The God of Good News for Sinners

Isaiah 40-55

About the Sermon

We have one deep problem with far reaching consequences: sin. We're also helpless and hopeless to address this problem. If Isaiah's prophecy has taught us anything so far in our series it is this. But God's promises of great hope are in curious proportion to the escalating insanity of our sin revealed on the pages of Scripture. How will God do good on His promises when sin persists? In Isaiah 40–55 we get our answer. If you plan to read ahead and want to narrow your focus, read chapters 48–53. Here in these chapters we find the heart of the Bible, the heart of the gospel, and the very heart of God.

About the Series

The book of Isaiah is the most quoted portion of the Old Testament in the New Testament. Clearly, it’s an important portion of Scripture. But if you’ve ever read through Isaiah, you might relate with the feeling of being lost. In this high-level series through Isaiah, we take a tour of this magnificent book. In the course of the series we come to see the unity and beauty of Isaiah’s prophecy. Isaiah opens with a vision of God’s people in rebellion and sin, and closes with a vision of a shining, singing, and secure city. How does the Jerusalem of chapter 1 become the Jerusalem of the end of the book given the unapproachable holiness of God, and how can we find ourselves in it? That’s the question we seek to answer together.
The book of Isaiah is the most quoted portion of the Old Testament in the New Testament. Clearly, it’s an important portion of Scripture. But if you’ve ever read through Isaiah, you might relate with the feeling of being lost. In this high-level series through Isaiah, we take a tour of this magnificent book. In the course of the series we come to see the unity and beauty of Isaiah’s prophecy. Isaiah opens with a vision of God’s people in rebellion and sin, and closes with a vision of a shining, singing, and secure city. How does the Jerusalem of chapter 1 become the Jerusalem of the end of the book given the unapproachable holiness of God, and how can we find ourselves in it? That’s the question we seek to answer together.

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