Untangling Christmas – Week 3 | Isaiah's Commission

Holiday lights and good cheer can’t hide how this season drags up grief, unmet expectations, and a quiet lack of purpose. When calendars, parties, loss, and the pressure to be “okay” collide, many of us nod along but leave feeling more tangled than comforted. This sermon leans into that exact tension by standing in Isaiah’s vision—an experience that begins with a raw “woe” and the shock of seeing holiness up close. Rather than offer slick fixes, the message walks through three moves Isaiah models: first the honest shame of being undone, then the surprising touch that cleanses (a coal to the lips), and finally a commissioning that refuses to measure success by applause. The invitation is simple and unsettling—your identity is set by God’s call, not by results—and it might reset why you keep going. Listen for how an ancient encounter untangles a modern why.