Sermons
Expositional
Expository preaching takes a passage of scripture and explains its meaning, closely following Ezra’s method of Nehemiah 8:1-12, “So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the…
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Isaiah – Chapter 42
God would send His Servant – Jesus our Lord – and He would greatly bless His ministry to save the Gentiles from their blindness and idolatry. Hallelujah! But He would also destroy the Jews, who rebelled against greater privileges.
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John 1:1-18 Review
Jonah U. taught the glory of Jesus Christ, the Word of God made flesh, from John's preamble to His gospel. This section is dense with truth about the nature and ministry of John and Jesus, with Jesus the Life and…
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Isaiah – Chapter 41
God called the nations of the earth to a debate to prove their idols were worthless. The topic for the debate was the rise of Cyrus the Persian to rescue the Jews and send them back home to Jerusalem.
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Isaiah – Chapter 40Part 1 of 2
Theme: After 39 chapters of judgment, Isaiah’s second half has glorious news of Messiah, God, and help. Short Outline: 1-2 Prophets Comforted Jews at End of Chastening 3-11 John the Baptist and the Coming of Messiah 12-17 God’s Infinite Power,…
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Isaiah – Chapter 40Part 2 of 2
Part 2 of 2 in Isaiah – Chapter 40 (2020).
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Isaiah – Chapter 39
Assyria defeated, crops preserved
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Isaiah Chapter 38
Hezekiah knew how to reason with God in prayer – he asked God to remember his good works. Most when afraid must repent and ask God for forgiveness. He also knew what life should be used for – praise of…
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Isaiah – Chapter 37
Sennacherib withdrew to fight the Ethiopians, so he wrote Hezekiah promising to return and destroy Jerusalem. God gloriously mocked the arrogant Assyrian king to comfort Hezekiah, promised full deliverance and a sign for the future, then destroyed the army and…
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Isaiah – Chapter 36
Isaiah 36 is history, not prophecy. It and II Kings 18 are very similar. Isaiah 1-35 has 15 chapters with prophecies about this event, so God inserted history to fulfill the prophecies. Rabshakeh brought an army to Jerusalem and railed…
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Isaiah – Chapter 35
Opposite how He hated the Edomites (Is 34), God loved the Jews and blessed them (Mal 1:1-5). He saved them from Babylon and helped them back in Judah. His blessings all pointed to Messiah His Son and the gospel kingdom…
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Isaiah – Chapter 34
God loved Jacob and hated Esau before they were born (Rom 9:10-16). Esau and his sons were cruel many times. Judah begged God to remember that cruelty (Ps 137:7). He did! He destroyed Edom until there were none left and…
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Isaiah – Chapter 33
The transitions are dramatic and fast. See the ruin of Sennacherib and victory and revival of Judah in all its glory by a collection of short descriptions. God mocked and destroyed this blasphemer, and He wants you to know about…
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Isaiah – Chapter 32
Isaiah warned the careless women of Judah that pursued ease instead of spiritual religion. He foretold great reformation of state, church, character, and charity in Judah. God poured out His Spirit on the afflicted Jews and blessed them with victory,…
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Messiah the Prince ExpandedPart 1 of 2
These four verses are the densest passage in the Bible for broad, detailed, timed gospel truth. It is also the place where heretics invent their foolish ideas about the future. The people of God should know this prophecy like their…
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Isaiah – Chapter 31
Sin breeds sin, and Sennacherib of Assyria terrified the Jews. Instead of repenting and trusting God for deliverance, they paid money to Egypt, offending God further. Assyria easily defeated Egypt to the shame of Judah. God then killed the 185,000…
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Isaiah – Chapter 30
Sin breeds sin, and Sennacherib of Assyria terrified the Jews. Instead of repenting and trusting God for deliverance, they paid money to Egypt, offending God further. Assyria easily defeated Egypt to the shame of Judah. God then killed the 185,000…
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Isaiah – Chapter 29
God sent Sennacherib to punish the Jews, but He saved them in the end by His power. He also made them blind with confusion for their hypocrisy, like He has done to most today. He did promise a great revival…
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Isaiah – Chapter 28
Israel (ten tribes) thought they were special, but God mocked them before destroying them. He said He would be the glory of Judah. They rejected His prophets, so He purposed to judge them severely. He illustrated His perfect chastening by…
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Isaiah – Chapter 27
More singing as Jews rejoiced in God giving them their vineyard back in Judah. Wonderful verses of care and love for the O.T. church. Wonderful verses explaining how chastening of Judah was different to destroying Babylon. He would gather all…
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Isaiah – Chapter 26
The O.T. church sang about JEHOVAH saving them from 70 years of chastening in Babylon. Here we learn the character of the righteous, how God exalts His people over others, and how He answers prayer. He promised to raise the…