Heralding Truth

 Isaiah 43:1–7 first comforts Israel with the assurance that, though judgment is deserved, Yahweh has not abandoned His covenant people. The exiles would hear in this promise the certainty of literal return from captivity, for no direction of the earth could hold back those whom Yahweh had redeemed. Yet in Christ this promise expands to its fullest covenantal horizon: God gathers His elect from every nation, east and west, north and south. Therefore the church today, scattered throughout the world and often passing through many afflictions, is comforted by the same covenant truth — “You are Mine.” The God who redeemed His people will gather His people, and not one will be lost.  Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

Rom 3:9  What then? Are we better? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin;Rom 3:10  as it is written, “THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE;Rom 3:11  THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD;Rom 3:12  ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BECOME WORTHLESS; THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE.”Rom 3:13  “THEIR THROAT IS AN OPEN TOMB, WITH THEIR TONGUES THEY KEEP DECEIVING,” “THE POISON OF ASPS IS UNDER THEIR LIPS”;Rom 3:14  “WHOSE MOUTH IS FULL OF CURSING AND BITTERNESS”;Rom 3:15  “THEIR FEET ARE SWIFT TO SHED BLOOD,Rom 3:16  DESTRUCTION AND MISERY ARE IN THEIR PATHS,Rom 3:17  AND THE PATH OF PEACE THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN.”Rom 3:18  “THERE IS NO FEAR OF GOD BEFORE THEIR EYES.”Rom 3:19  Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are in the Law, so that every mouth may be shut and all the world may become accountable to God;Rom 3:20  because by the works of the Law NO FLESH WILL BE JUSTIFIED IN HIS SIGHT, for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

 | Isaiah 42:1–4 | Isaiah 42:18–25 | The Servant brings justice | The servant is blind | The Servant is faithful | The servant is deaf | The Servant opens blind eyes | Israel itself cannot seeThis prepares the reader for the distinction between:Israel as servant, failing in blindnessThe Messiah as Servant, faithful and obedientFeel free to reach out! *Text here*

God remains faithful and accomplishes His purposes despite human unbelief—not because unbelief is good.Just as Israel was entrusted with the oracles of God, so the visible church today is entrusted with the Word and the gospel. That privilege is real and weighty, yet it does not guarantee salvation. God remains faithful to His covenant purposes even when some within the covenant community are unfaithful, using the visible church as the means by which He accomplishes His redemptive work. Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

“Sing to Yahweh a new song, Sing His praise from the end of the earth!”Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

Paul is not denying Jewish privileges.He is denying that privileges justify.He is not denying the value of circumcision in its covenant context.He is denying that circumcision saves apart from obedience.He is not teaching that some sinners are justified by sincere law-keeping.He is exposing the bankruptcy of relying on possession, profession, and ordinance while lacking inward reality.Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

God’s role as Creator is often invoked in Isaiah to ground confidence in His role as Redeemer.Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

“Nothing speaks more terror to sinners, or more comfort to saints, than this, that Christ shall be the Judge.” -HenryFeel free to reach out! *Text here*

Isaiah 41 ends with silence and emptiness; Isaiah 42 begins with a voice and a Servant. This shows that God’s ultimate answer to fear, idolatry, and confusion is not merely power—but a Person.Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

Romans 2:6–11 establishes that God will judge every person impartially according to their works, a standard that exposes the universal failure of humanity and prepares the way for the righteousness revealed in the gospel. Romans 1–3 strips every person of excuse, confidence, and righteousness so that the only hope left is the righteousness of God revealed in the gospel. Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

The idols must be nailed down so they do not fall, but Yahweh opens rivers in deserts. The idols cannot speak, but Yahweh speaks in such a way that even a child can hear. The difference is not small—it is the difference between life and nothingness.Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

As we move into Romans chapter 2, Paul turns from the openly rebellious sinner to the one who judges him. While chapter 1 exposes the depravity of those who suppress the truth, chapter 2 warns the self-proclaimed righteous not to rest in their judgment of others. The Jew, entrusted with the Law, and even the moral Gentile who lacks it, are both accountable before a God who judges impartially. The backdrop of this entire argument is the holy, holy, holiness of God. Therefore, the great danger is this: that in rightly recognizing the sin of others, one fails to examine his own heart, refuses to repent, and remains under the very wrath he affirms.Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

In this text we are encouraged through the command of Yahweh God to His people to not fear. Also we discuss the irrationality of God’s covenant people to fear anything in this earthly life. Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

Because God has chosen His people, taken hold of them, and not rejected them, the command “Do not fear” follows necessarily. Fear is inconsistent with covenant identity grounded in divine election. God Almighty—the One who is self-existent, sovereign over all, needing nothing and dependent on no one—has, in His perfect and unchanging love, chosen a people for Himself. He has taken hold of them and has not rejected them. Therefore, they do not need to fear. Not because they are strong, but because they are His. Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

God’s wrath for the suppression of Truth, gives over the unbeliever to intellectual and moral decline. Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

When fear grips the human heart, we instinctively look for something bigger than ourselves to save us. The nations strengthen their idols, Saul seeks a medium, Ahaz runs to Assyria, and Israel builds a golden calf. But the servant of Yahweh hears a different word: “Do not fear, for I am with you.” Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

And exposition of Revelation 8:1-5Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

Because they “exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the likeness of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures. Therefore God gave them over….”Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

This “trial” answers the despair of 40:27–31. Israel thinks God has “passed by” their case; Isaiah begins 41 by showing that God is actually convening court over the whole world.Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

God’s wrath is the righteous response of a holy God toward those who exchange His glory for idols and refuse to glorify or give Him thanks.Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

“Yet those who hope in Yahweh will gain new power.” (Isa 40:31, LSB)Everything in chapter 40 exists to make that sentence rational.Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

The gospel is not merely the announcement that sinners are forgiven; it is the revelation that God remains perfectly righteous while declaring the unrighteous righteous through faith in His Son. Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

Romans 1:8-15 Faith Proclaimed, Prayers Offered, Debt AcknowledgedFeel free to reach out! *Text here*

Every failure addressed in Isaiah 40—idolatry, fear of rulers, despair, impatience—flows from measuring reality without reference to God’s incomparable being. He is “The Holy One”Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

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Isaiah emphasizes that Yahweh God transcends all creation. Idols, by contrast, are dependent upon man for their form, their meaning, and their worship. Yahweh needs nothing from man, and this truth is testified through His sovereign act of creation and the enduring word He has graciously given. Also that God does constantly govern all His creation.Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

In the middle of an ice storm we go live to look at the beautiful truth of the obedience of holiness by sinners saved by God’s amazing Grace.Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

Whether poor or rich they make images to worship. Calvin says that Isaiah, “shews that all men are carried away by strange madness, and that even though they have not the means, still they desire to have something excellent for the worship of their gods……for God is not present with us by an idol, but by his word and by the power of his Spirit;”Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

The incomparable Christ by The Holy Spirit revealed His power as God in resurrectionFeel free to reach out! *Text here*

Romans begins by showing us that the gospel comes from God, centers on Christ, and produces obedient faith. Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

An expository sermon through Isaiah 40:12-17 Isaiah shows that Yahweh stands alone as God—unmatched in power, dependent on nothing, and beyond comparison. Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

An exposition on Isaiah 40:9-11 the call is given to say “Behold your God!”This text teaches that God’s coming is good news to be proclaimed boldly, because the Lord comes in strength and cares for His people. Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

Intro to Romans Introduction to the letter of Paul to the Roman Church Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

     An exposition of Isaiah 40:6-8 an encouraging word through the sobering truth of the brevity of human life.Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

      An exposition of Ephesians 6:21-24 Paul’s encouraging words in closing the LetterFeel free to reach out! *Text here*

Expository sermon on Ephesians 6:18-20 Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

Expository Sermon through Isaiah 36-37Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

    An exposition of Ephesians 6:18 seeing the wonderful power of prayer Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

Expository sermon preached from Ephesians 6:5-9Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

An expository sermon of Isaiah 35 preached at Covenant Hope Baptist ChurchFeel free to reach out! *Text here*

Verse 1 — The Father’s Decree (Eternity Past)Before the world was formed and there was light,Before the first dawn broke the night,The Father chose a people of His name,And purposed them all to praise the Lamb.In sovereign love the plan was laid—A gracious covenant He made;a people redeemed by Christ the Son,And saved them all through Holy Blood.Chorus — The Triune PraiseWe praise the Father’s sovereign grace,We praise the Son who took our place,We praise the Spirit, Seal of peace—Yahweh God who saves perfectly.From given and growing love we sing,The Covenant of our great King.Verse 2 — The Son’s Willing SubmissionIn the Holy triune Godhead’s will,the eternally begotten Son said, “I’ll fulfill.”He took the form of servant low,Obedient unto death He’d go.Those whom He chose His Grace received,For them His righteousness achieved;our sin upon His shoulders laid,The debt in crimson now fully paid.Chorus — The Triune PraiseWe praise the Father’s sovereign grace,We praise the Son who took our place,We praise the Spirit, Seal of peace—Yahweh God who saves perfectly.From given and growing love we sing,The Covenant of our great King.Verse 3 — The Spirit’s ApplicationThe Spirit comes to call His Own,quickening cold hearts of stone;He opens blind and lifeless eyes,And draws the heirs Christ purchased nigh.He guards the flock with holy might,And guides them through the darkest night;He seals them till redemption’s day—None of His, shall fall away.Bridge — The Unbreakable BondNo power of evil, no scheme of man,Can hinder what the Lord began.The pact, the Lord God decreedIs sure, eternal, and guaranteed.The bride for whom the Son was slainWill rise with Him, now only glory to gain.Forever planned but in time unfolds,This covenant of Love never grows old.Final Chorus — Triune DoxologyWe praise the Father’s sovereign grace,We praise the Son who took our place,We praise the Spirit, Seal of peace—Yahweh God who saves perfectly.From given and growing love we sing,To our eternal, triune King.Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

Written and produced by Ricky HillMusic by A.I. A song with a realistic look into the despair of grieving loss, even for a believer. Lamenting similar to Job in chapter 3.Feel free to reach out! *Text here*

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