Oakwood Church Tampa

Nowhere in the Old Testament is the gospel as clear as it is in Isaiah 53. 700 years before Jesus was born the Lord showed Isaiah the kind of Savior the world needed – a suffering servant.

As the prophet Isaiah expresses discouragement and fear, the Lord speaks four comforting promises to Him (and to us): 1) you have a purpose; 2) you have power; 3) you will reach people and 4) you will have peace forever.

God appointed and anointed Cyrus, calling him by name, equipping him for specific tasks and empowering him to success in them. We see God’s creative generosity all around us in people (both believers and non-believers) God appoints and anoints to serve and assist us.

Isaiah 43 gives us four reasons not to be afraid. 

The Lord is the everlasting God!” Come be reminded of God’s absolute uniqueness: the One who is sovereign in power, supreme in wisdom and all-surpassing in glory!

As God’s chosen and cherished children – as His servants – we must 1) love the hurting; 2) teach His Word and; 3) work for justice. Let’s not grow tired or discouraged – let’s simply keep serving the Lord!

Isaiah 40:1-11
In the first part of Isaiah 40 we see three messages the Servant is committed to preach.

Matthew 28 shows us three ways we can and should respond to the resurrection of Jesus: 1) be amazed; 2) be confident and; 3) be bold – Jesus really did rise from the dead!

In Matthew 13, in the Parable of the Soils, Jesus invites us to do a deep-dive diagnosis of our hearts.