a world of darkness but the full light of God's promises. When he puts these together it leads him to earnest heartfelt humble realistic faithful praying.

Click here to listen to Nick McQuaker Preaching from Isaiah 63:7 to 64:12 on Sunday evening 10th April 2011

Victory

A vision given to Isaiah of a victorious leader returning from battle in royal splendour. 

From this text we learn that God wins a great victory in Jesus: He is the triumphant king returning from victory in battle. This battle was won at personal cost. God gets involved personally stained as He judges sin. It's a picture of the suffering Christ. Even more, this victorious battle is won alone. This has to be so. God has to work. It also describes the isolation of Jesus Christ, supremely at the Cross.

In this victory, all our enemies will be defeated. The wrath of God falls on all who oppose him. This punishment falls either on Christ at the Cross, or at the end of all things in the final judgement.

Click here to listen to Graham Nicholls preaching from Isaiah 61- 6 on Sunday evening 3rd April March 2011

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John 9: Blind Eyes Opened

Are you blind? Can you see who Jesus is?

In John 9 Jesus Heals a man Born Blind

The disciples assume he's blind because of some specific sin, but Jesus rejects such a simplistic approach and explains that there can be higher purposes: that God would be glorified as He works through Jesus to heal

God will be glorified, even in our suffering as we let him work. Sometimes the glory is through deliverance
Sometimes the glory is by our display of Christian character. God will ultimately be glorified as one day we have complete healing.

The man get healed as he obeys Jesus' instructions. For all of us, healing comes through obedience

The man's neighbours, and the Pharisees are like many people who want to ask the “How? ” questions but want to avoid the “Who?”

At the end of the chapter, Jesus seeks out the blind man so he can reveal his identity. Stepping into the light reveals who Jesus is: the Son of Man. Staying out of the light reveals our blindness

Are you blind? Can you see who Jesus is?

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Isaiah 61:10 to 62:12 Delighting in God

We can delight in God. It gives us great joy that we are made right with God by trusting in Christ.

Perhaps even more amazing is that God delights in us - in the same way that a young man delights in his new bride. This comes to life in Jesus as he loves the church and lays down his life for her. 

Finally in this text God promises complete security for his saved people. They will no longer be plundered by their enemies. There is a sense that this is true for Christians right away but still we wait for the new Jerusalem to be a complete experience for us.

In response to all God has done and will do we pray - fervently, constantly and with the primary goal that God would be glorified in His people

Listen here to Graham Nicholls preaching from Isaiah 61:10 - 62:12 on Sunday evening 20th March 2011

Where do you belong? John 8:31-59

In this passage in John's gospel, Jesus continues to challenge the Jews about their attitude to Him. He ends up saying something really shocking - they were not children of Abraham with God at their Father.

Where do you belong? If you hold to the teaching of Jesus you belong to God. If you reject Jesus you are on the side of the Devil.

Listen to Mark Ventham preaching from John 8:31-59 on Sunday morning 20th March 2011

Isaiah 61

Jesus is the one who fulfils these words. He can transform broken hearted, sad, imprisoned people to be free and happy.

This is something we delight in as we see it God restoring things in the church.

You can listen to a sermon about this text here.