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9 mins read|08/14/22
Old Testament: Isaiah 66:18-23 (Pentecost 11: Series C)
As is often the case in Scripture, creation is about a renewed, restored, and redeemed relationship with the Creator. -
11 mins read|06/26/22
Old Testament: Isaiah 66:10-14 (Pentecost 4:Series C)
At first, one might think bones would strictly be associated with death, but in the Old Testament the most significant references to “bones” are associated with life and even resurrection from death. -
14 mins read|04/10/22
Old Testament: Isaiah 65:17-25 (Easter Sunday: Series C)
Obviously, the LORD has no intention of slapping a bandage on creation. He will completely restore—it will be made new. -
9 mins read|03/26/22
Old Testament: Isaiah 43:16-21 (Lent 5: Series C)
The Exodus always remains a continual and present reality for the people of Israel—it is always on their mind. It was and remained the big salvific event of the Old Testament, yet at the same time it points forward to what God will yet/continue to do to save His people. -
9 mins read|03/19/22
Old Testament: Isaiah 12:1-6 (Lent 4: Series C)
In our preaching it is important to decide how to understand this. Are we going to preach the “now” or the “not yet”? As the people of Israel are living in their “now,” are they hearing the words of Isaiah as the “not yet” or, the “not yet of the not yet”? -
17 mins read|01/30/22
Old Testament: Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13) (Epiphany 5: Series C)
Isaiah finds himself in the presence of the living God—the Holy One. This is a terrifying situation because Isaiah knows full well that the unholy cannot endure the presence of the Holy.
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