“Preparation That Brings Peace” Sunday, December 7, 2014 Pastor Rod Enos.

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“Preparation That Brings Peace” Sunday, December 7, 2014 Pastor Rod Enos

I.Preparing Our Hearts A. Prepare For A Really Big God

Isaiah 40:3-5 (NIV) A voice of one calling: “In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.

Isaiah 40:3-5 (NIV) 5 And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”

I.Preparing Our Hearts A. Prepare for a Really Big God B. Prepare to be Brought Low

Isaiah 40:6-8 (NIV) A voice says, “Cry out.” And I said, “What shall I cry?” “All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. 7 The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass.

Isaiah 40:6-8 (NIV) 8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”

Job 14:1-2 (NIV) “Man born of woman is of few days and full of trouble. 2 He springs up like a flower and withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.

I.Preparing Our Hearts A. Prepare for a Really Big God B. Prepare to be Brought Low C. Prepare to Be Amazed!

Isaiah 40:9-12 (NIV) You who bring good tidings to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, “Here is your God!” 10 See, the Sovereign LORD comes with power,

Isaiah 40:9-12 (NIV) and his arm rules for him. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him. 11 He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.

Isaiah 40:9-12 (NIV) 12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance?

Isaiah 40:13-14 (NIV) Who has understood the mind of the LORD, or instructed him as his counselor? 14 Whom did the LORD consult to enlighten him, and who taught him the right way? Who was it that taught him knowledge or showed him the path of understanding?

II.How Do We Prepare? A. Humble Ourselves

Isaiah 40:21-23 (NIV) Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded? 22 He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out

Isaiah 40:21-23 (NIV) the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in. 23 He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.

Isaiah 40:25-27 (NIV) “To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One. 26 Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty

Isaiah 40:25-27 (NIV) strength, not one of them is missing. 27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD; my cause is disregarded by my God”?

II.How Do We Prepare? A.Humble Ourselves B.Put Our Hope In Completely Him

Isaiah 40:28-31 (NIV) Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. 29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the

Isaiah 40:28-31 (NIV) weak. 30 Even youths grow tired andweary, and young men stumble and fall; 31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

II.Our Response A. Remember: We are Weak, but He is Strong B. Run After His Rest

Psalm 62:5-6 (NIV) "Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken."

Something To Remember We were created to be dependent upon Him. He is not shocked when we need Him, but rather invites us to find our hope, our strength and our rest in Him alone.