PlantedIsaiah 61:1-4

PlantedIsaiah 61:1-4 (pew bible Page 401)1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,

PlantedIsaiah 61:1-4(pew bible Page 401)3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.

PlantedIsaiah 61:1-4 (pew bible Page 401)4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.

The Spirit gives a Life to live

The Spirit gives a Life to live

1. The Spirit: Jesus living His Life in usGalations 2:20

20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

The Spirit gives a Life to live

1. The Spirit: Jesus living His Life in usGalations 2:20

20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

2. The Good News: The words we long to understand.

The Spirit sends the weak into brokenness

1. Brokenness is the air we breathe

The Spirit sends the weak into brokenness

1. Brokenness is the air we breathe2. People Need “Transformation” not

“Tweaking”

The Spirit sends the weak into brokenness

1. Brokenness is the air we breathe2. People Need “Transformation” not

“Tweaking”3. Every Christian is sent like Jesus was

2 Corinthians 4:7  But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

The Spirit shows Jesus beauty in our maturity

1. Oaks not Dandelions

The Spirit shows Jesus beauty in our maturity

1. Oaks not Dandelions2. What maturity does is love