November 8, 2026

Presence - Isaiah 4 - Rev. Justin Young

Main Idea: Our hope is in the presence of the Lord.

Isaiah 4

  • Burdensome Disgrace (v. 1)
  • Glorious Hope (vv. 2-6)
    • True Beauty (v. 2)
    • Unmerited Holiness (vv. 3-4)
    • Loving Covering (vv. 5-6)

Significance


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This Week's Bible Reading

  • November 9 - Proverbs 20; Isaiah 11
  • November 10 - Proverbs 21; Isaiah 12
  • November 11 - Proverbs 22; Isaiah 13
  • November 12 - Proverbs 23; Isaiah 14
  • November 13 - Proverbs 24; Isaiah 15

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Growth Group Guide

  1. Describe a moving experience you've had. It could be watching a movie, listening to music, viewing scenery, or something. What made it so moving?
  2. Read Isaiah 4. What is the disgrace of v. 1? (See Isaiah 3:16-26.) What has failed these women?
  3. What are the three aspects of the glorious hope of the presence of the Lord in vv. 2-6?
  4. Do you find the gospel beautiful? Why or why not? Where do we often seek beauty in our culture?
  5. Does truth or beauty appeal to you more? Why?
  6. The Lord cleanses his people in vv. 3-4. What are ways our culture deals with sin? How does the Lord ultimately clean his people? How does this guard Christians from both pride and discouragement?
  7. In vv. 5-6, the text uses the imagery of a cloud and fire. Where else does the Lord guide and guard his people with a cloud and fire? How has the Lord guided and guarded you?
  8. Why would anyone want to be a Christian?