Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson. 1. Have you ever promised God you would stop doing a particular sin only to find yourself doing it again? 2. If you’ve ever found yourself in this vicious cycle, what did you do to try to escape it? Read Isaiah 1:10-14 1. Right […]
Henry Alford (1810-1871) wrote Come, Ye Thankful People, Come. But on this Thanksgiving Sunday, what if our worship is not thankful? What if it is empty? During Isaiah’s prophetic ministry Israel’s worship was anything but thankful. The lack of inward righteousness made a mockery of Israel’s external worship of the Lord. This theme began the […]
If you only eat one meal a week, your body will be malnourished. If you are paid to do a full-time job, your boss won’t be pleased if you only show up to work one hour a week. An NFL football player can’t skip practice all week and expect to be in the starting lineup […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson. 1. What do human traffickers, serial killers, crooked judges, and absolute dictators have in common? 2. How are we different from the people listed above? Read Isaiah 5:18-23 1. The word woe was used not only by prophets in the Old Testament, but also […]
The real irritating thing about the bearded guy who carries the sign, “Turn or Burn” is not the beard or the guy—it is the truth of the sign. As much as we may think the sign’s content is offensive, it is true. People must turn back to God or face judgment. Both testaments proclaim this […]
