Light Beckons …
Pastors should yearn for their people like Isaiah yearned for Israel.
Isaiah 2
Isaiah 6
Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord of Hosts …
Revival happens when we see God majestic in holiness, and when we see ourselves disobedient dust.
Isaiah 12
Drinking Deep for God's Sake …
H. I. Hester Lectureship on Preaching, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
The Wells of Salvation and the Work of Missions …
Fergus Falls Missions Conference
Isaiah 25
Cities of Ruthless Nations Will Revere Thee …
Missions Week
Great affliction + deep poverty + abundant joy = great generosity.
Isaiah 30
Battling the Unbelief of Impatience …
God says he will bless us if we wait patiently for him.
Isaiah 36
Winning Battles Through Prayer …
Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment (ACMC)
Wheaton, IL
Isaiah 37
Isaiah 40
Three Meditations on "The Messiah" …
Christmas Festival
The high noon of God's glory will be the second coming of Christ. And that is where the sun will stay forever.
Thanksgiving Toward the Past, Faith Toward the Future …
A Parable: The Anvil
Isaiah 41
Fear Not, I Am with You, I Am Your God …
God is over you, by you, inside you, around you, underneath you. Therefore do not fear.
Fear Not, You Worm Jacob! …
The good news of the Bible is not that we are not worms, but that God helps worms who trust him.
Isaiah 43
God Created Us for His Glory …
What is God's goal in creating and governing the world? How can I bring my life into alignment with that goal?
The Joyful Purpose of God …
No matter what part of your Christian commitment you focus on, the Bible leads you from that focus to the urgency of evangelism.
I Am the Lord, and Besides Me There Is No Savior …
Education for Exultation: In God
Chosen to Know and Believe and Witness That I Am He …
Celebrating 140 Years of Bethlehem Baptist Church
From Wonder to Witness …
The flame of worship is a witness to God's exuberance for God.
Isaiah 44
A Precious Promise: The Outpouring of God's Spirit …
If you long for the touch of God's Spirit on your life, give yourself daily to the reading of his Word.
Isaiah 48
God Is a Very Important Person …
Message to the Evangelical Press Association
St. Paul, Minnesota
It is possible to take important things for granted—like oxygen. But nothing is honored by it.
Isaiah 52
Surely He Has Borne Our Griefs …
Instead of crushing us for our iniquities, God's Servant is crushed for them as our substitute.
Isaiah 53
The Risen Christ: Satisfied with His Suffering …
Easter Sunday
Jesus' delight in dying and rising was to enable others to rise from the dead and enjoy his majesty forever.
Like a Lamb That Is Led to Slaughter …
We deserved to be slaughtered for our sin, but Jesus was slaughtered instead.
The Pleasure of God in Bruising the Son …
God's pleasure in his name and his pleasure in doing good to sinners meet and marry in his pleasure in bruising his Son.
He Shall Be Satisfied with the Fruit of His Travail …
Palm Sunday
It was the will of the Lord to crush him, NOT because of his own sins, but because of our sins.
Isaiah 55
The Great Invitation: Come! Drink! Eat! Live! …
Don't let the advertisements for the world drown out God's invitation to heaven!
The Great Invitation: Call Others Too! …
Will we be satisfied that God has made a covenant with us? Or will be dissatisfied until is spreads to all the nations and peoples of the world?
The Great Invitation: A High Way for Low Sinners …
Everybody needs to call upon the Lord—to seek the Lord right now while he may be found.
The Great Invitation: God's Triumphant Word …
Not one jot or tittle will fall to the ground of all that God purposes through his omnipotent word.
The Great Invitation: Break Forth in Song! …
Your happiness is God's reputation. Your peace is God's memorial. And this is an everlasting sign of his love that shall not be cut off.
Isaiah 56
Single in Christ: a Name Better Than Sons and Daughters …
A survey of the scriptures to develop a biblical theology of singleness.
Isaiah 57
The Lofty One Whose Name Is Holy …
The lofty One whose name is Holy dwells with crushed and humble saints.
Isaiah 58
Bethlehem, Break Forth Like the Dawn …
The people of Christ should not be known primarily for what we don’t do, but for what we do do.
A Fast for Waters That Do Not Fail, Part 1 …
Be ware of substituting religious fervor for righteous living.
A Fast for Waters That Do Not Fail, Part 2 …
Let's trust the Great Physician—the Lord, our healer. Let's accept the fast that he has prescribed for us.
Sabbath Hedonism …
Sunday should be a day for delighting ourselves in the Lord in ways we can’t on other busy days.
Isaiah 64
God Works for Those Who Wait for Him …
If God undertakes to work for us, he cannot fail. He will succeed in providing all the services we need.