Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Isaiah 3:1-4:6: "Isaiah continues to lay out the coming disasters that will result from abandoning God. In particular, they will suffer as a result of their childish and misguided leaders. One day, God will set things right by sending a special leader, a "Branch" from the line of David, one who will lead them back into fellowship with God."

Pastors John Mury and Michael Taber discuss Isaiah 2:6-22: "Our money is printed with the words, "In God We Trust," but do we? It is so much easier to trust in things we can see and control, like our financial wealth, our military power, or the wonderful inventions and industrial might of our nation. Israel faced these same temptations and Isaiah warns us that only God is worthy of our trust."

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Isaiah 1:21-2:5: "Everything we have is a gift. When we use those gifts to serve others, it creates justice that God intends. If we instead use those gifts to make others serve us, it creates injustice and the inevitable suffering of those who have little. God promises one day to establish a world in which we hurt one another no longer, but in the meantime, we are invited to join with rather than fight against the justice that God seeks."

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Isaiah 1:1-20: "Much of what Isaiah has to say can be discerned from just this opening passage—stop doing evil, learn to do good. If they are willing to walk justly with God, God will cleanse them of the blood that is upon them, but if not, God will give them the freedom from God they desire, and thus, abandon them to their enemies. The choice is theirs, and ours!"

Pastor Dave Swaim preaches on the next phrase of the Apostles' Creed, "Creator of Heaven and Earth." Part of the series "Beyond Belief: The Promises of the Apostles' Creed."

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Exodus 34:27-35: "The greatest gift anyone has to offer is a life transformed by being with God. Moses here is changed by being with God, the disciples of Jesus had something to offer from being with Jesus, and this is true for us as well. When you spend time in God's presence, it will radiate into every encounter through the way you live and love."

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Exodus 33:17-23: "As God restores the covenant with Israel, Moses makes one more request – he wants to see God. He doesn't want to see a sign or symbol or some intermediary. No, Moses wants to experience God's presence directly. Moses longed for something that was made fully possible only centuries later when God took on flesh and became one of us."

Pastors John Mury and Michael Taber discuss Exodus 33:1-3, 12-17: "Imagine your ultimate dream vacation or place to live. No matter how wonderful, the place loses its luster if you can't be with those who matter most to you. Moses is happy that God has restored the promise of a future home but not if God will not go with them. More than anything, Moses has learned that what matters most is "God with us."

Pastors John Mury and Dave Swaim discuss Exodus 32:25-35: "The worship of the golden calf is peak tragedy in Israel's history and it stands in starkest contrast to the simultaneous affirmation of the covenant by God on the mountain. When Moses asked "Who is on the Lord's side?," few recognized the life-and-death importance of that question."