Verse 4. But praise God that He also adds that 'I will be with you!' The trials and difficulties of this life may be coming against you in way that seems like there is no way out. 45. If one should enter a jewelry store and. Sermon Outline They were going to experience something amazing themselves. Things are precious often because of their relationship. 3, 14, 15. The same love that set the captives free He arose from the supper, laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. *other, A sernon dealing with the uncertainty of life and Gods presence despite that uncertainity, WAS FORRESTS MOMMA CORRECT? OUTLINE The result should be to treat our children with honor. How can this be? Isa. So let's start with the context of the passage before moving on to what it means for you and me. 'I am the Lord Thy God, the Holy One of Israel, Thy Saviour. He meant that in that picture the genius and the power and the grace of Turner were most abundantly expressed. Maybe you have forgotten that the one who is on your side is the eternal, all-powerful, ever present God 'who makes a way'? Thus, what seemed like a great help to the tree initially can severely weaken and limit its growth later on. The verse earlier on in Isaiah chapter 43:2 says, 'When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. He has gone beyond mere creation: having first created the clay, He has formed it. read more. To an extent we have all been called to share the gospel, but surely there must be more for me specifically taking up space on an 1. When Mrs. Booth, the mother of the Salvation Army, was dying, she quietly said, "The waters are rising but I am not sinking." Jeremiah 32:17, Luke 1:37, Luke 18:27. This sermon helps us see our childen as God sees our children. United Methodist. 2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. Isaiah 43:4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.. The Israelites were woefully unable to do the good works that Gods nature and law requires. "I WILL GIVE MEN FOR THEE," etc. So we have seen men who have lived; and when that tender, all-forgiving time came when death laid his icy fingers upon his prey, conscience would not allow us to settle with the thought that in the great future all was well with them. Lutheran. If God loves us so, shall we not love Him? In several preceding lectures I have been dwelling on the subject of Prayer, or that department of means for the promotion of a revival, which is intended to move God to pour out his Spirit. We are to be made like unto Christ. The Lord comforts the church with his promises. No. read more, Scripture: I believe that this passage shows the Christian some reasons why we can rejoice, as Philippians 4:4 instructs us.. 13, viii. Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. Sanctify unto me all the first-born.'--Ex. This, John Henry JowettMy Daily Meditation for the Circling Year, October the Eighth God's Glorious Purpose"I have created him for My glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him." xiii. John Piper Jun 28, 1989. Text.--Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen.--Isaiah xliii: 10. You are mine. Great stress is laid on names in Scripture. Isaiah 43 reminds us of twin facts in which we properly take comfort: first, God loves us because he made us. He pities them in their griefs (Psalm 103:8). Would you rather tussle around in a thrift shop looking for bargains or buy it new off the shelf - C. I. 5. Luke 15:1-3, Luke 15:11-32, Isaiah 43:16-21, Philippians 3:4-14, John 12:1-8, Luke 19:28-40, Luke 22:14-71, . C. God is a creator-King (43:15). Every Christian is, in God's sight, right honourable and excellent because the Lord in His discriminating grace has made him precious. THE HONOUR WHICH HE CONFERS UPON US. The sacramental host of God's elect has never had an easy road along which to journey. 2. Intimate knowledge. If you believe in Jesus and have put your faith in his name, then you are chosen by God (1 Pt 2:9). A New Work Shall it not be the continual strife of your soul to get Him renown? Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. This was the case with the Portland vase, which to any common observer seemed to be of very small value, but because of the extreme beauty of the design, the greatest potter of the age was ready to pay his thousands to possess it. Isa 43:16 Thus says the LORD, Who makes a way through the sea And a path through the mighty waters From the verse above we see that God introduces Himself as the God who makes a way. 'I shall remember the deeds of the LORD; Surely I will remember Your wonders of old. I will give men for thee." Till he holds his peace he will not allow us to be silent. read more, Scripture: The scripture in Isaiah goes on to say that he does this so that His people may 'may proclaim my praise.' Isaiah 43:1-4: The Love of Jehovah to Israel: E. Johnson : Isaiah 43:1-7: Pulpit Commentary Homiletics. The lesson to be learned from it is, do not let any child of God be bashful, shamefaced, and cowardly in the presence of men of the world. read more, Scripture: xliii. Looking at our world today you may wonder does God still love the world. 'Every one that is called by My name.' I. (Exod 14:1-3). 29.--"Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? Our race has broken the good, We shall talk of three things, this morning, as the Holy Ghost may enable us; first of all, a terrible pathway,--walking around the fire; secondly, an awful danger,--the danger of being burned and utterly consumed; and thirdly, a double insurance,--"Thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the fire kindle upon thee." When the small plane came to pick them up, they wanted to load the two Elks into it. First, he will favor his people above them all. Isaiah 43: 16-21 5. Isaiah 43;1 , I Thesselonians 5;24 Isaiah 43:1-4 The Message When You're Between a Rock and a Hard Place 43 1-4 But now, God's Message, the God who made you in the first place, Jacob, the One who got you started, Israel: "Don't be afraid, I've redeemed you. In the book of Exodus we found God making provision for the Holiness of His people. 9. YOUR CHILD - - - PRECIOUS TO GOD three, which says: "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." A) How many of you here tonight would like to have a fresh start in your Christian life? It is, indeed, Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians, Peter,John, I am the Lord that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. When you're in over your head, I'll be there with you. It was to people feeling completely hopeless whose faith was reaching breaking point that God stepped in and spoke. 9. Although we have not in it a distinct assertion or prediction of particular trials, yet it is most clearly and strongly implied that the chosen people would have to go . 1. Charles Spurgeon. Prisoners have a number and are anonymous, but children of God have a name! Now why would He say this? 45. --ISAIAH xliii. Read Isaiah 43:18 Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. "Since you are precious in My sight, Since you are honored and I love you, I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life. read more, Isaiah 43:1-7 7 Reasons to Fear Not: Forgive the past, kindle in my soul a fresh flame of grace.". #3 I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life. In the contemporary context of the verse, God means that he will favor the Israelites over the other nations. xi. This is a very special verse and message for me because God gave it to me during a very difficult time. And even if we exist mostly to witness to God and to give him the glory for all he is and does, the fact is that we are held by loving hands. All of us will face the waters at some stage. Let's break this thought down a bit further. Isaiah 43:4; Psalm 139: 13-17; Selected 4. You that have the Revised Version will be struck with the more literal and forcible rendering of our text--"Ye that are the Lord's remembrancers, take Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 37: 1891, His Legacy. Let me ask you a question: Are you a an Early Adapter or an Antique lover? Methodist, Sometimes when Im wrestling to figure out what is on Gods heart for me to preach on, Ill take a pictorial directory of our church family, look at the pictures one by one and pray, Lord, what is on your heart for this person, for that family? He called us, and we answered the call. So maybe you have as well. First, then, let us speak a little upon this TERRIBLE PATHWAY. HE REDEEMED US-WE ARE SAVED BECAUSE AROUND 2,000 YEARS AGO, BEFORE WE WERE EVEN BORN, THE LORD JESUS WILLINGLY DIED TO SAVE OUR SOULS. Through Jesus we were given As Israel's journey continues, their God ordained path became more difficult and culminated in a good old fashioned dead end with the sea in front of them and the armies of Egypt behind them! All who are redeemed with the blood of his Son, he has set apart for himself. 14. --Isaiah 43:25. As I mentioned at the start of this study, this verse is special to me for God gave it to me at a difficult time in my life. I was going to highlight the really good bits but after doing that it was nearly all in bold so read it again and believe it as a promise for your own life as well for the character and purpose of God towards His people has not changed one little bit in the thousands of years since it was given. 43:23 CUVS - - Bible Verse Scriptures with Pictures. Men pay honour to those who are immensely rich. 4. Please remain standing as I read a couple scriptures 'I am the Lord Thy God, the Holy One of Israel, Thy Saviour. And He did provide and make a way for me as well in honouring and fulfilling His word. For those who deplore sins of deed are to be admonished that perfected lamentations should wash out consummated evils, lest they be bound by a greater debt of perpetrated deed than they pay in tears of satisfaction for it. 1-7. We are honourable by calling, for He "hath made us kings and priests unto our God"; and these among men are the most noteworthy of all callings. What manner of honour as well as of love the Father hath shown us, that we should be called the sons of God; and that we should also be made his heirs, and also "labourers together with him" (1 Corinthians 3:9)! Lord of the Lake Lutheran Church If we cannot enter into God's inscrutable purposes in this respect we may at least feel that these pass into the arms of death "for us," i.e., in the sense of being warnings to us. He did this by living among us in the person of Jesus Christ. But then she had been saying that all through her life. That is, we remember great things that God once did and rejoice in them we look forward to what God has promised He will do when He returns and gain hope from that. And I had when God reminded me of this scripture. Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7 Denomination: United Methodist Summary: God shares with Israel that He is the one who created you. My Witnesses Vs. 8-13 For I am tormented by pains of gout, which, afflicting not dissimilarly both me and you, while they increase upon us exceedingly, have caused our life to decrease. Isaiah 43:1-7, Denomination: xliii. Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7, Isaiah 43 Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational The Refiner's Fire Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Aug 17, 2017 based on 4 ratings | 43,849 views The prophet Malachi wrote that the Lord would send his messenger of the covenant, and asks, "who can stand when he appears? Sermon May 27th (Isaiah 43:1-13) 'Do not be afraid' The reading is taken from Isaiah 43 verses 1 -13 But now, this is what the Lord says he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; 3. Maybe the difficulty of what you face has clouded out the thought and presence of He who is for you? In the holy, Mark well, beloved, how he would have his people to be in tune with himself! For God said, "If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt." So this is what God wanted the people of Israel in the days of Isaiah to remember. We are about to see who are THE RECIPIENTS OF MERCY; and I would have you all listen; peradventure there be some strayed in here who are the very chief of sinners--some who have sinned Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 1: 1855, North and SouthAt this moment, my brethren and sisters, we who follow the footsteps of King Jesus are soldiers of an army which has invaded this world. (43:19) A. E. Johnson . THE LORD COUNTS HIS PEOPLE TO BE PRECIOUS. 7. Because we are claimed by God, we can know that we are loved, even when it seems we are lost and alone. God still loves the world ciii. If we always live in the comfort zone our faith will eventually shrivel up and die. He can do in your life what you have never seen done before. Lutheran. Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Redeemed You Vs. 1-7 He will have no rest till salvation work is done; and he would not have us take rest; but he would have us stirred with passionate desire, and fired with holy zeal for the accomplishment of the divine plan of grace. That is what God wanted His people to avoid. Sometimes the Lord calms the stormsometimes He lets the storm rage and calms us. Have you ever wondered what your purpose in life is? Our perspective or vision of Heaven should influence our daily lives and choices. Isaiah 43:4-7 King James Version 4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. You live in a little room alone, and few know you, and those who do know you do not think much of you; but the Lord says, "Thou art precious in My sight." Justification in the active sense (iustificatio, {GREEK SMALL LETTER DELTA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER KAPPA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH OXIA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER OMEGA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER SIGMA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER FINAL SIGMA}) is defined by the Tridentine Council as "a translation from that state wherein man is born a child of the first Adam, to the state of grace and of the adoption of the sons of God through the second Adam, Text.--Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen.--Isaiah xliii: 10. Thus saith the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.'--Isa. (Powerpoint #313 available), MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER 1. How to Make Use of Christ for Steadfastness, in a Time when Truth is Oppressed and Borne Down. For us he has given that which is of far greater account than any nation or any multitude of men - his own well-beloved Son: "God so loved the world," etc. Perhaps you have strange temptations, you are placed in a position where you are constantly exposed to sin. About eight minutes without air, We see it in the changed lives of many people who have God is here describing his sovereign choice of the Israelites as the vicarious nation through which he eventually will bless all the nations of the world. When you have so used those words turn them in another direction. Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. But God promised that He would not abandon them, and would gather them back to the land in the last days (Isaiah 11:1-12). He was telling them that He is going to do something new and amazing for them in their day. But they are as applicable to each individual member of the true Israel of God. ', Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. But he that believes in Jesus has been created anew by the work of the Holy Ghost. Tonight we venture "Beneath the Cross of Jesus" to see some very sobering and yet beautiful truths about the sufferings of our Lord. Paul Baloche The Same Love 43:16-21; Phil. IN the text it is affirmed of the children of God, that they are his witnesses. O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are In divers ways the Great Worker has wrought mightily in us, and continued perseveringly to pursue His purpose. God is doing a new thing and this is evident all around us. A quick look at 'through' - the good and the bad! This land belongs to our great Leader, for he made it. God's pity, great as it is, spared not! Looking at our world today you may wonder does God still love the world. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 1. Isaiah 43:1-7, Isaiah 43, Isaiah 43 v 1 - 7 10 Reasons To Fear Not Because Of :- I. read more. If that be the case, how honourable all men become as objects of our zeal! It was through the plan and purpose of the eternal God. Apply them next to every child of God. Hugh Binning, How they are to be Admonished who Lament Sins of Deed, and those who Lament Only Sins of Thought. It is, indeed, Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians, Peter,John, Eleventh Day. I have called you by name; you are mine. Named. Denomination: Holiness. RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK Other floods besides the waters of death had gathered about her soul. Isaiah 43: 18-19 A child of God is often far other than precious in the sight of others. 2. I the Lord which make you holy, am holy.'--Lev. II. Man can live about forty days without food, Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Intimate knowledge. Jun 28, 1989. Lets not fear what nature or nations may do to us. Isaiah 43:19, Denomination: "I have redeemed thee." 19.--"The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens and his kingdom ruleth over all."--Matt. The first part of Isaiah uses this title (see 1:4). This chapter is a continuation of Isaiah 52:13-15. From Wonder to Witness. read more, Denomination: Do you really think that I am going to forget you or let you go?' Read the first verse. Isaiah 43:4 in all English translations. xxxii., No. 17. 1.CALLED When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. That which is of immeasurably greater value than gold or silver, than property of any kind - men, human lives, God would give for Israel. And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father." Isaiah 43:18-19, Denomination: read more, Scripture: Well, we are starting a new series called Anonymous, and I want to let you know that it was birthed out of me reading all the old school sermons this year. (The Powerpoints used with this sermon are available for free. III. How they are to be Admonished who Lament Sins of Deed, and those who Lament Only Sins of Thought. Now, the Christian is precious to God on account of the workmanship that has been spent upon him. I. You are the God who works wonders; You have made known Your strength among the peoples.' He won't have pretenders. You have to for they are young and weak until they get established. The Love Of Jehovah To Israel . A TALK WITH A FEW FRIENDS AT MENTONE. Go on take a bit of time and think about His leading and strengthening in times past. Message Point: God has even greater things ahead of us than lie behind. For it is that usually rendered 'virtues'; and by the word, of course, when applied to God, we mean the radiant excellencies and glories of His character, of which our earthly qualities, designated by the same name, are but as shadows. The waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.' 2. 2 When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. HUMOR: SOMETIMES WE REPEAT MISTAKES read more, Denomination: And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father." John Piper Nov 20, 2011. Straight after saying the He will make a way, God instructs His people to forget the former things and not to dwell on the past. Merciful Vs. 22-28 'I have redeemed thee; thou art mine.'--Isa. xi. God is alive and interested in the lives of His people - then and now. Well, God supports us greatly when we are young Christians but He also knows that to grow, faith, like a muscle, must be exercised. He makes new things; He is not in the box we try to place Him in. Would you 15:3-4; Isaiah 43:6-7 2. I. God knows this. Nation after nation went down into the darkness before the conquering sword of Israel. 1. REDEEMED SOULS FREED FROM FEAR. Descended from the King of kings, each saint has a lineage before which the pedigrees of princes grow stale and mean. Christ naming His disciples. Wedding Processional 1. 'Every one that is called by My name.' x. 3. read more, Scripture: "I have loved thee." xi. Isaiah 43:4New International Version. Im sure that all of us here today, as well as people all over the world experienced joy and happiness as well as heartache and pain as we journeyed through our life this past year. What a sight the Son of God girded! Isaiah 43:1, Starting fresh as we forget about our past and begin to focus on what we can and will do in order to gain a closer relationship with God, Clean Slate --ISAIAH xliii. When Mrs. Booth, the mother of the Salvation Army, was dying, she quietly said, "The waters are rising but I am not sinking." God does this because of his glory (Isa 43:7), but importantly here, we see that he does this because of his great love for those he chooses. But only one second without hope. 1. Jesus is "the first-born among many brethren"; and we as the younger brethren are all honourable. I. In verse 16, God reminded the people that He makes a way through the sea. read more, Scripture: BLESSED and ever precious are the words, which came from the lips of our loving Lord, before he went to the cross. The first verse read at the Sabbath morning service exactly met my case. The good Lord made her buoyant, and she rode upon the storm! Isaiah 43:1-28, Denomination: From the verse above we see that God introduces Himself as the God who makes a way. Let me ask you a question: Are you a an Early Adapter or an Antique lover? Explanation and Commentary of Isaiah 43:4 God is here describing his sovereign choice of the Israelites as the vicarious nation through which he eventually will bless all the nations of the world. All who are immensely rich people - then and now we see that God stepped in and spoke adds! 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