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Introduction
Illustration
Cut my ankle…Put a sock on it…Go on with your day
Days later I went to take my shoes off and my ankle had begun to swell to the point where it was difficult to stand.
what had begun as a simple scratch had led to a great painful infection
This is what the prophet Isaiah saw in the nation of Israel.
He saw a people that have allowed an infection that seemed to still remain hidden..
Though they were living in a time of peace and prosperity under the rule of king Uzziah they had refused to acknowledge the Lord in their lives.
Transition
Isn’t it true that peace and prosperity oftentimes leads to a time where we focus so much on ourselves, where we lose focus of the maker, of the king?
I can remember
It was 5 years ago
In consideration of taking the role as the lead pastor here I walked the streets here in the harbor in prayer.
I remember looking at this one home that had a porsche sports car parked in the street, a pair of jet ski’s at the top of his driveway and a porsche suv at the top.
I could only imagine what was in the large garage behind all this.
But my heart was heavy and I thought for a moment…
How do you tell someone who seems to have everything....that they have a need.
Well…here’s a thought…
We are not competing with the excitement of a jet ski, or the thrill of driving a sports car…
Because we know our greatest need is not to go faster, to have more stuff, AND we know those things CAN NEVER satisfy our greatest need…
To Know God and to Enjoy life as His people
To Know God and to Enjoy life as His people
Transition back to the nation of Israel
But instead the people of Israel had taken their eyes off of Jesus.
They had removed their acknowledgement and focus on Him!
They were raised and cared for as children but there were worse than an oxe that would at least acknowledge their master
This is why Isaiah describes the nation as
Isaiah 1:5b-6
Isn’t it
1-10: There state of judgment and rebellion.
Isaiah began his ministry during the reign of Uzziah, a period of peace and prosperity...
Isn’t it true that it is during the peace and the prosperity that we tend to take our eyes of Jesus?
I wonder if it began with a desire to gain more, to desire to grab more during this time or prosperity...
It was about 5 years ago in preparation of taking on this roll as the pastor here I can remember walking the streets in prayer with God about how I might be able to be used in this community.
I can remember that feeling over being overwhelmed by the
Small scrape
We are not in competition with the prosperity,
But then it begins to become infected...
As the rich began to exploit the poor
Justice was bought and sold to the highest bidder
gaps in society widened more and more
and bloodshed was common...
Yet…Outwardly they followed what they thought made them the people of God…The ceremonies, the feasts, the celebrations, the animal sacrifices....
All these were done to try to keep their place as the blessed people of God
So let’s turn together quickly to Isaiah chapter 1 starting in verse 11
Turn with me to :11-31 Page 467
Isaiah began his ministry during the reign of Uzziah, a period of peace and prosperity...
Isn’t it true that it is during the peace and the prosperity that we tend to take our eyes of Jesus?
It was about 5 years ago in preparation of taking on this roll as the pastor here I can remember walking the streets in prayer with God about how I might be able to be used in this community.
I can remember that feeling over being overwhelmed by the
We are not in competition with the prosperity,
vs. 11-15
They seemed to be doing what set them apart as the people of God right?
They followed the right ceremonies
They avoided the right kinds of foods
The sacrificed the right kinds of animals
But God detested this?
True Religion Is Not Only Exterior
They seemed to be doing what set them apart as the people of God right?
They followed the right ceremonies
They avoided the right kinds of foods
The sacrificed the right kinds of animals
But God detested this?
Isn’t this what religion can so quickly become?
An empty following of rules...
Notice how the external stuff are the things that were given to them to celebrate and to enjoy together rather than something that actually makes the relationship.
It was supposed to be an outpouring of the actual relationship
Isn’t this what religion can so quickly become?
An empty following of rules...
Where we focus so much on the way we take communion rather than the way we search our hearts together in remembrance of it
Notice how the external stuff are the things that were given to them to celebrate and to enjoy together rather than something that actually makes the relationship.
It was supposed to be an outpouring of the actual relationship
Application
I believe this is one of the ways we need to examine our adult our faith has become.
Because it is valuable and necessary to learn the right steps and actions as a child.
But as adults we learn that there is so much more to our faith than just the motions of faith
Side note: I believe this is one of the ways we need to examine our adult our faith has become.
Because it is valuable and necessary to learn the right steps and actions as a child.
But as adults we learn that there is so much more there
Raising children…we need to show them the motions as they progress through the stages of development we can introduce new levels of dynamics
But as adults we learn that there is so much more to our faith than just the motions of faith
We see that we all learn how to take communion so we can do it together at the same time
We see that we learn to go to church on Sundays not as a “we have to do this” to “we get to do this together!”
* This is different than what Jesus said about having faith like a child…Not childish faith…
Example:
Example:
Leading Atheists
Have rejected faith, but not one of adults, but one of children
Many of the religious leaders of Jesus’ time still had this childish faith, this kind of faith that was all about the exteriors, all about the ceremonies, all about the external religious activities.
Listen to what jesus said about them
Matthew 25:
We cannot leave the internal unattended…We must not forget the heart in what we do and why we do it...
Transition
We can tend to be reactionary as a people.
Either religion or faith
Either external or internal
Either child like faith or thoughtful adult faith
Let me remind you this morning.
True Religion does not just external but it is not only internal either
True Religion Is Not Only Internal
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