God’s Power Revealed vv. 37-38

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This is not a complaint, or even reaching for an explanation, this is a reference

Read Isaiah 53

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seemed to getting a peek into Christ’s earthly ministry to see the people rejecting the Truth

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referring to to

power and action. in this case

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salvation

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Bible study hint* - Cross references

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if a a biblical author

a section of Scripture you can be sure they have a reason - so when you come to a cross reference in your Bible - stop, take the time to look at it in

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“…arm of the LORD” according to Isaiah 53

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describes a very different vision of God’s Power

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not super attractive/impressive v. 2

familiar with sickness & grief v. 3

unpopular & undervalued v. 3 -

this also explains why Jesus is

everywhere in spite of the miracles – and shows us that it is no surprise to God.

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The Most Important Message They’ll ever ignore vv 39-40

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this verse calls back to Isaiah 6 … and the calling of Isaiah

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Isaiah’s Ministry was to proclaim

on Isael ‌that would be widely

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In Isaiah’s time, God was going to judge the disobedient nation of

by sending the

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army to take them captive

In Jesus’ time people with

hearts would reject the savior and miss out on His salvation

What about “whosoever believeth”?

John 3:16 says anyone can be saved when they trust in

But Romans 1:18-31 says that when we

Christ we get exactly what we asked for

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Isaiah 6:13 after the judgment of Israel, God promises a “stump” or a

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Isaiah’s vision of Jesus v. 41

‌‌consider Isaiah 11:1–2

Jesus is the the “shoot” that grows from the

or remnant of Israel after God’s judment

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Isaiah saw a vision of a suffering

and of a glorious savior ‌

Some estimate that Jesus fulfils as many at 300 OT prophecies

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Secret Faith - 42-43

‌ we are commanded to be bold with our faith Matthew 10:32–33

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God can redeem all things, but we should never presume upon His grace and assume we have time….

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Jesus is God vv. 44-45

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You can’t separate belief in the Father from belief in Jesus - He doesn’t leave us that option -

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There is no Spirituality – or holiness without Jesus

So what we do with Jesus is important

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Light or Darkness v. 46

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Jesus describes Himself as the light

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there’s safety and security in the light

Jesus will bring us into the light … If we believe in Him

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if we are in the darkness it is because we “remain in the darkness” and ‌

without

, things can be pretty

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Judgment or Salvation vv. 47-48

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we need

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our judgment is based on one question: what have we done with

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His command is eternal life vv. 49-50

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‌the last words of Jesus’

ministry are not of condemnation, but they are a

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to unbelievers