Are You Ready?

Isaiah 66:1-24
I. Owner of All (vv. 1-2a)
A. God declares His

of all creation.
B. The heavens serve as His

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, showing His power and majesty.
C. The earth serves as his

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, the place to rest His feet.
D. How well do we

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, or manage, the resources God has placed in our control?
II. True Servants (v. 2b)
A. Humility is not thinking

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of ourselves, it is thinking of ourselves

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.
B. Placing our

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on God not us is the true path to joy and peace in life.
C. Contrite of heart: a life that is aware of our sin and experiences remorse and

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for those sins.
III. False Servants (vv. 3-6)
A. The “outwardly

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” are those who make a show of their religiosity publicly, but whose private actions show a very different reality.
B. God declares this person is as bad as those who worship

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or break the dietary laws.
IV. It All Changes Quickly (vv. 7-11)
A. Using the metaphor of childbirth, God reminds us that the return of Jesus will come

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warning.
B. This is a reminder that we must

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be ready.
V. The King Is Coming (vv. 12-24)
A. The king’s return will be both a time of

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and a time of judgment.
B. Those who are prepared, the

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servants, will experience joy that is beyond description.
C. The false servants, the

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, will experience destruction that is also beyond description.

Jesus, the King, is coming. Are you prepared for His return?