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Transcript of Isaiah 40: Comfort Eric Messelt Timberline Baptist Church October 28, 2007.
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Isaiah 40: Comfort
Eric Messelt
Timberline Baptist Church
October 28, 2007
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Introduction
• Speaker: Eric Messelt- student at Western Seminary, Portland
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Introduction
• Speaker: Eric Messelt- student at Western Seminary, Portland
• Isaiah 40 – God wants you to be comforted by understanding who He is!
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First Proclamation (1-2): Comfort
• Why the phrase, “Comfort Ye?”
• Context:
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First Proclamation (1-2): Comfort
• Why the phrase, “Comfort Ye?”
• Context:– Judgment!
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First Proclamation (1-2): Comfort
• Why the phrase, “Comfort Ye?”
• Context:– Judgment!– Hezekiah’s goof
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First Proclamation (1-2): Comfort
• Why the phrase, “Comfort Ye?”
• Context:– Judgment!– Hezekiah’s goof– You’re going to need comfort!
• This introduces the Messiah
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Comfort: God’s Got A Plan
• Vs. 3-5:– God will do something spectacular
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Comfort: God’s Got A Plan
• Vs. 3-5:– God will do something spectacular– Who’s the preparer?
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Comfort: God’s Got A Plan
• Vs. 3-5:– God will do something spectacular– Who’s the preparer? John the Baptizer (Matt.
3:1-3)
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Comfort: God’s Got A Plan
• Vs. 3-5:– God will do something spectacular– Who’s the preparer? John the Baptizer (Matt.
3:1-3)– How do we know all this will happen? God
has spoken.
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Comfort: God’s Got A Plan
• Vs. 3-5:– God will do something spectacular– Who’s the preparer? John the Baptizer (Matt.
3:1-3)– How do we know all this will happen? God
has spoken.– What’s so special about God speaking?
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Comfort: God Speaks!
• Vs. 6-8– God’s word is strong and …
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Comfort: God Speaks!
• Vs. 6-8– God’s word is strong and …– God’s word is permanent
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Comfort: God Speaks!
• Vs. 6-8– God’s word is strong and …– God’s word is permanent– We can rely on it
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Comfort: God Speaks!
• Vs. 6-8– God’s word is strong and …– God’s word is permanent– We can rely on it – Compared to God, humanity is ‘dust in the
wind’ (Is. 17:13)
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Comfort: God Speaks!
• Vs. 6-8– God’s word is strong and …– God’s word is permanent– We can rely on it – Compared to God, humanity is ‘dust in the
wind’ (Is. 17:13)
• What’s so special about God?
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Comfort: God is Great
• Vs. 9-10 – God is Important
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Comfort: God is Great
• Vs. 9-10 – God is Important
• Vs. 11 – God is Loving (Ex. 34:6-7)
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Comfort: God is Great
• Vs. 9-10 – God is Important
• Vs. 11 – God is Loving (Ex. 34:6-7)
• Vs. 12 – God is Big
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Comfort: God is Great
• Vs. 9-10 – God is Important
• Vs. 11 – God is Loving (Ex. 34:6-7)
• Vs. 12 – God is Big
• Vs. 13-14 – God is Smart
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Comfort: God is Great
• Vs. 9-10 – God is Important
• Vs. 11 – God is Loving (Ex. 34:6-7)
• Vs. 12 – God is Big
• Vs. 13-14 – God is Smart
• Vs. 15-17 – God is Supreme
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Comfort: God is Great
• Vs. 9-10 – God is Important
• Vs. 11 – God is Loving (Ex. 34:6-7)
• Vs. 12 – God is Big
• Vs. 13-14 – God is Smart
• Vs. 15-17 – God is Supreme
• Vs. 18-20 – God can not be completely
understood
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Comfort: God is REALLY Great!
• Vs. 21-24 – God is In Control; Why is that?
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Comfort: God is REALLY Great!
• Vs. 21-24 – God is In Control; Why is that?
• Vs. 25 – God is Incomparable
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Comfort: God is REALLY Great!
• Vs. 21-24 – God is In Control; Why is that?
• Vs. 25 – God is Incomparable
• Vs. 26a – God is Creator
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Comfort: God is REALLY Great!
• Vs. 21-24 – God is In Control; Why is that?
• Vs. 25 – God is Incomparable
• Vs. 26a – God is Creator
• Vs. 26b – God is Sustainer (Col. 1:16-17)
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Comfort: God is REALLY Great!
• Vs. 21-24 – God is In Control; Why is that?
• Vs. 25 – God is Incomparable
• Vs. 26a – God is Creator
• Vs. 26b – God is Sustainer (Col. 1:16-17)
• Vs. 27 – God Knows Everything
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Comfort: God is REALLY Great!
• Vs. 21-24 – God is In Control; Why is that?
• Vs. 25 – God is Incomparable
• Vs. 26a – God is Creator
• Vs. 26b – God is Sustainer (Col. 1:16-17)
• Vs. 27 – God Knows Everything
• Vs. 28a – God is Powerful
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Comfort: God is REALLY Great!
• Vs. 21-24 – God is In Control; Why is that?
• Vs. 25 – God is Incomparable
• Vs. 26a – God is Creator
• Vs. 26b – God is Sustainer (Col. 1:16-17)
• Vs. 27 – God Knows Everything
• Vs. 28a – God is Powerful
• Vs. 28b – God is Smart
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Comfort:
• Finally: vs. 29-31 – God is With Us!!!
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Comfort: God Is With Us
• Finally: vs. 29-31 – God is With Us!!!
• What does this mean to the audience?– A generation in exile
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Comfort: God Is With Us
• Finally: vs. 29-31 – God is With Us!!!
• What does this mean to the audience?– A generation in exile– Exile will be long and exhausting (v. 30)
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Comfort: God Is With Us
• Finally: vs. 29-31 – God is With Us!!!
• What does this mean to the audience?– A generation in exile– Exile will be long and exhausting (v. 30)– “You need to wait for me” (v. 31)
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Comfort: God Is With Us
• Finally: vs. 29-31 – God is With Us!!!
• What does this mean to the audience?– A generation in exile– Exile will be long and exhausting (v. 30)– “You need to wait for me” (v. 31)– THEN the people will be delivered and…
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Comfort: God Is With Us
• Finally: vs. 29-31 – God is With Us!!!
• What does this mean to the audience?– A generation in exile– Exile will be long and exhausting (v. 30)– “You need to wait for me” (v. 31)– THEN the people will be delivered and…– God will be with them (41:10)
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Isaiah 41:10
I will strengthen you and help you;
Do not be dismayed,
For I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
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Comfort?
• What do we do when we are distressed and need comfort?– Anesthetize
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Comfort?
• What do we do when we are distressed and need comfort?– Anesthetize– Activate
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Comfort?
• What do we do when we are distressed and need comfort?– Anesthetize– Activate– Accommodate
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Comfort?
• What do we do when we are distressed and need comfort?– Anesthetize– Activate– Accommodate– Affinity
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Application
• Example of Christians in post-Christian society
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Application
• Example of Christians in post-Christian society
• What should we do?
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Application
• Example of Christians in post-Christian society
• What should we do?– We should live in and love our city and state
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Application
• Example of Christians in post-Christian society
• What should we do?– We should live in and love our city and state– But aware that our efforts will never ultimately
prevail
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Application
• Are we looking to the right places for comfort?– Political over spiritual reality
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Application
• Are we looking to the right places for comfort?– Political over spiritual reality– Ideology over Bible
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Application
• Are we looking to the right places for comfort?– Political over spiritual reality– Ideology over Bible– Self-protection over glorifying God
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Application
• Are we looking to the right places for comfort?– Political over spiritual reality– Ideology over Bible– Self-protection over glorifying God– Independence over One-anothers
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Application
• Are we looking to the right places for comfort?– Political over spiritual reality– Ideology over Bible– Self-protection over glorifying God– Independence over One-anothers
• God is Powerful to Comfort us in His Greatness!
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Concluding Thoughts
• We can comfort one another with words
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Concluding Thoughts
• We can comfort one another with words
• God’s Plan is working!
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Concluding Thoughts
• We can comfort one another with words
• God’s Plan is working!
• God is Great!
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Isaiah 40: Comfort
God wants you to be comforted by understanding who He is…
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Isaiah 40: Comfort
God wants you to be comforted by understanding who He is…
Our comfort must be in God’s greatness.
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Be Comforted
Blessings to you and yours in this next week.