1. Isaiah- The gospel prophet
“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem.
A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the
LORD”.
And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all mankind
together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken."

2. Isaiah- The gospel prophet
v3 “He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.”
V5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.”

3. Isaiah- The gospel prophet
Isaiah 54 – God’s promise
of huge expansion
v1 "Sing, O barren woman, you who never bore a child.”
v5 “Your maker is your husband
v11 “I will build you with stones of turquoise, your foundations with sapphires All your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be your children's peace.

4. Isaiah- The gospel prophet
Isaiah 55 – God’s gospel invitation to life.
V1 "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labour on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.

5. “The precious market day of the Sabbath” C.H.Spurgeon
Buying into the market values of the world.
1) The divine Trader
The Lord comes into the midst of the market.
He calls out to you. v1
He wants to do business with you.
Everything He trades will only do you good. v2

6. 2) The Trader’s invitation
"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters.
Come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk”
Broken wells
Living waters Jer 2.13
Only God Himself can satisfy our restless souls.

7. 3) The Trader’s terms of business.
"You who have no money, come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.”
God’s price is that there is no price
Our difficulty with God’s terms.
Salvation is His gift
but He wants you to buy it.