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Advent – Jesus Followers Long for the King Isaiah 9:1-7

Advent – Jesus Followers Long for the King Isaiah 9:1-7

During the month of December, the whole family aligns with the church family under the same Big Truths and Bible verses for our Advent series.

Use Advent to capture unique opportunities for family discipleship:

  • Remind your kids that Advent is not just about Christmas. During Advent, we remember Christ’s first coming in order to anticipate when He comes again.
  • Include your teenagers and older kids in discipleship conversations with their younger brothers and sisters.
  • Use the sermons on Sunday morning as a launching pad for conversations at Sunday lunch, on the car ride home, or throughout the week.

Learn about the Family Discipleship Plan


What we find ourselves longing for most REVEALS our heart and DIRECTS our lives.

But my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit. (12) Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked, be utterly desolate, declares the LORD, (13) for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water.
Jeremiah 2:11-13

Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.
Isaiah 55:2

Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, and rejoice over Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
Isaiah 8:6

“It is the LORD of hosts whom you should regard as holy. And He shall be your fear, And He shall be your dread.
Isaiah 8:13

And they will look to the earth, but behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish. And they will be thrust into thick darkness.
Isaiah 8:22

ISAIAH 9
(1) But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. (2) The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone. (3) You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil. (4) For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian. (5) For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. (6) For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (7) Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.
Isaiah 9:1-7

Big Truth:
Jesus Followers Long for the King


But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
Isaiah 9:1

Big Idea:
Long for the King who has the power to rescue
.

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.
Isaiah 9:2

Big Idea:
Long for the King who is the Light in the darkness.

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:6

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
Colossians 1:13

So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
Romans 13:12

You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil.
Isaiah 9:3

Big Idea:
Long for the King who is the source of joy.

For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian.
Isaiah 9:4

Big Idea:
Long for the King who suffered and died for our redemption.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6

Big Idea:
Long for the King who is infinitely glorious.

Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.
Isaiah 9:7

Big Idea:
Long for the King who is coming again.

Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:13

so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
Hebrews 9:28