PPT-“ Preparation" for the Chosen Fast : Isaiah

58114 4 key areas 1 Having right MOTIVES 2 Maintaining right RELATIONSHIPS 3 Showing COMPASSION to the needy 4 A life that HONORS Review Positioning for the Chosen Fast. 6 Woes of Isaiah 5. We have heard before of the idea that history repeats itself. We certainly see time periods when it seems as though the world is overrun with wickedness. We think back to the wickedness in the days of Noah (Gen. 6:5-6). Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the Jordan— . 15) (Isaiah 53:8) Jesus was to be cut off from the land of the _________________ and be stricken for the ______________________________ of My people. Romans 5:6-8 While we were yet sinners, (ESV) – “. Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? . 2. For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. . ). “. But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. . 6 Woes of Isaiah 5. We have heard before of the idea that history repeats itself. We certainly see time periods when it seems as though the world is overrun with wickedness. We think back to the wickedness in the days of Noah (Gen. 6:5-6). 1, Having right . MOTIVES. 2, Maintaining right . RELATIONSHIPS. 3, Showing . COMPASSION. to the needy. 4, A life that . HONORS. God in every way. Part 2 : Positioning. For . whom, Why and How. Isaiah 58:8 . A. Isaiah’s Background. 1. Ministry: mid 700’s to 680’s. 2. Lived in Jerusalem (Southern Kingdom). 3. Access to kings; possibly royal family. 4. Sophisticated & eloquent writer . 5. Often called the 5. Isaiah 58, 1-12. ICEL. 05 February 2017. Fasting: deliberate abstinence from something habitual for a determined period of time.. Traditionally from . food. , . drink. and/or . sexual relations. Can be . Some day you will read in the papers that D.L. Moody, of East Northfield, is dead. Don't you believe a word of it! At that moment I shall be more alive than I am now.. July 23, 2017. Dust on the Scales. Our prayers may be ignorant and shortsighted, we may not know what to pray for as we ought, but our tears are not overlooked. E. W. . Shalders. . November 5, 2017. 2 Chronicles 32:24. In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death, and he prayed to the Lord, and he answered him and gave him a sign.. The promise for the future can make strength possible in the present. . John Goldingay. October 15, 2017. Isaiah 35:1-2. The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus; it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. 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. . Verses Matter!. 3 Nephi 3:7.  . Or . in other words, yield yourselves up unto us, and unite with us and become acquainted with our . secret works. , and become our brethren that ye may be like unto . :. Profaning the Sabbath; Gluttony of Israel’s leaders; prevalence of Idolatry, with its vile practices; punctilious in fasting, yet practicing flagrant injustice; all to be surely avenged. . Isaiah 56:1 Thus says the LORD: "Keep justice, and do righteousness, For My salvation .