A New Creation, A New Exodus, and a Renewed People (Part 2)

June 29, 2025 Speaker: Pastor Kyle Hauck

Passage: Isaiah 35:1-10

  1. The new creation, the new exodus, and the changing power of God in humanity (v. 5-6a)
    • Isaiah 6:9-10
    • Matt. 11:2-6
    • Luke 7:21
    • Jesus's Miracles Depict 2 Things:
      1. Humanity's natural spiritual condition
        • 1 Corinthians 2:14
        • John 6:44
        • Eph. 4:18
      2. Jesus as the Sovereign Healer, Deliverer, and Savior
        • Matt. 9:5-7
        • Jer. 31:33
        • Jer. 32:40
        • Ezekiel 36:26
  2. The new creation, the new exodus, and the changing power of God in nature.
    • Alec Motyer
    • Rev. 21:1, 5
    • Matt. 19:28
  3. Meditate on conversion and new creation.
    • 2 Cor. 5:17 and Gal. 6:15
    • 4 points:
      1. New creation: regeneration and conversion
      2. Conversion: What are the normal means God uses?
      3. Conversion: Is it the same in all individuals?
      4. Conversion: What happens if it is lost in the church?
        • Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (the result)
          1. A god exists who created and ordered the world and watches over human life on earth.
          2. God wants people to be good, nice, and fair to each other, as taught in the Bible and by most world religions.
          3. The central goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about oneself.
          4. God does not need to be particularly involved in one's life except when God is needed to resolve a problem.
          5. Good people go to heaven when they die.