Sermons from Good News: knowing God's heart, part 2: His promises from Isaiah 40

Preamble: As we continue to go through this month, instead of harping on what the world is trying to turn this into, I'm going to continue speaking faith, hope, and love. Today's post continues the theme of sharing the love of God through Jesus Christ and what He promises to all those who surrender control of their lives to Him and follow Him as Lord and Savior.

Church 5/6/2023

Offertory scripture:

God is good all the time.

In the New Testament God puts His word in our hearts. We give according what we desire to give, based on what God has led us.

Abraham gave all he had to Melchizedek the high priest. Jesus is a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. Apostle Paul gave us this principle: give bountifully and therefore be blessed bountifully; give grudgingly and therefore be blessed grudgingly.

Sermon message: knowing God’s heart, part 2

God is good and He is wise. Also He cares about you and loves you.

The Bible = God’s love letter to you and me.

Looking at God’s heart as told in the book of Isaiah.

Point #1: God is everlasting.

Isaiah 40:28(A)

God’s goodness is not temporal; it is everlasting. He doesn’t change.

Point #2: God is the creator.

Isaiah 40:28(B)

Point #3: God never faints or grows weary

Isaiah 40:28(C)

God is always available.

Point #4: God’s wisdom is limitless.

Isaiah 40:28(D)

Point #5: God gives power to the weak.

He gives power to those who get burnt out, to those who get weak.

Isaiah 40:29

When Moses’s hands were lifted up God used it to give the Israelites power during a battle. But when his arms got weak and lowered, the Israelites lost their strength in the battle. To keep Moses’s arms up, two men helped prop his arms up so that God can use him to give the Israelites army power.

Point #6: God gives strength to the committed. (This is very important.)

Don’t give up your commitment to God. Don’t give up your commitment to serving Him, to loving Him, to loving others as He has loved you, etc.

God will give you the strength to persevere and endure when you feel weak and weary.

Isaiah 40:30-31

God will bless you if you keep your commitment to Him.