A Vision (Dream) for the City

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Isaiah 54:11-14 A Vision (Dream) for the City Sermon Notes for August 8, 2010 by Pastor Dennis Tuuri Intro - Inception and Inglourious Basterds; Micah 6:8 and Isa. 54:12; Dreams, Individuals and Cities Justice, Mercy and Humility; Gates, Walls, Pinnacles Micah 6:9 - What Shall We Cry? Transformation and Another List 1. The Deutero-Isaiah Context - Sixth Day and the True Man (Victorious Suffering Servant) 2. The Needy Audience - v. 11a 3. The Vision of Hope - v. 11b, 12 Behold, I will lay: your stones [building blocks] with colorful gems, [antimony; mascara] And lay your foundations with sapphires. [lapis luzuli] [Job 28:16; Ezek. 28:13; Ex. 28:18; 24:10; Rev. 21:19; Song 5:14; Lam. 4:7,8] 12 I will make your pinnacles [suns] of rubies, Your gates of crystal, [carbuncle, red garnet] [Ex. 28:17; Ezek. 28:13] And all your walls of precious stones [building blocks] A. A Beautiful City - v. 11b B. Pinnacles of Rubies - Agora and Acropolis, The City as a Place of Spiritual Quest C. Gates of Crystal - The City As a Place of Justice and Legal Development Jer. 29:4-7 - Pluralistic Assimilation, Pietistic Privatization or Powerful Transformation D. Walls of Precious Stones - The City as a Place of Safety for the Vulnerable E. Rubies, Crystal and Precious Stones - The City As a Place of Beauty and Cultural Development Stones of Fire - Ezek. 28:11ff; Rev. 21:10-27 4 The Central Temple-City Reality - v. 13 5. Jesus, the Rock of Ages, Foundation Stone, Pearl of Great Price, Wisdom of God