Redeemer Church of Oklahoma City

Isaiah prophesied that the Lord’s servant shall “make many to be accounted righteous.” Boston University Sociologist, Peter Berger, wrote in 1987: The essence of apostasy is always the same–seeking salvation not in the grace of Christ heard with faith, but rather in what Paul calls the works of the Law. We often think of apostasy [...]

Isaiah prophesied that “out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied.” Whether it’s the cattle trough of Christ’s birth, the many escapes from people trying to kill him, the rejection, the despising, the slander and gossip, the tears, the garden of Gethsemane, the trials, the horrors of the cross or [...]

Isaiah prophesied that “it was the will of the Lord to crush him.” What a strange thing to hear! It was the will of the Father to crush the Son. Richard Niebuhr famously commented over 60 years ago that 20th Century modern Christianity preached that: A God without wrath brought men without sin into a [...]

Isaiah prophesied that Christ was taken away ” by oppression and judgment,” “stricken for the transgression of [his] people.” We must never grow weary of hearing the substitutionary atonement of Christ preached. Scripture really isn’t about amending our already well-lived lives. It doesn’t offer much practical help on success in this world. It is all [...]

  This Lord’s Day we’ll concentrate on Isaiah’s prophecy: “He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth.“ Jesus had every “right” when he was on the cross to point at us, open his mouth, and cry out, “Look what you’ve done to me, you shameful sinners!” But he didn’t; he [...]

This Lord’s Day we’ll concentrate on Isaiah’s prophecy: “The Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.“ Martin Luther says, Our most merciful Father . . . sent his only Son into the world and laid upon him all the sins of all men, saying: “Be thou Peter that denier; Paul that persecutor, [...]

Watch this: He has borne our griefs; He has carried our sorrows; He was wounded for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; Upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace; With his stripes we are healed; The LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Why did he do all [...]

Continuing on in Isaiah, this week we’ll see that Christ’s birth, life, family, time, hometown, death, and broad unpopularity all point to his being like a root out of dry ground. And thanks be to God that he was a downward social climber so he could associate with us. He was despised and rejected by [...]

As we continue to hear the gospel preached from Isaiah, this week we’ll see that no one can believe unless it is given from heaven to believe. The question is asked in Numbers 11:23, “Has the arm of the Lord been shortened that he is unable to save?” Isaiah shows us that the arm of [...]

As we continue to hear the gospel preached from Isaiah, this week we’ll see both the prophecy that our Servant will “sprinkle many nations” and how that is fulfilled. This will shut the mouths of kings as the reign of Christ spreads from shore to shore. The related hymns we’ll sing are: Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah, [...]