Don't Overlook the Ordinary

Christian Lee (2025 Jan 5, Sunday, Storyline Church)

Why did so many people have difficulty putting their trust in Jesus even though they saw miraculous signs and wonders? Isaiah 53:1-3 tells us that a big reason was because Jesus had humble beginnings and no beauty or majesty to attract us to him. Often we put too much trust in our ability to find what's beautiful and good by focusing on worldly indicators of future success. But God chose to send Jesus into our world with no credentials, prestige or privilege. Only the eyes of faith could see him for who he really is. In today's context, this means we must not overlook the ordinary and despised things of this world if we are to find where Christ is present and God's Spirit is moving.

This is the fifth sermon in the Servant Songs of Isaiah and the second sermon covering the famous fourth servant song appearing in Isaiah. 

Passage: Isaiah 53:1-3 (ESV)
Sermon Series: The Servant Songs of Isaiah, 5 of 7