Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Banquets and festal joy… The Invitation: Come! (55:1-2) The Menu: An everlasting covenant (55:3-5) The Call: Turn! (55:6-7) The Host: Utterly trustworthy (55:8-11) The Aftertaste: Eternal, cosmic joy; the host’s renown (55:12-13)
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline The Unbelievable Message: highly exalted, despised and rejected (52:13-53:3) The incredible reason: pierced for our transgressions (53:4-9) The wonderful outcome: the light of life (53:10-12) for the Servant, satisfaction for the many, righteousness The heart of the gospel: guilt, substitution, and grace
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline The Servant: instructed by the Lord (v4) The Servant: obedient to the Lord, even to suffering (v5-6) The Servant: helped and upheld by the Lord (7-9) Responding to the Servant (10-11) humble, obedient trust? proud self-reliance? Hearing the word that sustains the weary
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline The Servant and the islands The Servant: weapon of the Lord, light of the Gentiles The Servant: discouraged yet trusting; despised yet triumphant The Servant and our island
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline A mistaken identity? The Servant in the big picture Isaiah 42: The first song The identity of the Servant: God’s chosen King The mission of the Servant: justice to the nations The guarantee of the Servant: the glory of Yahweh The heart of the Servant: tender and humble The…