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Our study in Isaiah begins with an introduction - who is the prophet Isaiah? - and an overview of what relevance the book has for the church in the modern day. Sermon begins at about 18:05. Includes celebration of the Lord's Table at the end.

We start off the new year by closing out our holiday series with an appropriate hymn for both reflecting on the past and making resolutions for the future. It also helps us to finish up our theology of music with the reminder that all worship music must give glory to God. Sermon begins at about 35:10.

Missionary Tony Frank stops in to report on what is happening in their ministry and to challenge us from the word on how to be a more fruitful Christian. An expository sermon from 2 Peter 1; sermon begins at about 25:10.

In our final Christmas-themed service of the year, we turn our attention toward another favorite Christmas carol, "O Come, All Ye Faithful," a song which emphasizes that the newborn baby Jesus is still God. in addition, we further expand our theology of music to understand how we go about determining what is and what isn't appropriate for worship. Sermon begins at about 28:45.

As we have seen so far, music is an important part of worship because of the impact it has on both the heart and the mind. For this reason, it can also be divisive. Recently, there has been much discussion about the appropriateness of singing songs from ministries whose theology and practice are concerning, or possibly even heretical. Using the traditional Christmas carol "Silent Night" as our guide, we try to incorporate these ideas into our theology of music. Sermon begins at about 20:20.