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Isaiah: When You See God’s Mission By Stan Helton

ASSEMBLY TIMES and thresholds quak- to him. They will not repent, but
ing, smoke filling the God will send Isaiah anyway as a
Sunday Morning:
temple and multi- sign that God has not given up on
10:03am Class winged angelic beings, his people.
11:03am calling to one another
Full Family Fellowship in antiphonal worship: Signs. While there are signs asso-
ciated with Isaiah’s mission (see
Thursday Evening: “Holy, holy, holy is the Isaiah 7), I think it is fair to say
Alternating Thursdays Lord Almighty; the that for the people of Judah,
7:00pm whole earth is full of Isaiah is the sign. Isaiah is to
___ his glory.” preach to a people who will not
listen and he is to do it until God
CONTACT INFO The call of Isaiah (Isaiah 6:1-13) Objections. To this revelation of says otherwise (see Isaiah 6.11-
into God’s mission takes a shape God, Isaiah can only respond that 13).
1 Christina Street similar to that of Moses. In the he is doomed; in contrast to God’s
Village of Kenosee Lake calling of Moses we noticed sev- holiness, Isaiah can only confess Isaiah was to serve during a time
eral elements of the call narrative: that he has unclean lips and that o f pruning … until there is
Box 184 the revelation of God, the motive he lives among unclean people. noth- ing left but a “holy
S0C 2S0 of God expressed, the commis- seed” left as a “stump” in a waste-
(306)577-2477 sion of God, the objections of land. What starts out as an amaz-
Reassurance. In response to this
info@moosemountainchurch.com Moses, God’s reassurance, and ing revelation of God concludes in
confession, one of the angelic
___ God’s signs. Notice these same Isaiah being given a very difficult
beings takes a coal from the altar
following elements in the call of job
LEADERSHIP and touches Isaiah’s lips to sym-
Isaiah.
bolize that God had taken away
Elders:
his sin, thus qualifying him to ac- While Isaiah cannot make the
Revelation. Dated to the year that cept God’s mission. people come to God, his mission
Cameron Husband King Uzziah died (ca. 742 BC), serves a signpost pointing the way
Harold Floyd Isaiah has a visionary experience
Commission and Motive. Here back to God. Sometimes, our min-
Dale King that brings him into the very pres-
the Lord asks, “Whom shall I istry is just like this. The successes
Jim Sedor ence of God. seem far apart and the defeats
send? And who will go for us?” To
which Isaiah, cleansed, can now come more often than we think
Minister: In vivid detail, the text paints the say, “Here am I. Send me!” His they should. Yet, in the midst of
Rolland Bouchard visions for us: the throne, God’s mission is to preach to a people that we assent: “Here am I! Send
robe filling the temple, doorposts whom Isaiah knows will not listen me!”

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The Thursday evening study at
the church building has begun
again. Please mark your Inhabitants of God’s Kingdom
calendars. will be marked by love that
 CREATING LIFE CHANGING flows across all lines. “love your
SMALL GROUPS! CONVERSATIONS neighbour and your enemy.”
Starting soon. Watch here for Christians are non-tribal under-
more details.
In the face of dramatically standing that “the blessed gos-
 changing demographics pel is for all!”
TRAVIS SASS! as the world arrives in our
Christians are clearly seen by in
neighbourhoods, churches
have an opportunity like the world by our love for one an-
here on October 3rd. They will
be leading a Bible class time never before to reach the world other, but how much more so is
and Travis will be bringing us a with the Good News of Jesus. the love of God seen in that our
sermon.
love for one another is stretched
 Teaching English to immigrants
ANNOUNCEMENTS! through the gospel of Luke! beyond the boundaries of a church
group.
For training information or
tioned in the bulletin, please talk to find out how you can get
to Rolland by Thursday each involved in this ministry
Join us in September for this
week. 577-8419 or email opportunity, speak with Owen series.
King.
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THE FAMILY THAT PRAYS TOGETHER... Activities for Assembly

September 19, 2010
 Marie McMillan—Continued health cess and healing after her surgery. I love you Lord
concerns  Rolland’s Grandmother was recently di- Welcome and Theme
Kid’s Worship
 Bernard and Alicia Krogsgaard - Mission- agnosed with breast cancer.
The Steadfast Love of the Lord
aries in Mexico  Nancy Martinson—(Heather Kings Sister- Sharing for Prayer
 Joe Fox—recovery from surgery. in-law) Pray for success in cancer treat- Lesson
ments. Restore my Soul
 Our Shepherds—leadership and care
 Margaret Floyd—shoulder pain. I Believe in Jesus
 Chris Cornforth—continued health
Nobody Fills My Heart Like Jesus
concerns.  Cody– off to Western.
A Beautiful Life
 All of those still struggling with grief.  Pam King—hospitalized for an infection. Communion
Pray for her healing and comfort Announcements
 Our small gatherings.
Benediction
 Catherine Taylor– seeing continued suc-

DIFFERENT GOALS
By Bill Crowder
In 1945, professional golfer Byron
Nelson had an unimaginable sea-
son. Of the 30 tournaments he
entered, he won an amazing 18
times—including 11 in a row. Had
he chosen to, he could have con-
tinued his career and perhaps be-
come the greatest of all time. But
that was not his goal. His goal
was to earn enough money play-
ing golf to buy a ranch and spend
his life doing what he really loved. So, instead of continuing
on at the peak of his career, Nelson retired at age 34 to be-
come a rancher. He had different goals.
The world may find that kind of thinking to be foolish. It
doesn’t really understand the heart that looks beyond trying
to gain more wealth or fame to real satisfaction and content-
ment. This is especially true when it comes to our choice to
live for Christ. But it is in the world’s perception of our al-
leged foolishness that we might best represent the Master’s
different goals to this world. Paul wrote, “But God has chosen
the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and
God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame
the things which are mighty” (1 Cor. 1:27).

A commitment to living according to kingdom values might

brand us as foolish in the eyes of the world, but it can bring
honor to our God.

What Christ will say on judgment day

Will finally make life’s values clear;
He’ll show that we were rich or poor
By what on earth we held most dear. —
D. De Haan

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