Sermon Outline:
- The greatest comfort is that our sins against your God are forgiven
- The Good News of the Lord’s coming will come to the wilderness
- The Good News can be trusted because it endures forever
- The Good News of the fierce and tender Shepherd should proclaimed from the mountain-tops
Family Discussion Questions:
- Why would words of comfort have been surprising to Zion?
- What did Isaiah mean by “her warfare”?
- How was Zion’s sin actually pardoned?
- Why is it a comfort to belong to the Lord and how does a person belong to Him?
- Does “double” mean that God gives people twice the punishment that they deserve?
- What was the first temporary fulfillment of the voice of the wilderness and how did it serve as a
proof for the full fulfillment of this prophecy? - How does remembering how weak we are and how infinite God is help us when we doubt His
promises to us? - Why is it important to remember why the Gospel is beautiful and sure when we proclaim it?
- Why is it good to know that Christ is a fierce and powerful Shepherd?
- Why is it good to know that Christ is a tender Shepherd?
- How should God’s comforts of forgiveness, belonging, protection and tender care comfort us
when we are distressed or perhaps finding comfort in false comforts?
