43 - The Servant's success

Isaiah 54 - Tim Smylie
Because of the Servant’s work, God’s people are:
Beyond barrenness (vv1-3)
Beyond abandonment (vv4-10)
Beyond defeat (vv11-17)

42 - The Servant - our Saviour

Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 - Tim Smylie
Successful through suffering (52:13-15)
Despised and rejected (53:1-3)
Pierced for our transgressions (53:4-6)
The willing Lamb (53:7-9)
Successful, exalted, and interceding (53:10-12)
 

41 - Wake up!

Isaiah 51:9 - 52:12 - Tim Smylie
Wake up:
To the truth that:
God is committed to us (51:9-16)
God has removed his condemnation from us (51:17-23)
God has a new life for us to live (52:1-12)
a life of royal status, praise, and purpose

40 - The Servant - our example and our Lord

Isaiah 50:1 - 52:8 - Tim Smylie
The Servant is the model for every disciple (50:4-9)
- he listens to, obeys, and trusts the LORD
The Servant is also the master of every disciple (50:10-11)
Like the Servant, disciples look beyond temporary troubles to eternal blessings (51:1-8)

39 - The Servant's reward

Isaiah 49:1-50:3 - Tim Smylie
The Servant’s reward is a people gathered from the ends of the earth (49:1-13)
Our greatest honour is to be part of the Servant’s reward (49:14-50:3) 

38 - Listen to this!

Isaiah 48 - Tim Smylie
The LORD is not defeated by human hypocrisy and stubbornness (vv1-11)
The LORD’s blessing comes to those who trust and obey him (vv12-22)

Can your god carry you and rescue you

Isaiah 46-47 - Tim Smylie
Carrying your idols vs being carried by the LORD (Chp 46)
A miserable end vs final splendour (Chp 47)

36 - A Righteous God and a Saviour

Isaiah 44:24 - 45:25 - Tim Smylie
God’s methods will often be mysterious to us (44:24-45:8)
We could not improve on God’s methods! (45:9-14)
Focus instead on the purposes God has made clear (45:15-25)

35 - I am the first and I am the last

Isaiah43:22-44:23 - Tim Smylie
Weary of worship? (43:22-24a)
The antidote to worship-weariness – remembering the worth of the LORD (43:24b-44:23)
 New beginnings and true refreshment come from the LORD alone (43:24b-44:8)
When we turn from the LORD we’re just feeding on ashes (44:9-23)

34 - Created for my glory

Isaiah 42:18-43:21 - Tim Smylie
A hard truth: You have not served me faithfully (42:18-25)
The truth that matters most: You are my precious people (43:1-7)
The unchanged mission: You are my witnesses (43:8-13)
A new deliverance: I am making a way (43:14-21)

33 - Behold my Servant

Isaiah 41:21-42:17 - Tim Smylie
Who’s in charge of history? (41:21-29)
The one who rescues history (42:1-9)
Worship the God of history (42:10-17)

32 - Do not fear, for I am with you

Isaiah 41:1-20 - Tim Smylie
You cannot find strength without me (vv1-7)
You will find strength in me (vv8-20)
I have chosen you (vv8-10)
I will make you unstoppable (vv11-16)
I will refresh you (vv17-20)

31 - Do you not know? Have you not heard?

Isaiah 40:12 - 31 - Tim Smylie
Behold your God (vv12-26)
The perfectly capable Creator (vv12-14)
The unchallenged Sovereign (vv15-20)
The fully attentive Ruler (vv21-26)
Rely on your God (vv27-31)
 

30 - Comfort, comfort my people

Isaiah 40:1-11 - Tim Smylie
Sin, failure and darkness are not the end (vv1-2)
The King is coming (vv3-5)
Unlike us, God is always reliable (vv6-8)
The King is mighty and gentle (vv9-11)

29 - The heart is deceitful

Isaiah 38-39 - Tim Smylie
A fresh opportunity for a wholly-devoted heart (Ch 38)
Abrupt evidence of a fickle, selfish heart    (Ch 39)

28 - The LORD's victory

Isaiah 37:8-38 - Tim Smylie
The real contest: the enemy versus the LORD Almighty (vv8-20)
The way the LORD’s victory is won: in response to his people’s prayers the LORD fulfils his eternal purposes and shows our enemies in their true light (vv21-38)

27 - The voice of the enemy

Isaiah 36:1-37:7 - Tim Smylie
 The enemy’s invitation: “Surrender!” (36:1-20)
“I’m unstoppable – trust me” (36:1-10)
“I have good things to give – trust me” (36:11-20)
Respond to the enemy’s invitation by seeking the LORD (36:21-37:7)

26 - Retribution or Redemption

Isaiah 34-35 - Tim Smylie
 Retribution: an inheritance of chaos and desolation (chp 34)
for those who choose defiance as their way of life
Redemption: an inheritance of gladness and joy (chp 35)
for those who choose holiness as their way of life

25 - Seeing the King

Isaiah 33 - Tim Smylie
 Seeing the power of the king (vv1-16)
Seeing the beauty of the king (vv17-24)

24 - Your kingdom come

Isaiah 32 - Tim Smylie
 
The reign of the King – a kingdom of security, care, clarity, and character (vv1-8)
Wake up from complacency – false security will collapse (vv9-14)
The transforming Spirit brings the life of the kingdom (vv15-20)

23 - In repentance and rest is your salvation

Isaiah 30-31 - Tim Smylie
Going back to Egypt – the attractive option that’s always a big let-down (30:1-17)
“The LORD longs to be gracious to you” – rely on the one who will walk with you and guide you (30:18-31:9)

22 - The deaf will hear, the blind will see

Isaiah 29 - Tim Smylie
Blind, drunk, and asleep – experiencing God’s discipline and mercy but missing the meaning (vv1-13)
Standing in awe – transformed by the work of God (vv14-24)

21 - His wisdom is magnificent

Isaiah 28 - Tim Smylie
Self-confident scoffers miss the rest God provides (vv1-20)
Religious scoffers (vv1-13)
Political scoffers (vv14-20)
Even God’s strange work and alien task serves his wonderful plan (vv21-29)
 

20 - Come and worship the Lord

Isaiah 27 - Tim Smylie
The Lord is worthy of our worship, because he is:
The serpent-slayer – he destroys the devil and his work (v1)
The vineyard-keeper – he preserves his people and makes them fruitful (vv2-6)
The sin-remover – he atones for his people’s sin (vv7-11)
The harvest-gatherer – he assembles his people to worship (vv12-13)

19 - Perfect peace

Isaiah 26 - Tim Smylie
Those who trust in God will enjoy perfect peace in his strong city (vv1-6) 
Peace on the path to the strong city comes through trusting:● God’s goodness in a world that’s blind to his goodness (vv7-11)● God’s power in the midst of our own weakness (vv12-18)● God’s deliverance from death and judgment (vv19-21)

17 - From the glory of the earth to the glory of the LORD

Isaiah 23-24 - Tim Smylie
The failure of the earth’s great hope (23:1-18)
The end of the earth’s party (24:1-13)
The rise of the LORD’s glory (24:14-23)

16 - Don't be short-sighted

Isaiah 21-22 - Tim Smylie
Don't be short-sighted - About the weakness of:I. Human promises (21:1-17)II. Human successes (22:1-14)III. Human legacies (22:15-19)IV. Human servants (22:20-25)

15 - Egypt, my people

Isaiah 19-20 - Tim Smylie
Still a disappointing saviour – the decay and disintegration of Egypt (19:1-15)
God’s shocking salvation – the healing of Egypt (19:16-25)
A humiliated servant – suffering to save his people (20:1-6)

14 - God our Saviour

Isaiah 17-18 - Tim Smylie
An alliance of the ruined – turning together to the Holy One of Israel (17:1-14)
A message for the world – concern yourself with the actions of the LORD Almighty, and worship him (18:1-7)

13 - One refuge, one heart of love

Isaiah 14:28-16:14 - Tim Smylie
There is only one true:
Refuge – the city of God (14:28-32)
Heart of love – the LORD’s (15:1-16:14)