The God of glory is determined to keep it, reveal it, and bring his people into it. For this, we are forever grateful. Isaiah 48 is a chapter about how God dealt with his people in exile in Babylon. The chapter covers a lot of theological ground...
This week, Justin and Scott discuss God’s grace that carries us as we obey and trust in his sovereignty. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time we will address other...
This passage is another exposure of the foolishness and futility of idolatry, for idols become burdens to those who trust them. Again God is exalted as Sovereign, for he will accomplish all that he purposes. The people of God are repeatedly exhorted to trust him...
The most important time of your day is when you settle in your mind what is already settled in heaven, that the counsel of the Lord will stand, and his purposes will be accomplished. The questions of life abound, and many of them leave us unsettled....
This week, Justin and Scott take a closer look at Isaiah 44:24-45:25. How should Christians think about the issue of idolatry? What about the sovereignty of God when we read of judgment throughout the Bible? The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply...
The LORD thunders forth his absolute sovereignty over all. He reveals his intentions to save his people and his unexpected means for doing so. He insists that he is right in doing what he does in the way he chooses to do it. He again...
This week, Justin and Scott discuss Isaiah 44, asking how we can identify idols in our own hearts. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time we will address other topics....
This passage contains the two-sided affirmation that the LORD only is God, and that idolatry is foolish and futile. The clear witness of Scripture is that God does not dwell in images of wood, stone, and metal, nor in the mental imaginations of man. As...
Last week, we kicked off our annual season of prayer with the Devoted to Prayer guide. On the podcast this week, Justin and Scott discuss the importance of prayer, as well as pitfalls to avoid. Y The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and...
The word “grace” is not used in this passage, but it could be written over the whole of it. This passage communicates the uniqueness of God as the one living and true LORD, the Creator, the Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. He alone can...
