Key Idea: Pursue wisdom by pursuing Christ. Wisdom: Faithful living informed by biblical thinking. We must pursue Christ for wisdom because: Only Jesus Knows and Reveals God Most Truly Jesus Shows Us the Way to the Good Life

Three ways the Christmas story motivates to be generous with the Gospel Christ came to call outsiders You were an outsider Every unbeliever is an outsider God can save any outsider Christ came to dethrone our false kings Christ came to create worshipers Worship calls for sacrifice Worship calls for submission Worship creates joy

Pride: Self over Christ Cross Reference: Mark 14:26-38 Key Idea: Because of the perils of pride, we must embrace the blessing of brokenness. 1. The Perils of Pride Pride (Self over Christ) can be seen in two ways: A. Self without Christ Pride = Prayerlessness B. Self instead of Christ Warnings: Proverbs 11:2, 15:25, 16:8; […]

Key Idea: Being an ambassador for Christ is the outworking of our salvation in Christ.   I. The Gospel changes how we view ourselves   “Union with Christ means we are in Christ, Christ is in us, we are like Christ, and we are with Christ” (Wayne Grudem)   II. The Gospel changes how we […]