Morning Sermon - 21st December 2025 - The Dawn of God's Glory in Isaiah 60

This morning's sermon is delivered by Rev. George Speers.

In this final sermon of an Advent series on the latter chapters of Isaiah, the Reverend George Speers turns to Isaiah 60:1-3 to explore what he calls 'the dawn of glory'. Drawing on Jonathan Edwards, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, and hymns such as 'For All the Saints', Rev Speers traces how Isaiah's vision of darkness, light, glory, a covenant mediator and Zion points forward to Christ's first coming, the church's mission, and the new heavens and new earth. He closes with a clear call to step out of spiritual darkness into the light of Christ.

Bible passages referenced:

• Isaiah 60:1-3
• 1 Timothy 1:17
• Isaiah 59:21
• Isaiah 59:20
• Isaiah 60:14
• Isaiah 60:5
• Isaiah 60:19
• Isaiah 60:11
• Isaiah 60:6
• Genesis 1:3
• John 1:14
• John 1:6-9
• John 8:12
• Exodus 33:18-23
• Acts 2:9-11
• Genesis 12:3
• 2 Corinthians 4:6
• Habakkuk 2:14
• Revelation 21:23-25
• Matthew 2:1-11
• Luke 19:10
• Ezekiel 36:26
• Isaiah 42
• Isaiah 49
• Isaiah 50
• Isaiah 52-53