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OUTRAGEOUS GRUMBLINGS MET BY AMAZING GRACE (Isaiah 49:14-50:3)

I feel forsaken and forgotten – (49:14) The reality is you’re loved and remembered   I feel bereaved and barren – (49:21) The reality is you’re going to be multiplied and restored   I feel trampled and trapped – (49:24) The reality is you’re going to be rescued and renewed   I feel sent away…

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LET ME INTRODUCE JESUS (Isaiah 49:1-13)

STOP AND LOOK! a) The Servant brings JUSTICE v1-4 Internal Repair External Nourishment Eternal Hope b) The Servant brings DELIVERANCE v5-9 Light Sight Truth   STOP AND LISTEN! Who is this Servant? With heaven’s authority He lives in humility v1 God’s ‘good news’ for everyone v2 God’s new Israel – displaying His beauty v3 A…

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LET’S PAUSE TO SAY GRACE! (Isaiah 48)

The Summary          a) Performance Religion – v1-2          b) Stubborn Hearts and Wills – v4          c) Idolatry – v5          d) Moaning and Criticising – v8          e) Blind, Deaf and Disobedient  -v18-19   The Solution          The Glorious Grace of God           a) Grace that Saves v9-11 Based on His…

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D-DAY (Esther 9 & 10)

1) BATTLES! (9:1-16) Throughout the Persian Empire Jews defend themselves   2) BANQUETS! (9:17-32) The Feast of Purim celebrated in all the provinces   3) BLESSINGS! (10:1-3) Mordecai speaks ‘Shalom’ to all his people   LESSONS: Remember God’s deliverances Seek peace and pursue it Rejoice, the Lord is King

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GOD PREACHING GOD (Isaiah 44:24 – 45:25)

1. The Lord’s Unsettling Greatness (44:24-45:8) Creator, Sustainer, Sovereign, Saviour 2. The People’s Unacceptable Grievance (45:9-13) I’m your God, not your puppet” 3. The Lord’s Unending Grace (45:14-25) Universal Invitation; Personal Application; Missionary Implication