Comfort My People

Advent themes

Anticipation; preparation

 

 

Summary

To His sinful, suffering people, God speaks comfort—a comfort that goes deep, overcomes all, and lasts forever.

 

Gospel comfort

Isaiah 40:1-2

Gospel comfort is all about _________.

 

 

 

 

Comfort in Isaiah 40-66

• Isaiah 40:1
• Isaiah 51:3
• Isaiah 52:9
• Isaiah 54:11-13
• Isaiah 57:18-19
• Isaiah 61:1-3
• Isaiah 66:13

 

Take hold of comfort

1. Make this Advent a season of comfort.
2. Live a daily Advent: keep looking for Christ to break into your life.
3. Be like Simeon—hoping and waiting for God’s rescue and comfort. (Lk. 2:25)
4. Make every lapse into sin an occasion for comfort.
5. In light of His coming, revisit your change project—or start a new one.
6. Comfort yourself and others with reminders of His past and future coming.