On 6-2-13, Isaiah 6:1-8 will be our Adult Sunday School/Uniform Series/International Sunday School Lesson herein is my commentary. This lesson is known by some as Worship and Respond aka Holy, Holy, Holy

Worship and Respond aka Holy, Holy, Holy

Isaiah 6:1-8

International Sunday School Lesson

June 2, 2013

Commentary

by

Jed Greenough

Please be sure to note that I have posted the commentary for June 2nd about 9 hours early so that you don't get messed up looking for the 5-26 commentary which is located below or by link on this page!

 Not everyone who is called gets a calling such as the one that is in sight today when Isaiah received his and witnessed God’s throne room first hand.  But every one of us has received the calling as Christians to share the gospel using the gifts provided to us through the Holy Spirit to better enable the process.

Most Christians act as if only those called to preach are receiving a calling and I think the church in general has hijacked the term to mean that almost exclusively.  What needs to be stressed to the new Christian and reminded to the old Christian, is that is not the case and to use the words of the old song that “we’ve a story to tell to the nations.”  Whether they do it through words or deeds again depending on your gifts does not matter what matters is that it is done. 

Remember the words from 2 Peter 3 last week that God is being patient with us not wanting anyone to perish.  We don’t need to have our own vision of the throne room to enthusiastically say as Isaiah did, “Here am I.  Send me!”  The reason is because we had Jesus tell us this is what we needed to do.

Isaiah’s account, as with most scripture, serves as an example, this time of how best to react to our calling from God.

For Discussion:

1.      I wrote previously in this blog concerning the throne room.  Please visit the commentary found on this blog for 5-8-11.

2.      Discuss how Isaiah must have felt

3.      Discuss your calling

4.      Discuss seraphs

5.      Discuss what Isaiah says about himself in verse 5

6.      Discuss the ways your church might impress upon its members that they all are called

Upcoming Lessons

6-9-13:     Worship with Thanksgiving aka Give Thanks Isaiah 12

6-16-13:   Worship with Meaning aka Meaningless Worship Isaiah 29:9-16

6-23-13:   Worship in the New Creation aka The Glorious New Creation Isaiah 65:17-25 or 65:17-21, 23-25

6-30-13:  Restoring Joyful Worship aka Joyful Worship Restored Ezra 3:1-7

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 Biblica. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved