Isaiah 11:1: New Life from the Root of Jesse
As we depend upon the Spirit of God,
He effectively leads us closer to Him
and makes our lives more fruitful.
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Introduction Isaiah 11:1-5 | Isaiah 11:1 | Isaiah 11:2 | Isaiah 11:3-5
Bible Study Questions: Isaiah 11:1 | Isaiah 11:2 | Isaiah 11:3-5
Book of Isaiah: Overview | Background | Outline
Purpose
The Life of the Christian from Isaiah 11:1 shows us the promise and power of the Messiah, the descendant of Jesse. This also reminds us of our roots in Christ and not the church itself. Isaiah Living Commentary.
The Spirit encourages all Christians to fully respond to God in their lives. Let’s see what this is all about.
A. The Life of the Christian (Isaiah 11:1)
B. The Spirit in the Christian (Isaiah 11:2)
C. The Walk of the Christian (Isaiah 11:3-5)
What is this call that demands us to drop all for the sake of all?!
A) The Life of the Christian (Isaiah 11:1)
“Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit” (Isaiah 11:1).
The Christian is only as strong as He is in Christ. The Christian is not the root. We are not the trunk but simply the branches that grow from this tree.
“I ((Jesus) am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing” (John 15:5).
Power and vision for the church derives from Christ not the church herself and especially not in the organized church. God’s people depend upon Christ, the Rock.