Foundation Church

Christian hypocrisy is one of the major reasons people leave churches, and it’s not a new problem. In Isaiah’s day, around 2700 years ago, it was a problem too. In our passage God laments the fact that even though things look good on the outside that his people are far from him. What hope is there for us and what has God done to make our lives and worship of him the same on Sunday as on Monday? Discipleship Questions: 1. What has been your experience with hypocrisy in the church? Yourself included. 2. How had Israel ‘forsaken’ the Lord? How can you relate to their failures? 3. Why is going through the motions of church worship such an affront to God? 4. How can we cleanse ourselves of our sin? 5. How is verse 18 fulfilled in Jesus Christ and what does that mean for us?