Complementary Old Testament Passage:
Isaiah 55
Sermon Outline:
Weekly worship declares God’s faithfulness to His unworthy people
Beware of blindness to familiar Scripture
Rejoice and glorify the Word of God or stand in judgment against yourself
Be filled with joy because God’s Word does not return empty
Family Discussion Questions:
What did God’s people do every week?
How long did God care for Israel in the wilderness?
Did God’s care for Israel show how good they were or how God He is?
Why did Jesus need to rise from the dead?
Where is King David’s body right now?
Why do some people trust in Jesus when they hear the Gospel?
Why do some people get angry when they hear the Gospel?
What “fingerprints” did God leave in redemptive history to draw attention to the pattern of His
character and the point of the whole Bible?
What perennial response from unbelieving “Bible believers” do we see in this passage and how
do we see it in our day?
With what posture should we receive the teaching of verse 48? How is this an incentive to
evangelizing rather than an excuse to avoid it?
How does this text contradict the foolish mantra that we should not “worship the book?”
How does this passage explain why Jesus died?
How does this passage explain the need for Jesus to rise?
What “note” is left at the end of this passage and how should that impact us?
