How Sin Makes Us Homeless

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 27 October 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In Isaiah 61, we have one of the great prophecies about the Messiah. It tells us the Messiah is going to deal with the problems of life—and that shows us something about sin. Sin is not just breaking God’s scale and breaking God’s heart; it’s also breaking God’s design for us. God’s law is also the design print of your heart, the way you were built to work. So when you break God’s law, you’re trampling on yourself. In Isaiah 61, we can see 1) what the problem is, 2) what God is going to do about it, and 3) how we should respond. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February 21, 1999. Series: What’s Really Wrong with the World. Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-11. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel in Life.
0:05.0	You don't have to look far to see that something's deeply wrong with our world and with us.
0:11.0	But is there an answer that gets to the root of why?
0:14.0	In today's message, Tim Keller explores the human condition through stories in the Bible,
0:19.0	uncovering what Scripture says about sin and why it's
0:22.7	the only explanation deep enough to face the truth about ourselves.
0:34.3	A week over the next couple weeks, four weeks, actually, we're going to be looking at what
0:39.1	Isaiah tells us about what's wrong with us. Isaiah has some pretty fascinating things to say.
0:46.7	The longest, in some ways, the greatest Old Testament prophet. And what we have here is
0:52.8	one of the great prophecies about the Messiah and what the Messiah will do.
0:57.7	Isaiah 61, 1 to 11.
1:00.8	The spirit of the sovereign Lord is on me because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.
1:09.4	He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
1:12.3	to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
1:16.3	to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God,
1:21.4	to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion,
1:26.0	to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
1:29.3	the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
1:36.3	They will be called Oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord, for the display of his splendor.
1:42.3	They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated.
1:47.0	They will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations. Aliens will
1:52.2	shepherd your flocks. Foreigners will work your fields and vineyards. And you will be called
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