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Isaiah: The Epicenter of God’s Salvation

Bible Studies, Messages, Papers

Photograph: Michelangelo's painting of the prophet Isaiah on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, 1511 AD. Photo credit: Jörg Bittner Unna | CC3.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped).

Below are messages, small group leader notes, and exegetical notes on the Book of Isaiah.

Messages on Isaiah

Isaiah: The New King, the New Eden, the New Garden Glory

Isaiah 2:1 - 4 Ripples of Salvation: From Zion to the World (and ppts)

Isaiah 2:1 - 4 Christian Mission: Imperialistic? Authentically Jewish? Am I Called to Do It? (and ppts)

Isaiah 6:1 - 13 God Calls the Prophet (and ppts)

Isaiah 13:1 - 14:27 Babylon: Your Sin is a Magnet for More Sin (and ppts)

Isaiah 19:1 - 20:6 Egypt: Place Your Trust in God, Not in People (and ppts)

Isaiah 44:1 - 20 Even When You Feel Vulnerable, Don't Give Yourself to Someone Else (and ppts)

Isaiah 49:13 - 23 God’s Motherhood, and Ours

Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 Is There Hard Evidence Jesus Was Fairly Amazing?

Isaiah 53:4 - 6 The King Who Entered Our Sin and Suffering (and ppts)

Isaiah 58:1 - 7 God's Cry for Justice, Part 1

Isaiah 58:8 - 14 God's Cry for Justice, Part 2

Isaiah 58 - 59 The Cry of the Poor, Part 1: The Cry of the Worker. Text of a message given by Mako Nagasawa to Neighborhood Church of Dorchester in July, 2021. Workers are often underpaid and abused. Challenge to not use Uber and Lyft. This is part 1 of a series called The Lord Hears the Cry of the Poor, which continued in the Book of Isaiah and Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians.

Isaiah 58 - 59 The Cry of the Poor, Part 2: The Cry of the Sick. Text of a message given by Mako Nagasawa to Neighborhood Church of Dorchester in July, 2021. Capitalism profits by making people sick. Challenge to reduce our use of Amazon. This is part 2 of a series called The Lord Hears the Cry of the Poor, which continued in the Book of Isaiah and Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians.

Isaiah 58 - 59 The Cry of the Poor, Part 3: The Cry of Our Future Children. Text of a message given by Mako Nagasawa to Neighborhood Church of Dorchester in July, 2021. On creation care and justice towards present and future humans. Challenge to reduce our dependence on cow-products: beef, milk, yogurt, cheese, etc. This is part 3 of a series called The Lord Hears the Cry of the Poor, which continued in the Book of Isaiah and Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians.