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A life well-lived is a life of deep listening. God invites us to step out of the center of our own lives and swear off self-sufficiency so that we can make space for deep friendship and love of neighbor.

From Proverbs 3:9-10; 30:7-9, Al Abdulla shows how Money is far more than the ability to buy things and create experiences. Money holds a spiritual power in our lives. In order for money to remain a blessing and not a curse, we need wisdom to know how to steward money well in God’s world.

In ancient cultures, a city with a broken down wall was in danger of being ruled by the enemy. Proverbs likens a person who lacks self-control to a city with broken down walls. From Proverbs 18:10; 23:19-21; 25:28, and Titus 2:11-14, we learn about the importance of self-control, the problem behind it, and how to practice it.

The Bible gives us a glorious vision of work- to cultivate the world. Yet ever since the Fall, our work has been cursed and we struggle to find meaning. The Proverbs teach us to avoid paths of sloth and pride in our work and find deep joy in being wise sons and daughters, working with God in the renewal of all things.

At the core of what it means to be wise is a concern for social justice. You aren’t wise unless you are living a life passionately committed to justice.

Our future is made or lost on the basis of choices. But with so many options in the modern world, how do we know what God would have us choose? From Proverbs 4, 16,19 and 21 Al Abdulla explores what it means to apply wisdom to our decisions.

Wisdom is proficiency in choosing the right paths when right and wrong isn’t the issue. To become proficient in wisdom we must train in wisdom. From Proverbs 3:1-12, Al Abdulla explores what the good life looks like and the path we take to get there.

Should I take this job? Marry this person? Make this move? Go to this school? Lease or buy? Stay or leave? There are so many decisions that the Bible doesn’t explicitly address. How can we know what to do? From Proverbs 1, Al Abdulla addresses what it means to fear God, and walk in his wisdom.

Research shows that new year resolutions fail because they’re rooted in intention and not identity. From Luke 4:1-2, 13. Al Abdulla shows that when Jesus faces the wilderness temptations, the basis of his victory is his God-given identity. But, no sooner than Jesus receives perfect love from the

Father, does the enemy pervert that love with lies about God, himself and others. In this talk we learn the three ways to defeat those lies and find victory in our identity.

At the start of Epiphany, we explore the story of Christ being revealed to the world from Matthew 2:1-11. From this passage, we lean into what it might mean to lay down our expectations and fears, and practice the permanence (faithful presence) of God.