Text: Isaiah 6:1-8; John 3:1-17

1.     Vision of God—even a partial vision is overwhelming.

2.     Vision first calls forth a sense of personal unworthiness.

3.     God acts to cleanse—to forgive, to blot out the prophet’s sins. Isaiah does not ask for it.
It is God’s initiative.

4.     When God calls, the prophet responds in a “heroic” fashion. “Here am I. Send me.”

5.     God’s self-revelation calls forth costly human commitment.

6.     Story doesn’t end with verse 8. Vss. 9-13 give the job description…

7.     When we enter the waters of baptism, we don’t know where God will lead us. We embark on a life of discipleship—born from above through God’s action.

8.     God’s glory fills the earth—through the wonder and might of creation, and through the faithful discipleship of his people.

9.     God reveals his presence. We bow before him, and accept his forgiveness, and say “Yes” to his call. May God be glorified in all who hear these words.