December 15, 2024
The final of the four servant songs in Isaiah is the most vivid description of his suffering, showing us both his sacrifice and his future glorification. As we enter the last week of Advent, join us as we explore the full picture of who Jesus is and what we came to do.
We can’t wait to see you at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am!
This Week’s Set List
Worship is an outward expression coming from the overflow of the heart. At Providence, our services are times of intentional celebration and remembrance of what Jesus has done for us. Through the songs we sing, we express what we believe about God and confess our need for him.
Here’s our set list for the weekend:
Joy To The World (Joyful, Joyful)
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
O Come All You Unfaithful
Behold Him
This Week’s Prayer Focus
As part of our worship and fellowship together, we pray over specific local churches, schools, missionary partners, and unreached people groups. This week, you can join us in praying for:
Local Church: Onward Community Church
Local School: Fowler Middle School
Outreach Partner: Pioneer Bible Translators – Tenebra Project
Unreached People Group:The Kanaujia Brahmin People of India
Study Guide for Isaiah 50:4-9
How To Use This Guide
This guide is designed to take you deeper into the points of the Sunday morning message and the passage we’re studying each week. The guide is divided into two parts.
Read, Reflect, and Respond guides you through your own personal study of the message text, preferably before you arrive for the service on Sunday morning. This section uses the HEAR journaling method, which is an acronym for highlight, explain, apply, and respond.
Discuss With Others is designed to help you take the things you’ve learned in your personal study and the message and discuss them within the context of your small group.
Read, Reflect, & Respond
Highlight: Begin your Bible reading time with prayer then highlight verses that stand out to you as you read the passage. Note any words or ideas you want to dive deeper into and pay attention to repeated or emphasized words and phrases. This is the “observation” process – looking at the who, what, when, where of the passage.
Explain: What is the context of the passage and the author’s intended meaning within that context? This is where you can consult a study Bible or commentary. What did the passage mean to the original listeners? Was there something in their context that was being addressed? This step is to understand what the meaning of the passage was then before you seek to understand what the applied principle is today.
Apply: What is the principle to live by today? This is when you turn the focus to your own life, setting, and culture. What is the principle that applies to your own context?
Respond: How will you respond to the application in your relationships and/or situations this week? This recognizes that the Bible is not just a set of truths to know, but is actually a guide to live by.
Discuss With Others
Use your community group time to have some conversation around the message. Start your discussion by inviting someone to read the passage aloud in its entirety.
How is this servant described? What qualities does he have?
What qualifies this servant to do his work, and what does he do?
How does this passage teach substitutionary atonement (i.e., the servant does his work in the place of sinners)?
What blessings do his people receive through his death and resurrection (e.g., peace, accounted righteous)?
What do the quotations of this passage in the New Testament (e.g., Mark 10:45; Acts 8:30–35; and 1 Peter 2:22–25) reveal about the ultimate fulfillment of this passage? How is Christ’s person and work even more glorious than Isaiah’s servant (e.g., God became man, suffered, died, and rose again!)?
How does Isaiah 53:10–12 show that the servant arose victoriously after his suffering? Together with 1 Corinthians 15:12-28, why is Christ’s resurrection good news for you (e.g., in your everyday life, struggle with sin, suffering, workplace, etc.)?
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