Dear Brothers and Sisters, Prayer will be held at the Brown Barn.

“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” (James 4:8).

There is nothing more wonderful for the human soul than to draw near to God. The nourishment, counsel, mercy and wisdom that exists in this state is incomparable. Similarly, there is nothing more harmful to us and dishonoring to God than when we “have removed” our “hearts far from” God as Isaiah describes it in Isaiah 28. this reality should cause us to ask, Am I real? Is my faith real? When I speak, do I speak out of the genuineness of my heart toward the Lord, or simply putting on airs. When I talk about the Bible is it because I love God and the person I am talking to or is it just a game I play? When I pray, is it to demonstrate my righteousness or am I really talking to God? These are the questions that are addressed in Isaiah 29:1-14. This chapter brings to the second of six woes that are declared in Isaiah 28-33. It is a text on true and false worship and how God judges a nation on the basis of it. What Isaiah speaks in v13 is the heart of true Christianity that is explained from Genesis to Revelation. He speaks of our greatest danger: to have hearts distant from God while involved in religious activity. The heart of the text is, “Therefore the Lord said: “Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their hearts far from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men” v13
Outline

I, Jerusalem will be humbled down to the dust, V1-4

II. The one besieging Jerusalem will also be brought down, v5-8

III. The reason God is bringing judgment, v9-13

IV. God will do a wonder, v14

Membership: Rocco Piserchia would like to become a member of Hope Baptist and has been interviewed by the elders. We are recommending him for membership. If anyone has any objections, please contact Rocco.

The songs we will be singing on Sunday are:

All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name #43
All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ name!
Let angels prostrate fall
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him Lord of all
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him Lord of all

Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race
Ye ransomed from the fall
Hail Him who saves you by His grace
And crown Him Lord of all
Hail Him who saves you by His grace
And crown Him Lord of all

Let every kindred, every tribe
On this terrestrial ball
To Him all majesty ascribe
And crown Him Lord of all
To Him all majesty ascribe
And crown Him Lord of all

O that with yonder sacred throng
We at His feet may fall!
We’ll join the everlasting song
And crown Him Lord of all
We’ll join the everlasting song
And crown Him Lord of all

Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
Christ is made the sure foundation,
Christ the head and cornerstone,
Chosen of the Lord and precious,
Binding all the church in one;
Holy Zion’s help forever,
And her confidence alone.

All that dedicated city,
Dearly loved of God on high,
In exultant jubilation
Pours perpetual melody;
God the One in Three adoring
In glad hymns eternally.

To this temple, where we call Thee,
Come, O Lord of hosts, today;
With Thy wonted lovingkindness
Hear Thy people as they pray;
And Thy fullest benediction
Shed within its walls alway.

Here vouchsafe to all Thy servants
What they ask of Thee to gain,
What they gain from Thee forever
With the blessed to retain,
And hereafter in Thy glory
Evermore with Thee to reign.

Laud and honor to the Father,
Laud and honor to the Son,
Laud and honor to the Spirit,
Ever Three and ever One,
One in might, and One in glory,
While unending ages run.

Create in Me a Clean Heart
Create in me a clean heart, O God
And renew a right spirit within me (repeat)

Cast me not away from Thy presence, O Lord
And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation
And renew a right spirit within me

Come, Holy Spirit, Come
Come, Holy Spirit, come;
Let thy bright beams arise;
Dispel the darkness from our minds,
And open all our eyes.

Cheer our desponding hearts,
Thou heav’nly Paraclete;
Give us to lie with humble hope
At our Redeemer’s feet.

Revive our drooping faith;
Our doubts and fears remove;
And kindle in our breasts the flames
Of never-dying love.

Convince us of our sin;
Then lead to Jesus’ blood,
And to our wond’ring view, reveal
The secret love of God.

‘Tis thine to cleanse the heart,
To sanctify the soul,
To pour fresh life in ev’ry part,
And new create the whole.

Dwell, therefore, in our hearts;
Our minds from bondage free;
Then we shall know and praise and love
The Father, Son, and Thee.

And Can It Be
And can it be that I should gain
An int’rest in the Savior’s blood?
Died He for me, who caused His pain;
For me, who Him to death pursued?
Amazing love! how can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me.
Amazing love! how can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me.

He left His Father’s throne above,
So free, so infinite His grace,
Humbled Himself because of love
And bled for all His chosen race.
‘Tis mercy all, immense and free
For, O my God, it found out me.
Amazing love! how can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me.

Long my imprisoned spirit lay,
Fast bound in sin and nature’s night;
Thine eye diffused a quick’ning ray –
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light.
My chains fell off; my heart was free.
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.
Amazing love! how can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me.

No condemnation now I dread
Jesus, and all in Him, is mine;
Alive in Him, my living Head,
And clothed in righteousness divine
Bold I approach th’eternal throne
And claim the crown, thro’ Christ my own.
Amazing love! how can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me.
Amen