Sermon overview- This week we’re looking at Isaiah 58:9–14, where God confronts worship that looks right on the outside but is empty at the heart. Judah thought fasting and rituals would obligate His blessing, but Isaiah shows true worship means loosening chains, feeding the hungry, lifting burdens, and showing mercy. Israel couldn’t live this out on their own—they needed new hearts and God’s Spirit. That promise is fulfilled in Christ, whose death and resurrection reconcile us to God, and in the Spirit who empowers us to walk in step with Him. Spirit-led worship produces fruit and restoration: lives reflecting Christ’s likeness, communities renewed, and people who become repairers and restorers in a broken world. Isaiah ends with Sabbath rest—laying down striving, finding joy in the Lord, and trusting Him as provider. This passage asks whether our worship is just going through the motions or Spirit-shaped, Christ-centered, and bearing fruit that brings light and hope to the world.