Beauty, Joy & Praise

(All Talks)Isaiah 61
Written By Natalie King

About this series

We take an in-depth look at Isaiah 61. We hope that this will be powerful series that looks at the prophecy in its immediate context, then sees it fulfilled in Jesus and finally moves to equipping us as we see Jesus’ mission being continued through His people - yet always being rooted in Him.

About this talk

Scripture - Isaiah 61:3

The transformation that the good news brings is expressed in three ‘insteads’: beauty, joy and praise instead of ashes, mourning and despair. The picture of the mourner, with ashes on the head, wrapped in sackcloth, with a spirit crushed by despair, is replaced by the picture of a party goer with a beautiful headdress, smelling of costly oil and wearing a garment of praise.’

We explore what this looks like in spiritual terms - and also in physical terms.

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