Transcript Open the Eyes of My Heart

“A Prophet Speaks to U.S.!”
Selected Passages from Isaiah 5
Isaiah’s intense and uncompromising
ways received little if any applause. He
was never voted one of the “Ten Most
Popular Christian Leaders” of his day.
Indeed, they honored God with their lips,
but their hearts were far from Him
(Isaiah 29:13)
Purpose:
to see how God wants to use His people
to lift the deceptive mask of America
I
The Matter of Materialism
Isaiah 5:8
“Woe to those who add house to house
and join field to field, until there is no
more room, so that you have to live alone
in the midst of the land!”
I
The Matter of Materialism
A. Israel was Moved and
Motivated
Israel had become restless, discontent…
their heart’s attitude could be described
in one word – MORE!...
I
The Matter of Materialism
A. Israel was Moved and
Motivated
B. America is Moved and
Motivated
Like Israel of old, America seems to be
motivated more and more by MORE!
We must
demonstrate that
seeking the
Kingdom of God
and His
righteousness
first will result in
NEVER lacking
in anything!
II The Propaganda of Pleasure
A. Isaiah 5:11-12
Nothing is sapping more vitality and power
from the life of our nation, and God’s
people than the pursuit of pleasure…
II The Propaganda of Pleasure
A. Isaiah 5:11-12
B. Isaiah 5:18
The picture here is
one of open
rebellion. Israel
had no sense of
shame. They didn’t
even hide their
sin… Like another
prophet said of
Israel (Jeremiah
6:15; 8:12) “…they
didn’t know how to
blush.”
III The Blunder of Boastfulness
A. Isaiah 5:20
…resulted in their finding satisfaction
things God hated…
III The Blunder of Boastfulness
A. Isaiah 5:20
B. Isaiah 5:21
“Madam, God Himself could not sink
this ship.” (steward on the Titanic)
As God used Isaiah to peel back the mask, the
Church of our Lord must be used of God to
peel back the mask of U.S. …
Conclusion/Summary:
1.
RETURN to God’s Word (1:10)
2.
REPENT turn back to God (1:16)
3.
RESTORE God as King (1:19)