April 21st, 2024 - Who Am I? - Friendship Sunday

Scripture Passage:  Isaiah 49:1-7

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From "Who is this?"
to "Who am I?"

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Who Am I?
  Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations:
Before I was born the Lord called me;
    from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.

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Top answers:
Isaiah, Israel, Jesus, Us
Overall:  I am a child of God

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What does a mouth do?
  He made my mouth like a sharpened sword,

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Where is the shadow of your hand?
      in the shadow of his hand he hid me;

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Are you a child or an arrow?
     he made me into a polished arrow
    and concealed me in his quiver.

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Child, arrow, or servant?
3 He said to me, “You are my servant,
    Israel, in whom I will display my splendor.”

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Child of God with the Word

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Grace - defeated yet victorious
   4 But I said, “I have labored in vain;
    I have spent my strength for nothing at all.
Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand, and my reward is with my God.”

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The Expansion Pack
    5 And now the Lord says... 6 ...
“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob ....
I will also make you a light for the Gentiles....”

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When it's all been said and done
  “Kings will see you and stand up,
    princes will see and bow down,
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
    the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

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Children
sWord
defeat-victory
spread the Word
Princes

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