A curated series inside Family Chapel.
Sep 29, 2024 7:42 AM America/Los_Angeles
The prophet Isaiah ends his message to God's people with an overarching reminder of God's judgment and mercy. He is the Lord of all righteous judgment. And He is the Lord of salvation. In the end, God will receive his glory and secure for Himself his peop
Sep 22, 2024 8:07 AM America/Los_Angeles
God once again shows the full scope of salvation, which is people from all nations enjoying the glory of God. God's people have a very important role in seeing salvation spread to the ends of the earth by reflecting God's glory. They can faithfully do tha
Sep 15, 2024 12:41 PM America/Los_Angeles
In light of the salvation we have received through the Suffering Servant, we are to be a righteous people. We are to rightly relate to God by turning away from idolatry through the practice of Sabbath. We are to also rightly relate to our neighbors by tur
Sep 8, 2024 7:41 AM America/Los_Angeles
God issues the invitation to receive the gift of salvation that He has secured through the Suffering Servant. This gift of salvation brings a great reversal from shame to honor and from fear to power. This gift of salvation is freely available to all thos
Sep 1, 2024 9:51 AM America/Los_Angeles
Isaiah points to the coming Messiah as the suffering servant. This Messiah shall come and bring salvation and heal many through his sacrifice and death. In this passage, we will see not only the merciful salvation that we have received, but also our Lord
Aug 26, 2024 1:04 AM America/Los_Angeles
After the people have returned from exile and received God's great vision of salvation through the Servant of the Lord, they are still left waiting for this salvation. Likewise, we too find ourselves waiting for Christ to return in order to fully establis
Aug 18, 2024 7:30 AM America/Los_Angeles
After prophesying the unexpected deliverance of Israel through Cyrus, Isaiah then points to the true servant of God, the Messiah of the Lord, who will bring ultimate deliverance and salvation. Jesus is the fulfillment and true servant of God who came not
Aug 11, 2024 7:43 AM America/Los_Angeles
As God has hinted at before, He now makes it very clear that He will deliver His people out of exile, but He will do so through the Persian emperor Cyrus. With this move, God shows Himself to work in mysterious ways beyond our narrow set of expectations,
Aug 4, 2024 8:14 AM America/Los_Angeles
After presenting the salvation that He alone offers, God points out the folly of idolatry. God's people were prone to look for salvation elsewhere - just as we are prone to do so today. But God shows that idolatry is futile, burdensome, and blinding. God
Jul 28, 2024 9:02 AM America/Los_Angeles
As God has comforted His people and reaffirmed their place in His Kingdom, He now unpacks what their salvation entails. Salvation is like a multi-faceted diamond that shines in many different ways. In this passage, we see five major facets of salvation: a
Jul 21, 2024 10:54 AM America/Los_Angeles
While God's people are stuck in exile and wondering if God's done with them, God affirms that they are still His servants. As His servants, God's people are chosen by God's grace, protected by God's presence, empowered for God's mission, and sustained by
Jul 14, 2024 6:06 PM America/Los_Angeles
Isaiah 40 is the beginning of a shift in context and tone of Isaiah's message as he is now speaking to a people of exile in Babylon. And within that context, chapter 40 is a message of God's comfort for his people. There is a lasting hope of God's comfort
Jul 7, 2024 7:53 AM America/Los_Angeles
With the Assyrians surrounding Jerusalem, King Hezekiah faces a crisis. Through his actions, he demonstrates that the only proper response for the people of God in the face of crisis is to humbly surrender to God. Humble surrender admits our need for God
Jun 30, 2024 11:07 AM America/Los_Angeles
Isaiah has been encouraging the people to wait upon the Lord. But what is it that they are waiting for? They are waiting for salvation. This salvation is worth the wait because it brings abundant joy, courageous hope, newness of life, and God's holy prese
Jun 23, 2024 9:47 AM America/Los_Angeles
After zooming out to see the big picture of God's judgment and salvation, Isaiah zooms back in to address the Assyrian threat facing Judah. God had previously assured Judah that He will protect them from the Assyrians, but instead of waiting upon the Lord
Jun 16, 2024 10:12 AM America/Los_Angeles
Following the oracles of judgment upon the nations, Isaiah speaks of a final judgment that will come, the Day of the Lord. In this day, the city of man will fall while the city of God shall rise. And through this final judgment, there shall be ultimate ju
Jun 9, 2024 1:35 PM America/Los_Angeles
Isaiah delivers a series of twelve oracles against various nations in the Ancient Near East. These oracles show that God is the God of all nations. He is sovereign over all nations and shapes history towards His good purposes. He will bring judgment on al
Jun 2, 2024 9:46 AM America/Los_Angeles
God has promised a future king to establish His Kingdom and secure salvation for His people. This promised King will be filled with the Holy Spirit and marked with righteousness. And this promised King will establish a kingdom that extends peace over all
May 26, 2024 11:51 AM America/Los_Angeles
Faced with geopolitical tensions that threaten the southern kingdom of Judah, King Ahaz is faced with a crucial decision: will he trust in God for salvation or will he trust in someone or something else? Through Ahaz's decision, we learn that false hopes
May 19, 2024 3:01 PM America/Los_Angeles
The prophet Isaiah receive a vision of God's glory. This prompts him to receive cleansing and to be commissioned to preach to hardened hearts. Even if the message is difficult and even if the message falls on deaf ears, God's servants are commissioned for
May 13, 2024 3:24 AM America/Los_Angeles
Isaiah presents a beautiful picture of our future hope in God's Kingdom - people from all nations will gather together to worship God and live in perfect peace. But because human pride is the greatest obstacle to experiencing that future hope, we need to
May 6, 2024 2:55 AM America/Los_Angeles
This first chapter opens up like a courtroom scene with God as the plaintiff and Judah as the defendant. Even though God has been a loving Father, God's people have rebelled against Him with their impiety and injustice. At the heart of rebellion is not me