Stand-Ins: Part 1
June 9, 2024
Lead Pastor Paul Castelli
Stand-Ins
Part 1
Isaiah 1:1 NIV
1 The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Isaiah 6:1-4 NIV
6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”
4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
Isaiah 6:5-7 NIV
5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.”
Isaiah 6:8 NIV
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
We are a part of something vastly bigger than we ever thought.
We are called to something greater than we ever imagined.
Isaiah’s whole message simplified was “God is both judge and savior.”
And if we are willing, we too, can speak of a kingdom that has come, a kingdom that will never end, a kingdom where the judgement of God declares what is broken; but the promise of God is to heal.
Next Steps
- I will accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior.
- I will be available to God to stand in the gap for ___________________.
- I will get baptized next Sunday.
- I will memorize Isaiah 6:8.
Isaiah 6:8 NIV
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”