Sermons on Isaiah

Under a Bushel Basket

February 5, 2023 Isaiah 58:1-9a; Matthew 5:13-20 No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. This is not intended as practical advice about illuminating one’s home. It is about how we are to act in this world. Not only to follow the ways of Jesus,…

Fishing For People

January 22, 2023 Isaiah 9:1-4; Matthew 4:12-23 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness on them light has shined. The Book of Isaiah anticipates a change. Darkness is interrupted by light. And people shrouded in darkness, upon them light has shined. We might ask, what did they see? What…

Martin Luther and MLK

January 15, 2023 Isaiah 49:1-7; John 1:29-42 He made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow, in his quiver he hid me away. And he said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.” This weekend we turn our minds toward a servant…

Christianity and The Greeks

January 8, 2023 Isaiah 42:1-9, Matthew 3:13-17 He will not cry or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. Cornell West once said that justice is what love looks like in public. Which sounds catchy, but…

New Heavens and Earth

November 13, 2022 Isaiah 65:17-25 For I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind. For half of the book of Isaiah, the prophet has been warning the people about trouble that will befall them if they do not mend their ways. The second half describes what has…