Promised: From Curse to New Creation
Series: Came
Preacher: Simon Lawrenson
Sunday Morning
Date: 7th December 2025
Passage: Isaiah 9:1-10
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In this message we explore one of the most stunning promises in Scripture—given hundreds of years before Jesus was born—and what it means for your life today.
Isaiah 9 was written in a moment of national fear, political chaos, and spiritual darkness. Judah had walked away from God, trusted in human systems, and ended up under the weight of judgment, exile, brokenness, and the curse of sin—the same curse we still feel today through:
✔ financial pressure
✔ anxiety, depression, and exhaustion
✔ physical suffering
✔ fractured relationships
✔ grief and loss
✔ a sense of meaninglessness, dissatisfaction, and spiritual darkness
But Isaiah doesn’t end with judgment. He points forward to a Promised King:
“To us a child is born… Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
This King is Jesus—and His arrival, death, and resurrection prove that:
✨ God keeps every promise
✨ The curse is broken
✨ Darkness doesn’t get the final word
✨ You can begin again
Through Jesus, all the promises of God find their “YES.”
The cross absorbs the curse.
The resurrection starts new creation.
And you are invited—not to receive a promise but to receive a Person.
If you’ve ever wondered whether God can be trusted… this message is for you.
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