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Psalm 23:5–6 ( Listen )   5   You prepare a table before me     in the presence of my enemies;   you anoint my head with oil;     my cup overflows. 6   Surely 1 goodness and mercy 2 shall follow me     all the days of my life,   and I shall dwell 3 in the house of the LORD     forever. 4 Footnotes [1] 23:6 Or Only [2] 23:6 Or steadfast love [3] 23:6 Or shall return to dwell [4] 23:6 Hebrew for len...

Isaiah 52:13–53:12 ( Listen ) He Was Pierced for Our Transgressions 13    Behold, my servant shall act wisely; 1     he shall be high and lifted up,     and shall be exalted. 14    As many were astonished at you—     his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance,     and his form beyond that of the children of mankind— 15    so shall he sprinkle 2 many nations.     Kings shall shut their mo...

Isaiah 52:13–53:12 ( Listen ) He Was Pierced for Our Transgressions 13    Behold, my servant shall act wisely; 1     he shall be high and lifted up,     and shall be exalted. 14    As many were astonished at you—     his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance,     and his form beyond that of the children of mankind— 15    so shall he sprinkle 2 many nations.     Kings shall shut their mo...

Isaiah 50 ( Listen ) Israel’s Sin and the Servant’s Obedience 50:1    Thus says the LORD:   “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce,     with which I sent her away?   Or which of my creditors is it     to whom I have sold you?   Behold, for your iniquities you were sold,     and for your transgressions your mother was sent away. 2    Why, when I came, was there no man;     why, when I calle...

Isaiah 50 ( Listen ) Israel’s Sin and the Servant’s Obedience 50:1    Thus says the LORD:   “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce,     with which I sent her away?   Or which of my creditors is it     to whom I have sold you?   Behold, for your iniquities you were sold,     and for your transgressions your mother was sent away. 2    Why, when I came, was there no man;     why, when I calle...

Isaiah 48:16 ( Listen ) 16    Draw near to me, hear this:     from the beginning I have not spoken in secret,     from the time it came to be I have been there.”   And now the Lord GOD has sent me, and his Spirit. ( ESV ) Isaiah 49:1–16 ( Listen ) The Servant of the Lord 49:1    Listen to me, O coastlands,     and give attention, you peoples from afar.   The LORD called me from the womb,     from...

Isaiah 48:16 ( Listen ) 16    Draw near to me, hear this:     from the beginning I have not spoken in secret,     from the time it came to be I have been there.”   And now the Lord GOD has sent me, and his Spirit. ( ESV ) Isaiah 49:1–16 ( Listen ) The Servant of the Lord 49:1    Listen to me, O coastlands,     and give attention, you peoples from afar.   The LORD called me from the womb,     from...

Isaiah 48:1–16 ( Listen ) Israel Refined for God’s Glory 48:1    Hear this, O house of Jacob,     who are called by the name of Israel,     and who came from the waters of Judah,   who swear by the name of the LORD     and confess the God of Israel,     but not in truth or right. 2    For they call themselves after the holy city,     and stay themselves on the God of Israel;     the LORD of hosts...

Isaiah 44:1–17 ( Listen ) Israel the Lord’s Chosen 44:1    “But now hear, O Jacob my servant,     Israel whom I have chosen! 2    Thus says the LORD who made you,     who formed you from the womb and will help you:   Fear not, O Jacob my servant,     Jeshurun whom I have chosen. 3    For I will pour water on the thirsty land,     and streams on the dry ground;   I will pour my Spirit upon your off...

Isaiah 45:1–13 ( Listen ) Cyrus, God’s Instrument 45:1    Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus,     whose right hand I have grasped,   to subdue nations before him     and to loose the belts of kings,   to open doors before him     that gates may not be closed: 2    “I will go before you     and level the exalted places, 1   I will break in pieces the doors of bronze     and cut through th...

Isaiah 42:18–43:5 ( Listen ) Israel’s Failure to Hear and See 18    Hear, you deaf,     and look, you blind, that you may see! 19    Who is blind but my servant,     or deaf as my messenger whom I send?   Who is blind as my dedicated one, 1     or blind as the servant of the LORD? 20    He sees many things, but does not observe them;     his ears are open, but he does not hear. 21    The LORD was...

For our final Talkback of the summer on July 9, we were excited to focus on a theology of worship and stewardship. Our lives are marked by the things we worship – for better or worse. One way we can assess whether we’re rightly ordering our Christian life is by looking at how we steward our time, talents, and resources. For this gathering, we had a chance to hear from elders, pastors, and lay memb...

Isaiah 42:5–17 ( Listen ) 5    Thus says God, the LORD,     who created the heavens and stretched them out,     who spread out the earth and what comes from it,   who gives breath to the people on it     and spirit to those who walk in it: 6    “I am the LORD; I have called you 1 in righteousness;     I will take you by the hand and keep you;   I will give you as a covenant for the people,     a l...

Isaiah 41:21–42:5 ( Listen ) The Futility of Idols 21    Set forth your case, says the LORD;     bring your proofs, says the King of Jacob. 22    Let them bring them, and tell us     what is to happen.   Tell us the former things, what they are,     that we may consider them,   that we may know their outcome;     or declare to us the things to come. 23    Tell us what is to come hereafter,     tha...

Isaiah 40:27–31 ( Listen ) 27    Why do you say, O Jacob,     and speak, O Israel,   “My way is hidden from the LORD,     and my right is disregarded by my God”? 28    Have you not known? Have you not heard?   The LORD is the everlasting God,     the Creator of the ends of the earth.   He does not faint or grow weary;     his understanding is unsearchable. 29    He gives power to the faint,     an...

Many of us ask ourselves the honest question: Why is making friends as an adult so hard? At this Talkback, Ben Sciacca, Redeemer's Local Ministry Coordinator, dove into how God created us to live in meaningful community with one another. While the desire for friendship is part of God's good design, the reality is that we live in a time of prevailing loneliness and isolation.  Ben was joined by Jan...

Isaiah 40:12–26 ( Listen ) 12    Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand     and marked off the heavens with a span,   enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure     and weighed the mountains in scales     and the hills in a balance? 13    Who has measured 1 the Spirit of the LORD,     or what man shows him his counsel? 14    Whom did he consult,     and who made him understand?   W...

Isaiah 40:1–11 ( Listen ) Comfort for God’s People 40:1    Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2    Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,     and cry to her   that her warfare 1 is ended,     that her iniquity is pardoned,   that she has received from the LORD’s hand     double for all her sins. 3    A voice cries: 2   “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD;     make straight in the desert a...

Isaiah 36–37:7 ( Listen ) Sennacherib Invades Judah 36:1  In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. 2  And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh 1 from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem, with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Washer’s Field. 3  And there...

ABOUT SHO BARAKA We are thrilled to welcome guest speaker Sho Baraka to the stage. Sho has spent nearly two decades traveling the world as a recording artist, speaker, and writer. Sho has four solo albums, three feature film appearances, and one book, He Saw That It Was Good. ABOUT TALKBACKS Our Talkbacks are great opportunities to see how our faith engages with the world around us. This summer, w...

Isaiah 24:4–10 ( Listen ) 4    The earth mourns and withers;     the world languishes and withers;     the highest people of the earth languish. 5    The earth lies defiled     under its inhabitants;   for they have transgressed the laws,     violated the statutes,     broken the everlasting covenant. 6    Therefore a curse devours the earth,     and its inhabitants suffer for their guilt;   there...

Isaiah 10:20–27 ( Listen ) The Remnant of Israel Will Return 20  In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no more lean on him who struck them, but will lean on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. 21  A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God. 22  For though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will r...

Isaiah 7:1–16 ( Listen ) Isaiah Sent to King Ahaz 7:1  In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but could not yet mount an attack against it. 2  When the house of David was told, “Syria is in league with 1 Ephraim,” the heart of Ahaz 2 and the heart of h...

Isaiah 5:1–12 ( Listen ) The Vineyard of the Lord Destroyed 5:1    Let me sing for my beloved     my love song concerning his vineyard:   My beloved had a vineyard     on a very fertile hill. 2    He dug it and cleared it of stones,     and planted it with choice vines;   he built a watchtower in the midst of it,     and hewed out a wine vat in it;   and he looked for it to yield grapes,     but i...

Isaiah 5:1–12 ( Listen ) The Vineyard of the Lord Destroyed 5:1    Let me sing for my beloved     my love song concerning his vineyard:   My beloved had a vineyard     on a very fertile hill. 2    He dug it and cleared it of stones,     and planted it with choice vines;   he built a watchtower in the midst of it,     and hewed out a wine vat in it;   and he looked for it to yield grapes,     but i...