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Oakwood Church

The Servant of Justice

The Servant of Justice

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Oakwood Community Church

11209 Casey Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA

Sunday 8:00 AM

“He healed them all… this was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: ‘Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased.’”
Matthew 12:15-18; Isaiah 42:1
“Who is blind but my servant, or deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is blind as my dedicated one, or blind as the servant of the Lord?”
Isaiah 42:19
Identity produces Ministry

As the chosen and cherished children of God we must love the hurting, teach God’s Word and work for justice
Identity produces Ministry

• Our Identity: the Chosen and Cherished children of God

“But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend.”
Isaiah 41:8
Identity produces Ministry

• Our Identity: the Chosen and Cherished children of God

“You whom I took from the ends of the earth and called from its farthest corners.”
Isaiah 41:9
Identity produces Ministry

• Our Identity: the Chosen and Cherished children of God

“You are my servant; I have chosen you and not cast you off; fear not, for I am with you.”
Isaiah 41:9-10
Identity produces Ministry

• Our Identity: the Chosen and Cherished children of God

“I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10
Identity produces Ministry

• Our Identity: the Chosen and Cherished children of God

“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights.”
Isaiah 42:1
Identity produces Ministry

As the chosen and cherished children of God we must love the hurting, teach God’s Word and work for justice

“I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.”
Isaiah 42:1
The Servant of the Lord will:

1. Love the Hurting

“He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street.”
Isaiah 42:2
The Servant of the Lord will:

1. Love the Hurting

“A bruised reed he will not break and a faintly burning wick he will not quench.” Isaiah 42:3
The Servant of the Lord will:

1. Love the Hurting

“A light for the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon.”
Isaiah 42:6

The Servant of the Lord will:

2. Teach God’s Word

“I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations.”
Isaiah 42:6
The Servant of the Lord will:

2. Teach God’s Word

“I will lead the blind in a way they do not know… I will turn the darkness before them into light.”
Isaiah 42:16
The Servant of the Lord will:

2. Teach God’s Word

“Who is blind but my servant, or deaf as my messenger whom I send?”
Isaiah 42:19
The Servant of the Lord will:

2. Teach God’s Word

“The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness sake, to magnify his law and make it glorious.”
Isaiah 42:21
The Servant of the Lord will:

3. Work for Justice

“I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.”
Isaiah 42:1
The Servant of the Lord will:

3. Work for Justice

“He will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth.”
Isaiah 42:3-4
Identity produces Ministry

As the chosen and cherished children of God we must love the hurting, teach God’s Word and work for justice

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