Alpha Umc Sermons

Isaiah 49:1-3 (NRSV)49 Listen to me, O coastlands;    pay attention, you peoples from far away!The Lord called me before I was born;    while I was in my mother’s womb he named me.2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword;    in the shadow of his hand he hid me;he made me a polished arrow;    in his quiver he hid me away.3 And he said to me, “You are my servant,    Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”