Lent 4C Sermon: Strength, Song, Salvation
Preached on Isaiah 12:1-6
The Fourth Sunday in Lent, Series C
6 March AD 2016
Title: Strength, Song, Salvation (MP3 Audio)
Summary: God cannot ignore sin nor neglect imposing its consequences. To do so would be counter to His nature and to His Word. We know that “the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23)” and that “the soul who sins shall die. (Ezekiel 18:4)” Yet instead of fleeing Him in terror, we joyfully greet Him, thanking Him for finding us.
Is this because we’ve found some marvelous way to make amends for our sins? Not hardly! Have we somehow tricked Him into believing that we’re holier that we are? Nope! Have we discovered how to distract Him from noticing our many and most vile iniquities? Not in the least!
We joyfully and fearlessly accept and embrace God’s claim on us because we don’t fear His anger. We know that His righteous wrath was poured out on His only begotten Son. Our death became Christ’s death so His life might be ours. When Jesus said, “It is finished,” not only did it mean that His work was complete; it also testified that the Father’s wrath was spent.
Now we trust and are not afraid. Now we thank and praise God, who not only grants salvation but is our salvation. Now we embrace the Lord, who not only gives us strength and empowers our song, but who is our strength and our song.
Text: You will say in that day: “I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me.
“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.
“Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth.
“Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.” Isaiah 12:1-6
Scripture quoted from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®, © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Audio: Click to hear MP3 of Strength, Song, Salvation, preached to the saints of God at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Fayette, Missouri.
Other Readings: Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
The Fourth Sunday in Lent, Series C
6 March AD 2016
Title: Strength, Song, Salvation (MP3 Audio)
Is this because we’ve found some marvelous way to make amends for our sins? Not hardly! Have we somehow tricked Him into believing that we’re holier that we are? Nope! Have we discovered how to distract Him from noticing our many and most vile iniquities? Not in the least!
We joyfully and fearlessly accept and embrace God’s claim on us because we don’t fear His anger. We know that His righteous wrath was poured out on His only begotten Son. Our death became Christ’s death so His life might be ours. When Jesus said, “It is finished,” not only did it mean that His work was complete; it also testified that the Father’s wrath was spent.
Now we trust and are not afraid. Now we thank and praise God, who not only grants salvation but is our salvation. Now we embrace the Lord, who not only gives us strength and empowers our song, but who is our strength and our song.
Text: You will say in that day: “I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me.“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.
“Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth.
“Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.” Isaiah 12:1-6
Scripture quoted from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®, © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Audio: Click to hear MP3 of Strength, Song, Salvation, preached to the saints of God at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Fayette, Missouri.
Other Readings: Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
Labels: anger, Baptism, christ, Communion, forgiveness, Gospel, Isaiah, jesus, Law, lent, lent 4, salvation, series c, song, strength, wrath
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