You’re Invited RSVP TodayIsaiah 55

I. What is this Invitation All About?

The background Isaiah 53

A. Who Is invited?vs 1 “Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!”

1. The Thirsty and Broke

A. Who Is invited?vs 2 Why do you spend money on what is not food, and your wages (labor) on what does not satisfy?

2. The Self Sufficient

B. What is being offered? vs 1. " Come everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk…”

1. Water (eternal life)

B. What is being offered? vs 1. " Come everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk…”

2. Milk (nourishment)

B. What is being offered? vs 1. " Come everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk…”

3. Wine (joy)

II. How do we RSVP?

RSVPrépondez, s'il vous plaît

Seek the Lord by …1. Calling to Himv. 6 “Seek the LORD while He may be found, call to Him while He is near.”

Pray

Seek the Lord by … 2. Quitting your wicked ways and giving up your sinful thoughts

v. 7 “Let the wicked one abandon his way and the sinful one his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, so He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will freely forgive.”

The following messages by John Piper were helpful in preparing this message. If you would like to read them too, here are some links.

http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/sermons/the-great-invitation-a-high-way-for-low-sinners

http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/sermons/the-great-invitation-come-drink-eat-live

http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/sermons/by-series/the-great-invitation-a-sermon-series-on-isaiah-55