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 25
Wonderful things to celebrate! God overthrew great Babylon for Cyrus to release His church. Gospel blessings of time and eternity would include Gentiles. He would also destroy their enemies. How do you celebrate these things? Do you need your joy…
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Isaiah – Chapter 24
Isaiah 24 is very obscure until its context is set by examining its content and the next three chapters related to it. God had to punish Judah for their sins, and He used the king of Babylon, but He also…
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Jesus Is Better
Hebrews 1 begins the inspired comparison of Jesus better than all aspects of the O.T.
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Isaiah – Chapter 23
The Phoenicians were masters of business, shipping, and trading. But Tyre mistreated the O.T. church – the nation of Israel, so God planned to judge the haughty and rich mart of nations. He crushed her for 70 years and then…
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Isaiah – Chapter 22
As Sennacherib and his mighty Assyrian army came toward Jerusalem, the terrified people failed by looking to their defenses rather than God and to pleasure rather than prayer and fasting. Two princes of Hezekiah had a severe reversal of fortune…
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A Prayer for Christian Men
Church men met to renew their life priorities to love God and His Son Jesus Christ and to grow in the inspired spiritual goals of Paul. Which is your favorite verse? Your favorite phrase? Concept or doctrine? Goal? Does this…
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Isaiah (Chap 21)Part 2 of 2
Babylon is the first burden (21:2,9). God told Isaiah the Medes and Persians would take the city. The next obscure burden is Edom mocking the watchman and being told to repent and get serious (21:11-12). The final burden is what…
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Isaiah – Chapter 20
God arranged for a clash of titans near Judah – Assyria against Tirhakah the Ethiopian. The faithless Jews trusted the host of Tirhakah. His arrival caused Sennacherib to lift the siege of Jerusalem, who then defeated him, who then lost…
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Isaiah – Chapter 21
God arranged for a clash of titans near Judah – Assyria against Tirhakah the Ethiopian. The faithless Jews trusted the host of Tirhakah. His arrival caused Sennacherib to lift the siege of Jerusalem, who then defeated him, who then lost…
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Isaiah 19
God called the Assyrian army against Judah, so it captured 46 walled cities. It then besieged Jerusalem, terrifying faithless Jews, who asked Egypt or Ethiopia for help. God destroyed the helpers by Assyria and then killed 185,000 Assyrians by His…
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Isaiah – Chapter 18
God called the Assyrian army against Judah, so it captured 46 walled cities. It then besieged Jerusalem, terrifying faithless Jews, who asked Egypt or Ethiopia for help. God destroyed the helpers by Assyria and then killed 185,000 Assyrians by His…
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Isaiah (Chap 16)Part 1 of 2
God through Isaiah gave Moab a remedy to possibly preserve their tranquility. But their pride would not allow repentance or reform. Therefore, God brought Nebuchadnezzar on them for their utter ruin. Before that, they would be greatly reduced by the…
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Isaiah – Chapter 17
Ephraim, or the rejected ten tribes of Israel, joined with Syria against Judah. God crushed Syria by Tiglathpileser, and then He destroyed Ephraim by Shalmaneser. He left Israel only a miniscule remnant. He then rebuked the proud Assyrians and killed…
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Isaiah – Chapter 15
Lot and his incestuous daughters created Moab and Ammon – perpetual and hateful enemies of Israel. God would judge and destroy them by the Chaldeans with other reprobate neighbors of Judah. See Jeremiah 48. Isaiah mercifully detailed the grief and…
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Isaiah – Chapter 16
Lot and his incestuous daughters created Moab and Ammon – perpetual and hateful enemies of Israel. God would judge and destroy them by the Chaldeans with other reprobate neighbors of Judah. See Jeremiah 48. Isaiah mercifully detailed the grief and…
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Isaiah – Chapter 14
After promising hope to the Jews, God inspired ridicule of the king of Babylon (Belshazzar) that is a precious passage of scripture. Lucifer, only used here, is not another name for the devil. God promised the ruin of Assyria, and…
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Isaiah – Chapter 13
Much of Isaiah includes prophesies God would punish and/or destroy enemies of Israel. This chapter is against Babylon. The city began with Babel and became ruler of the world. God used them to chasten Judah, and then He used the…
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Isaiah – Chapter 12
Isaiah chapters 6-10 have many references to Messiah. Isaiah 11 is all about Him, the N.T. gospel era, and saved Gentiles. In light of God saving Jews and Gentiles, the church should praise God with great joy as this chapter…
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Isaiah – Chapter 11Part 1 of 2
This chapter describes the gospel era of the N.T. kingdom of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit came on Him without measure. He had wisdom like no other, and His reign was righteous. He changed men and taught them to live…
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Isaiah (Chap 11)Part 2 of 2
Jesus Christ is the ensign of the kingdom of God – the focal Person and point of the gospel. Jews and Gentiles were gathered for a huge kingdom (Acts 15:13-18). He removed all enmity and obstacles to make conversion easy…