Sermons

Scripture Lesson Isaiah 35:1-10 The Return of the Redeemed to Zion 35 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad;    the desert shall rejoice and blossom;like the crocus 2 it shall blossom abundantly    and rejoice with joy and shouting.The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,    the majesty of Carmel and Sharon.They shall see the glory of the Lord,    the majesty of our God. 3 Strengthen the weak hands    and make firm the feeble knees.4 Say to those who are of a fearful heart,    “Be strong, do not…

Scripture Lesson Isaiah 2:1-5 The Future House of God 2 The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 In days to come    the mountain of the Lord’s houseshall be established as the highest of the mountains    and shall be raised above the hills;all the nations shall stream to it.3     Many peoples shall come and say,“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,    to the house of the God of Jacob,that he may teach us his ways    and that we may walk…

Scripture Lesson Isaiah 6:1-8 A Vision of God in the Temple 6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty, and the hem of his robe filled the temple. 2 Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 And one called to another and said, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;the whole earth is…

Scripture Lesson 1 Samuel 8:1-22 Israel Demands a King 8 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 The name of his first-born son was Jo′el, and the name of his second, Abi′jah; they were judges in Beer-sheba. 3 Yet his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after gain; they took bribes and perverted justice. 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, 5 and said to him, “Behold, you are old and…

Scripture Lesson 1 Samuel 8:1-22 Israel Demands a King 8 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 The name of his first-born son was Jo′el, and the name of his second, Abi′jah; they were judges in Beer-sheba. 3 Yet his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after gain; they took bribes and perverted justice. 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, 5 and said to him, “Behold, you are old and…

Scripture Lesson Exodus 16 Bread from Heaven 16 They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt. 2 And the whole congregation of the people of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, 3 and said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the…

Scripture Lesson Exodus 1:8-14 The Israelites Are Oppressed 8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9 And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. 10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war befall us, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.” 11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens; and they built…

Scripture Lesson Genesis 37:3-34, 50:15-21 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a long robe with sleeves. 4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him. 5 Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they only hated him the more. 6 He said to them,…