{"id":3562,"date":"2025-08-31T22:41:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T22:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/?post_type=sermon&p=3562"},"modified":"2025-09-03T01:27:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T01:27:53","slug":"secured-in-the-midst-of-chaos","status":"publish","type":"sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/sermon\/secured-in-the-midst-of-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Secured in the Midst of Chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Isaiah 41:1-10 | NLT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God\u2019s Help for Israel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

41 <\/strong>\u201cListen in silence before me, you lands beyond the sea.
    Bring your strongest arguments.
Come now and speak.
    The court is ready for your case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2<\/strong>\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWho has stirred up this king from the east,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0rightly calling him to God\u2019s service?
Who gives this man victory over many nations
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and permits him to trample their kings underfoot?
With his sword, he reduces armies to dust.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0With his bow, he scatters them like chaff before the wind.
3<\/strong>\u00a0<\/sup>He chases them away and goes on safely,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0though he is walking over unfamiliar ground.
4<\/strong>\u00a0<\/sup>Who has done such mighty deeds,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0summoning each new generation from the beginning of time?
It is I, the\u00a0Lord, the First and the Last.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I alone am he.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5<\/strong>\u00a0<\/sup>The lands beyond the sea watch in fear.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Remote lands tremble and mobilize for war.
6<\/strong>\u00a0<\/sup>The idol makers encourage one another,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0saying to each other, \u201cBe strong!\u201d
7<\/strong>\u00a0<\/sup>The carver encourages the goldsmith,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and the molder helps at the anvil.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cGood,\u201d they say. \u201cIt\u2019s coming along fine.\u201d
Carefully they join the parts together,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0then fasten the thing in place so it won\u2019t fall over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8<\/strong>\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cBut as for you, Israel my servant,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jacob my chosen one,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0descended from Abraham my friend,
9<\/strong>\u00a0<\/sup>I have called you back from the ends of the earth,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0saying, \u2018You are my servant.\u2019
For I have chosen you
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and will not throw you away.
10<\/strong>\u00a0<\/sup>Don\u2019t be afraid, for I am with you.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Don\u2019t be discouraged, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3563,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"inline_featured_image":false},"class_list":["post-3562","sermon","type-sermon","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSecured in the Midst of Chaos - Union Baptist Church<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Secured in the Midst of Chaos - Union Baptist Church\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Isaiah 41:1-10 | NLT God\u2019s Help for Israel 41 \u201cListen in silence before me, you lands beyond the sea.    Bring your strongest arguments.Come now and speak.    The court...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/sermon\/secured-in-the-midst-of-chaos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Union Baptist Church\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-03T01:27:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PULPIT_CAM_083125.m4v.00_40_45_16.Still001.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/sermon\/secured-in-the-midst-of-chaos\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/sermon\/secured-in-the-midst-of-chaos\/\",\"name\":\"Secured in the Midst of Chaos - 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