05 January 2013
Cultivating Great Faith for the New Year
Cultivating Great Faith for the New Year
Text: Isaiah 12, 26
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Message Notes
PASSAGES FROM ISAIAH THAT ENCOURAGE US TO EXERCISE GREAT FAITH
1. God is my salvation (lsa. 12:1-3)
a. Drawing water from the wells of Salvation Cf. John 4:10,14
b. Determination
i. To trust God and not fear
ii. To praise God
2. This is our God (Isa. 25:9)
a. Features of our God
i. A Strength in distress
ii. A Refuge
iii. A Shade
iv. Abolisher of death 1 Cor. 15
b. Our part
i. Waiting for Him
ii. Being glad and rejoice in His salvation
3. YAH, the Lord (Psalm 26:3)
a. Blessings of God
i. Perfect truth
ii. Perfect peace
iii. Perfect everlasting strength
b. Actions
i. Keep the truth faithfully
ii. Keep our mind on God
iii. Keep t rusting in the Lord till the end Cf. Phil 4
iv. Singing to the Lord (Isae 26:1)
4. O Most Upright (Isa. 26:7-9)
a. The way of the Just
i. Uprightness
ii. The Lord weighing the path of the just
b. Desires
i. Waiting on the Lord in the way of the Lord’s word
ii. Honoring God’s name
iii. Remembering the Lord
iv. Desiring the Lord in the night
v. Desiring the Lord in the morning (Psalm 63)