Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Isaiah 59:1-4, 13-17, 20-21: "It can be tempting to use the truth as a weapon, to condemn or "cancel" others. It can be equally tempting to say nothing at all about the misdeeds of others, allowing our silence to be interpreted as approval. Isaiah is able to speak the truth in a way that honors God and holds out hope for healing and redemption."

Pastors John Mury and Michael Taber discuss Isaiah 58: "What makes good worship? God is not satisfied by worship services, scripture study, and even prayer and fasting when they lack the true heart of worship. When worship is performed just to get God to give you what you want, it is really just self-worship. True worship must humbly and lovingly lift others up out of gratitude to the Lord. The heart of true worship is love!"

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Isaiah 56:1-8: "One of the most important ways to leave a legacy is through raising the next generation. Having children is not the only way, and in God's eyes, not even the most important way! Jesus later uses Isaiah's words to challenge us all to enlarge our vision of family."

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Isaiah 55:1-11: Since the beginning of the events in Isaiah, Israel and Judah had pursued their own plans, despite God's constant invitation to trust. Now at rock-bottom, in captivity in Babylon, Israel once again hears the invitation to trust God. God's plans are so much better than our plans! But will we trust?

Pastor Dave Swaim concludes our Beyond Belief series with a sermon based on John 14:1-9, about the final phrase in the Apostles' Creed: "The resurrection of the body and the life everlasting."

Pastors John Mury and Michael Taber discuss Isaiah 54: "Because of God's love for and through the servant of Isaiah 53, God promises that the "covenant of blessing" will never cease! In other words, God will always be with us. Perhaps more importantly, God will always be for us. We can be secure in this promise because God will keep the covenant even if we do not."

Pastors John Mury and Taylor Burgoyne discuss Isaiah 53:7-12: "We human beings constantly overestimate our ability to predict the future. It's no different here. God told us exactly what to expect yet when it actually happened, it took us entirely by surprise. Perhaps we need to hold onto our expectations very lightly, allowing us to wait expectantly for God to come through in ways that we could never predict."

Pastor John Mury and Scott Rice discuss Isaiah 52:13-53:6: "The first servant song showed us the gentleness of God's special servant. In this fourth servant song, we see this gentleness displayed even in the face of rejection, humiliation, and death. Why would anyone love their enemies and do good to those who hate them? It might be the most important question we almost never ask."

Pastor Meghan DeJong uses 1 John 1:5-10, 2:1-6 (CEB) to preach on the phrase, "The Forgiveness of Sins," from the Apostles' Creed. Part of our Beyond Belief sermon series.

Pastors John Mury and Chris Gredenius discuss Isaiah 52:1-12: "Israel needs to wake up! God is bringing freedom and they need to receive it and lay hold of it. But how to you receive and hold onto the freedom that God offers? God will make it possible but we still need to take a step to "get out!" of the place of our captivity."