Listen Again…
At St Nicholas we believe that studying God’s Word, the Bible, is essential for nurturing a growing faith. Use the links below to ‘listen again‘ to one of our recent sermons. Alternatively, you can filter the whole archive by date, speaker, sermon series or Bible book.
Isaiah compares God’s people to a choice, cared-for vineyard that produces only bad grapes. God’s judgement will be swift and severe – but with God there is always grace for the repentant.
It’s April Fool’s Day but is the resurrection of Jesus the greatest April Fool ever or the most important event in the history of the world? Let’s look at the evidence…
The leaders have failed so leadership will falter; selfishness reigns so the haughty will be humbled. But there is hope… the branch of the Lord is coming!
Isaiah turns to look at the heart of the problem and sees the problem at the heart of Israel. Instead of faithful worship to God alone, God’s people were being spiritual adulterers, worshipping God’s gifts, God’s creation and even the false gods of the nations around them. They looked ‘full’ but were foolish. But there was still hope…
God’s people were supposed to reflect God’s justice and righteousness to a watching world but they had failed and become violent, corrupt and selfish and the poor and the widow were paying the price. Isaiah brings God’s charge, God’s verdict but also God’s promise.