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God’s Promises Through His Savior Series
Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jul 13, 2025 (message contributor)
Summary: God's promises of protection, provision, and upholding a covenant with His people are a wonderful focal point for the Christian today. However, these ALL come with a catch and that catch is: The only way to benefit from any of this is to receive the promise yourself!
Isaiah, Part 25
God’s Promises through His Savior
Isaiah 61:1-11; Luke 4:17-21
Dismiss kids for Children’s Church and Nursery (9 and under)
- Welcome to Seasons – intro – we are so glad you’ve come to worship today
- Continuing our series in Isaiah: we’ll unpack Ch 61 today and 62 Wednesday
- Read Isaiah 61:1-11 / Pray
- Backstory: this is a prophecy given 700+ years before Christ’s birth
-- See how this same passage ties into an event early in His ministry
- Following His baptism and the wilderness temptation, he visits Nazareth
-- Nazareth was His hometown, and so he would often travel through it
-- On a Sabbath, Jesus attended services at the synagogue; as a Jew would do
-- And on that day, He is invited to read from the scripture and teach
- Read Luke 4:14-21; In His words, He claims to be the Messiah! See:
-- BIG: Confirms to them: He is the One they have waited for!!
-- Know: This does not produce a positive response; esp. by the religious
-- However, the truth is still the truth … He is still the promised Messiah!
- Each of us deals with sin; we all have one struggle or another to contend with
-- God’s wonderful encouragement is that because His Messiah has come …
-- We have an opportunity to be rescued from the trappings of sin; to see His promises if we will be submissive to what God is revealing to us here …
Point 1 – The Anointing of the Messiah
- The Savior was to be anointed by God’s Spirit (v1)
-- See: All three persons of the Trinity (simply means “three”) are mentioned
-- The Spirit, The Lord (Jehovah), and Messiah (referred to as “me”; Jesus)
- Isaiah is not claiming to be the Messiah – but sharing the characteristics to come
-- When Jesus was baptized the Spirit descended on Him (dove) and rested on Him
-- This was the culmination moment; happened prior to Luke event in Nazareth
- Why is this important? Because in Christ we find the fulness of God! Col 2:9
-- APP: The anointing of the Messiah is the critical revelation of God’s Grace
-- It demonstrates for us that He has fulfilled His promise to give us a Messiah
-- CHALL for each of us: Choosing to believe it is another matter!
Point 2 – The Savior’s Purpose
- Isaiah prophecies the Savior being sent for five, very specific, purposes:
1. To bring (preach) Good News to the poor (in Spirit) (v1)
2. To comfort the brokenhearted (those who are suffering) (v1)
3. To proclaim freedom to the captive (slaves to sin) (v1)
4. To pronounce God’s salvation and His coming day of judgment (v2)
- APP: Purpose amplified: Luke 19:10 – See what Jesus said!
-- SEE: The mission of the Savior was to warn people of the coming judgment
-- This would be proven in the destruction of those who won’t submit – Matt 7:19
5. The Savior’s mission was to comfort all who mourned or grieved (v3)
- We mourn b/c we lost folks, are struggling, in pain, are sick, … – Messiah will:
a. Give us a life of JOY – Romans 14:17
b. Give us a new name, possess a testimony of righteousness – 2 Cor 5:21
- TR: When we consider the purpose of the Messiah, we also have to consider …
Point 3 – God’s Promises in His Kingdom
- The Savior’s kingdom and blessings are shown (for our benefit) (vv4-11)
-- APP: Sometimes, seeing what we have to look forward too makes it worth it!
-- Consider: Christmas morning, seeing the wrapped presents increases excitement
-- What does Isaiah see as God’s promises revealed (Tune in: 8 of them; notes?)
1) The nations destroyed by sin will be restored (v4)
- The Kingdom Jesus brings will be about restoration; a rebuilding for His glory
2) Positions of authority and management will be given to God’s people (v5)
- Living in Jerusalem will mean working for Him, being His leaders in eternity
3) A very special role will be given to God’s people; position of honor (v6)
- Called “priests of the Lord”, “minister of our God”; responsible for His nations
4) A double inheritance in the promised land comes to God’s people (v7)
- God’s people will receive more than they should be (not owed); blessed double!
5) Justice, peace, and security will rule in the Messiah’s kingdom (v8a)
- There will be no crime; no lawlessness, no rebellion to His Word or His Son
6) The Messiah will establish an everlasting covenant with the people (v8b)
- God’s people will be filled with His Spirit; our promise is His covenant to protect
