From the series, "Seeing God (and Ourselves)" at Church of the Apostles.
Isaiah 11:1 - 12
John 12:20 - 33
It grieves us when we see majestic things fallen.
The announcement of a good king to come is the shoot that comes from the stump of Jesse.
The new shoot from the root of Jose will make aggressive competitors benevolent friends.
This new king will make peace by raising a banner.
Jesus’ bloody body was raised for us as a banner to unite all people.
How do we see the coming King today?
Isaiah’s prophecy calls for humility.
• Isaiah calls us to be chopped down.
Isaiah’s words call us to unity.
• We as Christians have a unique picture for unity. The cross of Christ units us all, like no other banner on earth.
Isaiah’s words call us to ask what banner we live under.
• We all construct modern day idols.