Episodes
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13 - One refuge, one heart of love
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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)
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
12 - The other city
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
Isaiah 13:1 - 14:27 - Tim Smylie
- The big picture: the inevitable downfall of the other city (13:1-22)
- A closer look: the pathetic pride at the heart of the other city (14:1-27)
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
11 - New Life
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
Isaiah 11:1 - 12:6 - Tim Smylie
New Life -
- Will be lived first by Immanuel (11:1-5)
- Will be enjoyed throughout his kingdom (11:6-10)
- By a people reclaimed by the LORD (11:11-16)
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
10 - Your rod and your staff
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Isaiah 10:5-34 - Tim Smylie
- Even evildoers serve God’s good sovereign purposes – and he will hold them accountable for their evil (vv5-19)
- Because of these truths, God’s people can face the future with confidence – whatever is going on in the world (vv20-34)
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
09 - Two Kingdoms
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Isaiah 9:1-10:4 - Tim Smylie
- The kingdom of light – created by the LORD’s zeal (9:1-7)
- A people united in the joy of freedom and peace under the rule of Immanuel
- The kingdom of darkness – under the LORD’s anger (9:8-10:4)
- A people torn apart by arrogance, selfishness, and oppression
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
08 - God is with us
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Isaiah 7:18-8:22 - Tim Smylie
- Briers and thorns in Immanuel’s land (7:18-8:8)
- Waiting faithfully among the briers and thorns (8:9-22)
= living in “awe-filled obedience” to God’s word
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
07 - The Promise
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Isaiah 7:1-17 - Tim Smylie
- Shaking hearts are called to trust God’s promise of an unshakeable kingdom (vv1-9)
- Hard hearts will not stop the fulfilment of God’s promise (vv10-17)
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
06 - Seeing the Lord
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Isaiah 6 - Tim Smylie
- “High and exalted”: a sight of supreme majesty (vv1-4)
- “Your guilt is taken away”: an experience of purifying grace (vv5-7)
- "Here am I”: a response of willing service (vv8-13)
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
05 - A song for the beloved
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Isaiah 5 - Tim Smylie
- A lover of God sings of the delight and disappointment of God (vv1-7)
- The disappointment of those who delight in bad fruit (vv8-30)
● Living to accumulate and indulge leads to loss (vv8-17)
● Rejecting God’s wisdom leads to decay and defeat (vv18-30)
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
04 - Our shelter and our glory
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Isaiah 3:1 - 4:6 - Tim Smylie
- Searching for security and significance in the falling city (3:1-4:1)
- Finding it all in the renewed city (4:2-6)
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
03 - The splendour of his majesty
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Isaiah 2:6-22 - Tim Smylie
- Self-exaltation brings us low (vv6-9)
- In the end, the LORD alone will be exalted (vv10-22)
- - and that’s good news for those who humble themselves and put their hope in him today.
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
02 - Restorer of the City
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Isaiah 1:21 - 2:5 - Tim Smylie
- The present city – a dis-ordered place (1:21-23)
- The promise of restoration (1:24-31)
- The future city – a re-ordered place (2:1-5)