The Simplicity of God’s Will (Matthew 6:25-34)
Living Wisely: Love and Wisdom – Matthew 22:34-40
Following Jesus: A Better Way than Following Yourself (Matt 11.28-30)
If you’d like a more theological treatment of the topic, Pastor Eric did a training for the staff and made the training available as a PDF.
Wisdom’s Invitation (Matthew 11:25-30)
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
Generosity with the Gospel (Matthew 2:1-12)
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
Immanuel—God With Us (Matthew 1:23)
Key idea: Jesus is Immanuel—God with us God With Us in the Past God With Us in Jesus Christ God With Us Now God With Us Forever
A Weighing of Riches: The Tragic Choice and the Superabundant Reward (Matthew 19:16-30)
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21-35)
Hearing with the Heart (Matthew 13:1-23)
Hope For the Anxious Heart (Matthew 6:25-34)
Key Idea: Hope for the anxious heart comes when we identify it, expose it, and fight it with our faith in Christ. Truth #1: Identify It – (v. 25) Defining anxiety: “To draw in different directions or distract. To be anxious, then, means to have a distracting care—to have our minds and hearts torn between […]
