Speaker: L-T Hopper
Passage: Isaiah 44:24-45:25.
At the time of Isaiah God’s people are in trouble. To the point where they would have been thinking has God abandoned us. He has made promises. Promises to save them. The promise of a servant saviour.
Speaker: L-T Hopper
Passage: Isaiah 42:1-17
We have seen so far in Isaiah that God makes promises and today we will see from Isaiah 42 that he delivers.
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Passage: Isaiah 41
Isaiah 41 reminds us that God alone is to be worshipped because he alone is in control and instead of turning to idols we should trust him and find security.
Speaker: L-T Hopper
Passage: Isaiah 40
In Isaiah 40 we are reminded that we are to trust in God alone. In Isaiah 40 the prophet is looking toward the exile that was predicted and beyond. He promises comfort. He says God has the power to give it and he wants to.
Trust in God alone [38:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (40) Trust in God alone: Download (29)I love books, and reading is consistently one of the most encouraging elements of my spiritual life. But there are so many good books, and so little time!
I recently read a helpful blog on the topic, and as I wrote a comment in reply, I thought it would be worth sharing here also.
I try to think about 6 different categories of books:
1. Ministry (Books that equip me and encourage me as I serve in ministry) — currently I’m reading “Christ-Centred Preaching” by Bryan Chapel, and “Changing the World through Effective Youth Ministry” by Ken Moser.
2. Theology/Bible (commentaries, pressing theological issues from church, bible colleg related) — currently Wayne Grudem’s “Systematic Theology”, John Stott’s BST Commentary on 2 Timothy, and “Jesus: A Biblical Defence of His Deity” by Josh McDowell.
3. Soul/Devotional (books to keep my love for Jesus healthy and vibrant) — currently “Knowing God” by J I Packer, “Humility” by CJ Mahaney and “Quiet Talks on Prayer” by SD Gordon.
4. Biography (These are usually some of the most encouraging and challenging books I read) — recently Vol 2 of John Piper’s short biography series, covering covering John Bunyan, William Cowper and David Brainerd.
5. Family (books on marriage/family/parenting) — I most recently read “Fatherhood” by Tony Payne, and “Married for God” by Christopher Ash.
6. Recreational (Novels etc — I usually only read these when I’m on holidays, or I get sucked in to them and they can be a distraction!) — I particularly love Patrick O’Brians Aubrey/Maturin novels.
1. Ministry (pretty broad, contains much of what you’ve broken down into more detailed categories) — Currently Christ-Centred preaching by Chapel, and Changing the World through Youth Ministry by Ken Moser.
2. Theology/Bible (commentaries, pressing theological issues from church, college/study related) — currently Grudem’s Systematic Theology, Stott’s BST commentary on 2 Timothy, and Jesus A biblical defence of his deity by Josh McDowell
3. Soul/Devotional (this stuff is aimed to keep my love for Jesus healthy and vibrant) — Currently Knowing God by J I Packer, Humility by CJ Mahaney and Quiet Talks on Prayer by SD Gordon
4. Biography (some of the most encouraging and challenging stuff I read) — Just read Vol 2 of John Piper’s short biographies.
5. Family (I rotate through books on marriage/family/parenting) — Most recently Fatherhood by Tony Payne, and Married for God by Christopher Ash.
6. Recreational (Novels etc — I usually only go here on holidays, or it can be a huge distraction!) — Love Patrick O’Brians Aubrey/Maturin novels.