Sermon by Pastor David Prince

Behold The Humble Servant-King

Isaiah 42:1-4
1Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.

Isaiah 42:1 

2He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; 3a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice.
Isaiah 42:2-3

4He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law.
Isaiah 42:4

Hear The Promised Servant-King

Isaiah 42:5-9

5Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it:
Isaiah 42:5

6a-c “I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people,…
Isaiah 42:6a-c
6d. … a light for the nations, 7to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
Isaiah 42:6d-7

8 I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols. 9Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.”
Isaiah 42:8-9

Sing to The Victorius Servant-King

Isaiah 42:10-13
10Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it, the coastlands and their inhabitants. 

Isaiah 42:10
11Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar inhabits; let the habitants of Sela sing for joy, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12Let them give glory to the Lord, and declare his praise in the coastlands. 

Isaiah 42:11-12
13The Lord goes out like a mighty man, like a man of war he stirs up his zeal; he cries out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes.

Isaiah 42:13

Isaiah 42:1–4

  • Look with wonder at God’s Chosen Servant This Christmas (v.1)
  • Embrace His Gentle Mercy That Heals, Not Crushes (vv.2–3)
  • Trust His Unfailing Kingdom Advance (v.4)
  • Stand on the Creator’s Unshakable Authority (v.5)
  • Celebrate Salvation Through God’s Covenant, Not Our Deeds (vv.6a–c)
  • Take God’s Light to the Nations Now (vv.6d–7)
  • Bank on God’s Faithfulness to Keep His Word (vv.8–9)
  • Let Christmas Spark a New Song in Your Heart (v.10)
  • Join Every Nation in Praising the Lord (vv.11–12)
  • Worship the Gentle Savior Who is a Mighty Warrior (v.13)