"Precious, Honored, and Loved" (Isa. 43:1-7) - P. Seung Kim, July 26, 2020

Introduction
What is the context of the passage?
What is the goal of today’s sermon?
What is the main point? In spite of our sin, God _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and gives us _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in him by
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ his love for us in Jesus. How does God confirm love?
o By _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ us whose we are
o By _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to bring us to him

1. By _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ us whose we are
• God confirms his love for the Israelites by reminding them that they belong to him, in spite of their sin (v.1-4).
• We need this confirmation as well. We are tempted like the Israelites to fear that God will stop loving us when (not if) we sin.
• How does God confirm his love for us? Romans 5:8. God loves us in Jesus while we were
_ _ _ _ _ _ _. Remember whose you are and let that give you comfort and confidence that God will never stop loving us even when we sin.

2. By _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to bring us to him
• Israel’s fear was that God will _ _ _ _ _ _ _ them in exile and never return to the Promise Land. God comforts them by promising that he will bring them back (v.5-6).
• God’s promise goes beyond Israel’s return from exile to worldwide.
• God will bring his people to him by _ _ _ name, which is fully revealed in Jesus. Through Jesus, we can be sure that God will bring us to him and never leave us or forsake us.
• God is still in the process of gathering his people to himself. Respond by _ _ _ _ _ in Jesus.
• As for Christians, we can _ _ _ _ _ _ our Father as his sons and daughters by showing the kind of committed love we received from God in family and church in spite of sin.

Conclusion
What was the goal of today’s sermon? To be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , not to be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Be sure of God’s love for us in Jesus by (1) remembering whose you are and (2) holding unto God’s promise.

What comfort do we have when Jesus returns? Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 52.