“WOUNDED FOR ME”
“THE HERO OF THE STORY”
Isaiah 53:5-6
March 27, 2016
INTRODUCTION: Isaiah 53 has been referred to
as the gospel of the Old Testament evangelist.
Another said it was the Mt. Everest of the Old
Testament prophecy on the gospel in its essence. It
looks as if it was written below the Cross.
I desire to preach a “life changing” sermon today,
on Easter especially, however I can’t preach a life
changing sermon if the “Life Changer” is not at
the center of the sermon.
The text we are studying today presents the Hero of
the Story and the Hero of the Bible. The Bible is a
finely woven story of Redemption. Throughout its
66 books there is a scarlet thread that presents
Christ and His story of Redemption. Redemption
speaks of a price being paid as an act of saving
people from sin and evil.
Redemption is the story of what Jesus Christ did for
you.
1 Wounded For Me The Hero Of The Story Isaiah 53:5-­‐6 March 27, 2016 Easter Sunday C. S. Lewis, the great Christian apologist said,
“When Christ died He did not die for societies or
states, not for the impersonal masses of humanity,
not even for men, but for each man and woman
individually.” Lewis wrote, that if we alone were
the only being created, He would have done no less.
Once you understand that His death was for you
and me individually, then watching the stripes
inflicted upon His back and seeing the nails driven
through His flesh places some serious demands on
us.”
Bill Bright of Campus Crusade For Christ,
“We must individually receive Christ as our Lord
and Savior.”
I. THE PROCLAMATION OF THE
SUFFERING SERVANT
Isaiah 52:13-15
“Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently;
He shall be exalted and extolled and be very
high.
Just as many were astonished at you,
So His visage was marred more than any man,
And His form more than the sons of men;
So shall He sprinkle many nations.
Kings shall shut their mouths at Him;
For what had not been told them they shall
see,
2 Wounded For Me The Hero Of The Story Isaiah 53:5-­‐6 March 27, 2016 Easter Sunday And what they had not heard they shall
consider.”
A. The Commencement
–
Begins with the end.
“Behold”- don’t miss this; an attention getter.
“My Servant”- God’s Servant, God’s Son
“shall deal prudently” – shall prosper;
should succeed.
– It is as though our Lord wishes to give us
encouragement before we begin.
– He describes 3 things with 3 words:
–
The Resurrection.
–
The Ascension.
–
The Exaltation of the Suffering
Servant.
Matthew 20:28
“just as the Son of Man did not come to be
served, but to serve, and to give His life a
ransom for many."
3 Wounded For Me The Hero Of The Story Isaiah 53:5-­‐6 March 27, 2016 Easter Sunday B. The Continuance 14
“marred” – disfigured; appearance hardly
known
Inhuman cruelty; people will be shocked;
appalled
C. Contrast 15
“sprinkle”- startles, why, because of the
contrast between suffering and resurrection;
something unbelievable occurs. Horrible
suffering would bring awesome triumph that
would startle nations, kings and give us a
story to tell the world.
Paul’s response in the 1st Century
Romans 15:20-21
“And so I have made it my aim to preach
the gospel, not where Christ was named,
lest I should build on another man's
foundation, but as it is written:
"’To whom He was not announced, they
shall see; And those who have not heard
shall understand."
4 Wounded For Me The Hero Of The Story Isaiah 53:5-­‐6 March 27, 2016 Easter Sunday II.
THE PROBLEM WITH THE
CRUCIFIXION Isaiah 53:1-3
It led to misjudgment of the Suffering
Servant.
1. He appeared to be Insignificant not
Important.
2. He appeared to be a Nobody not a
Somebody.
3. He appeared to be a Loser not a Winner.
Romans 10:16
“But they have not all obeyed the gospel.
For Isaiah says, "’Lord, who has believed
our report?’"
1. “who has believed our report” – (our);
very few; speaks of human responsibility.
2. “and to whom has the arms of the Lord
been revealed.” – not many, Divine
Sovereignty
5 Wounded For Me The Hero Of The Story Isaiah 53:5-­‐6 March 27, 2016 Easter Sunday John 1:10-11
“He was in the world, and the world was
made through Him, and the world did not
know Him. He came to His own, and His
own did not receive Him.
1. Unnoticed by the multitude 1
2. Unattractive to the masses. 2
3. Unwanted by the majority. 3
Matthew 7:13-14
"Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the
gate and broad is the way that leads to
destruction, and there are many who go in
by it. Because narrow is the gate and
difficult is the way which leads to life, and
there are few who find it.”
–
The world wanted a conqueror, not a
carpenter
–
The world wanted a sovereign, not a
servant.
–
The world wanted one to lay down the
law, He laid down His life.
6 Wounded For Me The Hero Of The Story Isaiah 53:5-­‐6 March 27, 2016 Easter Sunday – The world wanted a prince, He was a
pauper.
III. THE PASSION (SUFFERING) OF THE
SUFFERING SERVANT Isaiah 53:4-6
NOTE: He does not suffer for Himself.
In versus 4-6 the writer uses: our, we, us
10 times. His suffering was not on His behalf
but on our behalf; vicarious (on behalf of
others); suffering as a substitute for another or
to the benefit or advantage of another. Hear
from a benefactor:
1 Peter 2:24-25
“who Himself bore our sins in His own
body on the tree, that we, having died to
sins, might live for righteousness — by
whose stripes you were healed. For you
were like sheep going astray, but have now
returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of
your souls.”
This is the heart of the gospel. We sinned and
as a result were separated from a relationship
with God. Christ died on our behalf so we
could be forgiven and brought back into
relationship with God.
7 Wounded For Me The Hero Of The Story Isaiah 53:5-­‐6 March 27, 2016 Easter Sunday Oswald Chambers:
“The Cross of Jesus is the revelation of God’s
judgement on sin. Never tolerate the idea of
martyrdom about the Cross of Jesus Christ.
The Cross was a superb triumph in which the
foundations of hell were shaken. There is
nothing more certain in time or eternity than
when Jesus Christ died on the Cross; He
switched the whole of the human race back
into a right relationship with God. He made
Redemption the basis of human life, that is, He
made a way for every son of man to get into
communion with God. The center of salvation
is the Cross of Jesus, the reason it is so easy
to obtain salvation is because it cost God so
much. The Cross is the point where God and
sinful man merges with a crash and the way of
life is opened, but the crash is on the heart of
God.”
V4 “He bore” – He took up.
“stricken” – bearing as it was our disease.
“smitten by God” – it was a result of the
judgment of God. He received on our behalf.
8 Wounded For Me The Hero Of The Story Isaiah 53:5-­‐6 March 27, 2016 Easter Sunday John 10:17-18
"Therefore My Father loves Me, because I
lay down My life that I may take it again.
No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down
of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and
I have power to take it again. This
command I have received from My
Father."
V5 “wounded” – pierced through.
“bruised” – crushed
“stripes” –blows that cut in.
V6 Lord has caused to land on Him.
“Lord has laid on Him”
This is penal substitution – He died in your
place and when He died He paid the price
(penalty) for your sin and my sin.
1 John 2:2
“And He Himself is the propitiation for our
sins, and not for ours only but also for the
whole world.”
About His Death For You!
9 Wounded For Me The Hero Of The Story Isaiah 53:5-­‐6 March 27, 2016 Easter Sunday John 12:27-28
"Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I
say? 'Father, save Me from this hour'? But
for this purpose I came to this hour.
Father, glorify Your name.’"
Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "’I
have both glorified it and will glorify it
again.’"
Oswald Chambers:
“The cross did not happen to Jesus. He came
on purpose for it. The whole meaning of the
Incarnation is the Cross. Beware of
separating God manifest in the flesh from the
Son bearing sin.
The Cross is not the Cross of a man but the
Cross of God. The Cross is the exhibition of
the nature of God, the gateway whereby any
individual of the human race can enter into
union with God.”
Jesus suffered for us personally, intentionally,
and voluntarily.
What must our response be?
10 Wounded For Me The Hero Of The Story Isaiah 53:5-­‐6 March 27, 2016 Easter Sunday John 1:12
“But as many as received Him, to them He
gave the right to become children of God, to
those who believe in His name.”
1. Repent of our sins.
2. Surrender to the Lord Jesus as Savior.
3. Receive His forgiveness.
11 Wounded For Me The Hero Of The Story Isaiah 53:5-­‐6 March 27, 2016 Easter Sunday