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YHWH proves that He alone is God.

Sunday 1st January 2023
Read: Isaiah 41:21-19; Isaiah 48:3-14; Isaiah 52:13-53:12

Sermon: Context of Isaiah 41 – 48

This series of passages explains how Yahweh presents His case to His people in exile that He alone is God and not one of these foreign gods.

Isaiah 41 Courtroom Gathered, Case explained

Isaiah 42 The LORD’s Case

Isaiah 43 Calling Witnesses

Isaiah 44
a) The LORD’s Challenge, and Counsel to His witnesses
b) Why the LORD’s Key Evidence Work
c)Prophetic Example

Isaiah 45 The LORD’s Testimony of His Integrity, & His Call to Respond

Isaiah 46 The LORD’s Stern Challenge

Isaiah 48
a) Repeated
b) Summing Up

How did Jesus fulfill the prophetic pattern? (Isaiah 52:13-53:12)

In today’s Babylon, where the world seems to be winning, it is important that we,  as God’s people, remember who God is, the one whom every knee will bend.

 

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Understanding the scale of Jesus’ birth by John’s birth

Sunday 25th December 2022
Read: Genesis 11:27-12:8; Luke 1:1-25

Sermon: Luke 1:1-25

Introduction

Luke 1:1-4 An orderly account of historic events

Luke 1:5-7 Another childless couple advanced in years

Luke 1:8-12 When God speaks in his temple

Luke 1:13-17 The greatness of John

Luke 1:18-23 Made dumb for being dumb

Luke 1:24-25 Waiting as Yhwh takes away reproach

 

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Waiting for salvation through judgment

Sunday 18th December 2022
Read: Psalm 130; John 1:1-5, 14-18; Micah 7:1-20

Sermon: Micah 7:1-20

Introduction: threat and promise; judgment and salvation in Micah

1-7. Waiting for Yahweh

8-20. “Mercy triumphs over judgment.” (James 2:13)
· 8-10. Jerusalem’s remnant waits for Yahweh’s light
· 11-13. Yahweh promises restoration and desolation
· 14-17. Prayers answered
· 18-20. There is no god like Yahweh

Conclusion: how can Yahweh forget sin and acquit sinners?
· 2 Corinthians 1:20
* John 1:14

 

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When Yhwh takes his people to court

Sunday 11th December 2022
Read: John 1:1-23; 3:16-21; Micah 6:1-16

Sermon: Micah 6:1-16

Micah 1-5 The ‘now’ and the ‘not yet’

Micah 6:1-8 What does God expect from his people?
Micah 6:1-5 When people think that salvation is boring

Micah 6:6-7 When people think that salvation is unreasonable

Micah 6:8 When people fail to understand the heart of salvation

Micah 6:9-16 The verdict on Jerusalem
Micah 6:9 Prepare for a wise verdict

Micah 6:10-13 The summary of offenses

Micah 6:14-16 The covenant curses applied

John 1:1-23; 3:16-21 Is salvation boring to us!

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The painful birth of the new Jerusalem

Sunday 27th November 2022
Read: Matthew 21:1-17; Micah 4:1-13

Sermon: Micah 4:1-13

Micah 1-3 Yhwh’s Spirit exposing sin

Micah 4:1-5 An ideal new Jerusalem

Micah 4:6-7 The people gathered to the new Jerusalem

Micah 4:8-5:1 The painful birthing of the new Jerusalem
Micah 4:8 from little things, big things grow

Micah 4:9-10 birth through the pain of exile

Micah 4:11-13 delighting in Zion’s defilement leads to a threshing

Micah 5:1 striking Israel’s judge in judgment

Matthew 21 The return of the king to Jerusalem

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The shepherd-king leading his people to a new Jerusalem via exile

Sunday 13th November 2022
Read: 1 Kings 21:1-23; John 10:1-11; Micah 2:1-13

Sermon: Micah 2:1-13

Micah 1 Israel’s incurable wound

Micah 2:1-11 When the land of rest becomes unclean

Micah 2:1-5 the LORD devises evil against those who devise evil

Micah 2:6-11 when people prefer alcoholic liars to true prophets

Micah 2:12-13 The shepherd king will gather his faithful remnant

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Yahweh is coming down!

Sunday 6th November 2022
Read: Psalm 144; John 6:25-40; Micah 1:1-16

Sermon: Micah 1:1-16

Micah 1:1 Micah the prophet

Micah 1:2-5a Everyone, everywhere: pay attention

Micah 1:5b-7 Samaria’s doom

Micah 1:8-9 Judah’s incurable wound

Micah 1:10-15 Judah’s inevitable disaster

Micah 1:16 Exile announced

Conclusion: salvation or judgement when Yahweh comes down?