Cedar Hills Community Church - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Grace & Truth: Before and After Kent LandhuisTHEME - The old can (and will) be made new. TEXT - Isaiah 9:1-5. “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned." (v. 2)BEFORE: Obadiah 10 - Because of the violence against your brother, Jacob, you will be covered with shame; you will be destroyed forever.AFTER: Obadiah 17a - But on Mount Zion will be deliverance.BEFORE: Amos 2:6 - This is what the Lord  says: “For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will not relent."AFTER: Amos 9:11 - In that day I will restore its ruins – and will rebuild it as     it used to be.BEFORE: Isaiah 1:4 – Woe to the sinful nation, a people whose guilt is great, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption! They have forsaken the Lord; they have spurned the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him.AFTER: Isaiah 1:16-18 - Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend