18 November 2012

You will keep him in perfect peace

You will keep him in perfect peace
Text: Isaiah 26

Series:
“Behold, this is our God”

Message Notes

(I) A GLORIOUS SONG (Isaiah 26:1)

1. Reflects joy

2. Reflects faith

3. Reflects hope

4. Reflects strength

(II) CONTENTS OF THIS GLORIOUS SONG

1. A strong city (Isaiah 26:1b)

2. Walls of salvation (Isaiah 26:1c)

3. Gates that allow the righteous who keep the truth to go in and out safely (Isaiah 26:2)

(III) GREAT HOPE EXPRESSED IN THIS SONG

1. Perfect peace of God (Isaiah 26:3a)

2. Perfect Plan of God (Isaiah 26:5-6)

a) The lofty will be laid low

b) The poor and needy will triumph

(IV) UNDERSTANDING THE WAY OF THE LORD

1. He is Most Upright (Isaiah 26:7a)

2. He assesses the path of the just (Isaiah 26:7b)

3. The way of the just is uprightness (Isaiah 26:7a)

(V) HONEST REFLECTION

1. Waiting upon the Lord (Isaiah 26:8b)

2. Desire for the Lord (Isaiah 26:8c, 9a)

3. Remembrance of the Lord (Isaiah 26:8d)

4. Seeking the Lord (Isaiah 26:9b)