Christ Church Katy Sermons

David recounts his testimony as a way to instruct sinners to come to the grace of God.

Even with Paul being held captive, there is a still a plot against his life! See how God delivers him and even uses this to bring him one step closer to Rome.

This vision is meant to break down our warm and fuzzy preconceptions of God, but it also shows us the grace of God. Isaiah’s sin is atoned for, and He is sent on a mission with a message. It is important for us to see “Isaiah’s Vision” (Isaiah 6:1-13).

Paul testifies before the Sanhedrin.

The Apostle Paul gives the account of his conversion and calling in order to defend his ministry in Jerusalem.

The prophet Isaiah was sent with a message of warning and condemnation to Judah. Unless Judah repented, she would experience the judgment of the Lord. Isaiah’s message fell on deaf ears, but the Lord kept reaching out to His people. Now Isaiah sings a love song – a song in which the Lord’s love is unreturned by His people. The Lord had done everything possible to care for and show grace to His people, and they responded with self-centered rebellion. And so the Lord tells them that destruction is about to come upon “The Vineyard of the Lord” (Isaiah 5:1-30)

One of the most essential parts of Isaiah’s message to Judah was the warning that their abandonment of the Lord would inevitably lead to an unjust and wicked society. And such a society was harmful to them! If they thought that was the only consequence of their sin, the Lord further describes how He will bring judgment upon them to shake them free of their idolatry and sin. The description is comprehensive and terrifying. But as He always does, the Lord also brings a word of hope: there will come “The Branch of the Lord” (Isaiah 3:1-4:6) to redeem and set all things right.

A riot forms in Jerusalem over the presence of the Apostle Paul. How will he respond?

As chapter 2 opens, Isaiah looks into the future and sees a glorious picture: the nations coming to the mountain of the Lord to worship God. But that picture was still some time off. Isaiah then looks at present-day Judah and Jerusalem and warns them against trusting in themselves and feeding their pride. (Isaiah 2:1-22)

What do we do when we realize we are lost and need help? When we look at our past and recognize that we are guilty and need restoration? The prophet brings a word of restoration to Judah (and us). (Isaiah 1:21-31)

There are two great spiritual dangers for mankind. First, we can believe that we are much better than we indeed are, that we are either without sin or that God does not care about our sin. Second, we can believe that we are without hope and that there is no way to find forgiveness and a path to God. (Isaiah 1:1-20)

This Christmas, it is essential that we set our thoughts on the Lord, who has come to make His salvation known and judge the world with righteousness.

So often, the message of the Bible concerning the coming into the world of God’s Messiah, at this time of the year, is buried beneath a mirage of secular concerns, as well as the many “humanistic good will” wishes and expressions for world peace; all of which only serve to obscure the true message for the reason of our Lord’s incarnation.