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Big Picture Question- Who is the king of God-s people-----1- In the line of David--2- Fully Man--3- Full of Sorrows----Truth- Your King is Jesus, born in the line of David, fully man, and full of sorrows.----Application- Live knowing that Jesus is the royal son of David who took on flesh, to pay the payment of your sin.----Action- Resolve to honor Jesus in the coming year by sacrificing and serving someone who doesn-t like you.

Big Picture Question- Who is the king of God-s people-----1- The Ender of Fear--2- The Cause of Good News--3- The Bringer of Peace----Truth- The good news of King Jesus brings a fearless peace between you and God.----Application- Live fearlessly knowing that the good news of Jesus is that He was born to bring you into peace with God.----Action- Find an area in your life where you are struggling with a faithful, but peaceful, choice. Pray for God-s grace to faithfully make that choice.

Big Picture Question- Who is the King of God-s people-----1- The Redeemer of Anguish--2- The Bringer of Light--3- The Establisher of Peace----Truth- Jesus is the King who redeems the anguish of His people by bringing light and peace to their lives.----Application- Live knowing that your heart finds its hope from anguish and conflict in Jesus your king.----Action- Partner with the church to both demonstrate and proclaim Jesus- birth as the deliverance and hope that this world desperately needs. Bring us ideas of outreach and service.

Big Picture Question- How does God bring renew His people-----1-Forgiveness--2-Community--3-Worship

Big Picture Question- Will God defend a sinful believer-----1- Yes, by His Spirit--2- Yes, by the dread of the Lord--3- Yes, by God His people----Truth- God does not abandon sinful believers. Instead He defends them through a Spirit-filled dread that motivates His people.----Application- Live knowing that God will defend you while using your experiences to make you more like Himself.----Action- Pray that the Holy Spirit would enable you to both be more like Jesus and to encourage another Christian to do the same.

Big Picture Question- What happens when we judge by appearances-----1- The Good--2- The Bad--3- The Ugly----Truth- Judging by appearances causes us to forget God-s faithfulness, trust our wisdom, and walk away from God-s best in our lives.----Application- Live knowing that you are called by God to imitate His love as you trust His leadership and love others.----Action- Stop categorizing people as worthy of hearing the Gospel or not.

Big Picture Question- What do we learn about God-s character in our struggles-----1-God struggles with us.--2-God calls us to obedience.--3-God calls us to worhip.----Truth- God struggles with us in our troubles as we obey and worship Him.----Application- Live knowing that God works in our struggles as He calls us to love and obey Him.----Action- Prioritize public worship during your struggles so as to see God and the expression of His character -the church- more clearly.

Big Picture Question- How does God equip you to thing for which you are called-----1-He anoints us--2-He gives us a new heart--3-He gives us a voice----Truth- God-s equipping is an anointing that gives you a new heart, eager to speak of the mercies of Christ.----Application- Live knowing that God-s Spirit of anointing gives you a new heart and voice to proclaim Jesus- mercy to yourself, the church, and this community.----Action- Mature your faith in Jesus today by taking a step of faith in a relationship, knowing that you are equipped to do the thing of which you are most scared.

Big Picture Question- How does God use and redeem even the most tedious of moments in our lives-----1- God works in family life.--2- God works in church life.--3- God works in your persona life.

Big Picture Question- Why should we listen to wisdom from others---1- It can be wisdom from God--2- Forces us to sift our desires --3- Yet, God doesn-t reject us when we don-t