Here Comes The Bride

Here Comes The Bride!

 Isaiah 62:1-5 (NIV)

62     For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,

for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet,

till her righteousness shines out like the dawn,

her salvation like a blazing torch.

2     The nations will see your righteousness,

and all kings your glory;

you will be called by a new name

that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.

3     You will be a crown of splendor in the Lord’s hand,

a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

4     No longer will they call you Deserted,

or name your land Desolate.

But you will be called Hephzibah,a

and your land Beulahb;

for the Lord will take delight in you,

and your land will be married.

5     As a young man marries a maiden,

so will your sonsc marry you;

as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride,

so will your God rejoice over you. [1]

        I.            Introduction:

      II.            The Church’s Brightness

a.       The Call

b.      The light

    III.            The Church’s Witness

a.       To The nations

b.      To The lord

    IV.            The Church’s Name

a.       An Old Name Changed

b.      A New Name Given

      V.            The Church’s Husband

a.       God Unites With The Church

b.      God Delights In The Church

    VI.            Conclusion:

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a  Hephzibah means my delight is in her.

b  Beulah means married.

c  Or Builder

[1]  The Holy Bible : New International Version. electronic ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996, c1984.