Beginning this Lord’s Day, April 3, 2011, we will start a new sermon series on the Servant Songs of Isaiah.
“Behold my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my Spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.
He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,
or make it heard in the street;
[a bruised reed he will not break,
and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
he will faithfully bring forth justice.
He will not grow faint or be discouraged
till he has established justice in the earth;
and the coastlands wait for his law” (Isaiah 42:1-4).
The schedule is as follows:
April 3: “The Servant Who Brings Justice”
Text: Isaiah 42:1-9
Other Scripture Readings: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21
April 10: “The Servant Who Brings Salvation”
Text: Isaiah 49:1-13
Other Scripture Readings: Acts 13:44-49
April 17 (Palm Sunday): “The Servant Sets His Face Like a Flint”
Text: Isaiah 50:4-9
Other Scripture Readings: Isaiah 50:1-11; Luke 9:51-56; Matthew 21:1-9
April 24 (Easter Sunday): “The Servant High, Lifted Up, and Exalted”
Text: Isaiah 52:13-53:12
Other Scripture Readings: Philippians 2:1-11