Isaiah 6:1-8 "How Do You See God? (ft. Guest Speaker Mike Everett)
Church Elder Mike Everett opens Isaiah 6:1-8 with a question that drives the entire message: How do you see God? Isaiah saw the Lord high and lifted up after King Uzziah's death. It completely changed his perspective. Mike traces the scope of God's unchallengeable authority from Isaiah's vision through Revelation's billions of angels and uncountable human souls, then to Genesis. Against this backdrop, Mike shares the night his wife Patty suffered a massive stroke and was unconscious for over 13 hours. The word God spoke at the door of her ICU room, "Mike, Patty will be okay," shifted his perspective from despair to hope. The following morning, God spoke again through Ephesians 5, calling Mike to love his wife as Christ loved the Church. A vision of God changes your perspective. A word from God changes your trajectory. And through Jesus, His Word, and His Holy Spirit, God has made full provision for us to carry His light into the darkness.
Exact Scripture References:
Isaiah 6:1-8
Revelation 5:11
Revelation 7:9
Revelation 4
Genesis 1:26-28
Genesis 3
Ephesians 5:25-27
John 1:1-4
John 14:16-17
John 10:10
Acts 1:8
Mark 16:17-18
Matthew 28:18
1 Peter 5:8
Romans 10:9-10
Ephesians 4
Romans 12
1 Corinthians 12
Topics and Keywords:
Isaiah's vision of God in the year King Uzziah died
God seen for who He is, as He is, and where He is
The train of God's robe as a symbol of authority
The scope of God's authority — Revelation's billions of angels and uncountable souls
Isaiah's response — woe is me, I am undone
The live coal — a picture of salvation
Getting your eyes off the earthly king to see the true King
God's authority delegated to mankind in Genesis 1
Satan usurping that authority in Genesis 3
God's provision through Jesus, His Word, and the Holy Spirit
Personal testimony — Patty's stroke and the word from the Lord
Husbands loving wives as Christ loved the church
The church as broken — but God is restoring
The Gadarene demoniac — a word changes a trajectory
Signs following believers — Mark 16
The baptism and gifts of the Holy Spirit