Step six: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

Here is Isaiah, whom we saw in last week's text being so awed by God's presence, so totally aware of his uncleanness before God. His was a majestic experience of worship. In this morning's text God speaks through Isaiah, questioning the validity of the people's worship.

The local Chamber of Commerce recently came out with a listing of the best of Gwinnett. It listed the best pizza, the best athlete, the best country road. And it listed the best sermon. I do not know how many of the members of this congregation were involved in that vote. I just know I did not win.

Aside from that offense, I found that whole notion of voting for the best sermon an extremely inappropriate measure of the life of a Christian ch…