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Being Light – The Suffering Servant

Today we celebrate victory over death because we have a Servant who came from God to suffer for our sin.  In baptism, we are reminded of the death of Jesus, but also of His resurrection.  Today’s sermon comes from Isaiah 53.

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Being Light: The Anointed Conqueror

The third portrait of the Messiah in the book of Isaiah is the Spirit-Anointed Conqueror who brings in the day of vengeance and a world-wide opportunity for salvation. The end result is a people from all nations that worship the Lord together. Acts details the work of the Spirit on the followers of Jesus, creating [...]

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Being Light: The Servant Song

A second master theme of Isaiah is that the Servant of the Lord will be a light to the nations of the world, and not merely to the nation of Israel.  You may think you know who the servant is . . . but a comparison with the theme of the Acts of the Apostles [...]

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Being Light – The Message of Isaiah and Acts

The book of Isaiah is a call to the nation of Israel to be a city on a hill that brings light to the world.  The Book of Acts is the record of the expansion of the church to fulfill that vision of Isaiah.  Over the next few weeks we will connect the dots between [...]

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Salt & Light

Our church family has been placed in South Huntington to be SALT and LIGHT to one another and to the world. As we spend time in worship, we should be led by the Spirit to commit to fellowship and service to this body, and the community will see and hear about Jesus. Today, we will [...]

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