The Anointing, Grief, and Your New Name - Isaiah 60:1–62:5 | September 30, 2026

Sep 30, 2026

Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski as they dig into Isaiah 60-62 in today's One Year Bible reading. This episode explores the difference between having the Holy Spirit and carrying His anointing, what it means to minister to people who are grieving, and how God gives His people a new name rooted in His delight rather than their performance.

Scripture Focus: Isaiah 60:1–62:5 - One of the great messianic passages of the Old Testament, where Isaiah describes the Spirit-anointed ministry of good news to the poor, freedom for captives, and comfort for those who mourn — the same passage Jesus quotes in Luke 4 to launch His public ministry.

In This Episode:

• The difference between being full of the Holy Spirit and carrying a specific anointing
• How Jesus's use of Isaiah 61 in Luke 4 shapes what church ministry should actually look like
• Five marks of Spirit-empowered mission: enabling, good news, comfort, freedom, and encouragement
• Practical wisdom on sitting with people in grief instead of rushing them toward resolution
• The pastoral tension between walking with people in genuine loss versus recurring, self-inflicted crisis
• How God's promise of a "new name" speaks to identity rooted in His delight rather than performance
• Why security and intimacy with God flow from being loved first, before doing ministry

Key Quote: "Your new name is my delight is in you... that identity has to come before your ministry or your mission."

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Coming This Week: Join us as we continue our journey through the book of Isaiah, uncovering more of God's heart for His people and what it means to live in the identity He has given us.

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