Below is a summary of and links to our 2 part series in the prophet Isaiah!

Anticipated Present Realities of Jesus

“Listen, listen to me, and eat what it good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare” (Isaiah 55:2b).

During the Morning Service at ICB for the period of November 18 – December 30 2012, we unfold a series from selected passages in Isaiah.  Through this series, we will pay attention to selected passages in Isaiah where Isaiah anticipates the coming of Jesus.  The hopes Isaiah anticipated are now present realities through Jesus.  Through this Isaiah Series, we shall prayerfully consider ways these “hopes anticipated” might shape our present experience and understanding of Jesus.

Series Outline
Nov 18 2012 - Isaiah 7:1 - 8:15 (7:14)  
             "Immanuel:  God, the Holy One, with Us"
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Nov 25 2012 - Isaiah 8:16-9:7 (9:6-7)
            "The Dawning Light of the 'Wonderful' Rule of Jesus"
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Dec 2 2012 - Isaiah 40:1-11 (40:9-11)
            "Jesus, the Sovereign Shepherd-Lord"
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Dec 9 2012 - Isaiah 42:1-9 (42:1-4)
            "Jesus, God's Chosen Servant Who Brings Justice, Peace, Mending and Hope to the Nations"
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Dec 16 2012 - Isaiah 43:1-5a;18-21
        "God's Incomparable Love Demonstrated"
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Dec 23 2012 - Isaiah 52:13-53:12
    "The Suffering Servant Gives His Life for Us"
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Dec 30, 2012 - Isaiah 61:1-11
    "Jesus is our Jubilee, our Perfect Justice"
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Responding to the Anticipated Present Realities of Jesus

In light of the last 7 weeks in Isaiah and in the context of the New Year that is upon us, we turn to 2 further rich passages of Isaiah which call us to step back and pay attention to how we may respond to the reality of Immanuel - God with us.  In the first we are invited to embrace life in its fullness; in the second we are called to express authentic faith in every aspect of our lives and in all of our relationships.

January 6, 2013 - Isaiah 55
"An Invitation to Embrace Life in its Fullness"
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January 13, 2-13 - Isaiah 58
"A Call to Authentic Faith"
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