2013/07/07
Children, Luke 5.1-11
Message, Isaiah 6.1-8
Background:
read as a
guide to worship order
guide to worship order
source
for the first response of the Great Thanksgiving
for the first response of the Great Thanksgiving
read as a
personal call story
personal call story
John
12.41, “Isaiah … saw [Jesus’] glory and spoke about him”
12.41, “Isaiah … saw [Jesus’] glory and spoke about him”
The Encounter
God meets us where we are
in our
grief – hem of the robe, “extremity of his train”
grief – hem of the robe, “extremity of his train”
in our sin –
“unclean lips”, coal to his lips
“unclean lips”, coal to his lips
God meets us
seraphim
(fire serpents)
(fire serpents)
2
wings cover face – before the glory of the Lord (Ex 33.18-23)
wings cover face – before the glory of the Lord (Ex 33.18-23)
2
wings cover feet – before the holiness of the Lord (Ex 3.5)
wings cover feet – before the holiness of the Lord (Ex 3.5)
2
wings fly – to obey the word of the Lord (Ps 104.4)
wings fly – to obey the word of the Lord (Ps 104.4)
John
Chrysostom:
Chrysostom:
Do you desire to learn how the powers above pronounce that
name; with what awe, with what terror, with what wonder? … But you, in your
prayers and supplications, call upon him with much listlessness (Ancient
Christian Commentary on Scripture, OT X, Isaiah 1-39)
name; with what awe, with what terror, with what wonder? … But you, in your
prayers and supplications, call upon him with much listlessness (Ancient
Christian Commentary on Scripture, OT X, Isaiah 1-39)
God is always there to meet us
Evagrius (The
Way of the Desert) – made to be close to God … tears at what we miss
Way of the Desert) – made to be close to God … tears at what we miss
Annie
Dillard on worship – crash helmets and life preservers, lash us to our pews
Dillard on worship – crash helmets and life preservers, lash us to our pews
The Call: God calls us
My call
Video,
“Who Is God?” – not being good enough, but being loved
“Who Is God?” – not being good enough, but being loved
Preaching
Jesus in communistRussia
Jesus in communist
Isaiah’s
call
call
your
guilt is forgiven, sin atoned for
guilt is forgiven, sin atoned for
Whom
shall I send?
shall I send?
Here
am I, send me
am I, send me
grace
leads to mission
leads to mission
Our call
no
vision required …
vision required …
Encounter
with God
with God
“This
has touched your lips” – coal, the host
has touched your lips” – coal, the host
Resources:
John
Chrysostom, in Steven A. McKinion, editor. 2004.
Chrysostom, in Steven A. McKinion, editor. 2004.
Ancient
Christian Commentary on Scripture, OT X, Isaiah 1-39.
Christian Commentary on Scripture, OT X, Isaiah 1-39.
Series
editor, Thomas Oden. Institute of Classical Christian Studies.
editor, Thomas Oden. Institute of Classical Christian Studies.
InterVarsity Press.
Evagrius, in
Bernard Bangley, editor. 2007. By Way of the Desert: 365 DailyReadings
Press.
Bernard Bangley, editor. 2007. By Way of the Desert: 365 Daily
Press.
Annie
Dillard, as recalled from a magazine quote published years ago
Dillard, as recalled from a magazine quote published years ago
