Cancelled Jesus (Isaiah 53:7-9)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.

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Passage: Isaiah 53:7-9

The One Thing: Cancelled Jesus

Discussion Questions

1. What are your thoughts of cancel culture and outrage culture? Why are these so prevalent at the moment?

2. Jesus was cancelled through His own silence (verse 7). Why did it seem so important to Isaiah that the Isaiah 53 Messiah figure did not open His mouth or say anything? What point is Isaiah trying to make?

3. Jesus was cancelled through others' silence (verse 8). Think of all the peope who saw Jesus' mistreatment, SHOULD have said something and didn't. What does this add to the Passion story?

4. Jesus was cancelled through the silence of the grave (verse 9). Pretend you don't know the end of the story. Thinka bout someone you've lost. What is it about the silence of the grave that is so poignant?

5. Jesus endured his silencing because He trusted God 1 Peter 2:23. What should we take away from this?

6. Jesus endured his silence because He knew His mission. What was His mission (Isaiah 42:1-3)? How can knowing our mission help us endure in the face of suffering? What is your mission?

7. The prophecy of Isaiah 53:7-9 was described as "the good news of Jesus" in Acts 8:35. What does it say to us that this prophecy from Isaiah led an Ethiopian official to faith in Jesus 700 years later? What was it that convinced you to follow Jesus?