new year’s wisdom matthew 2:1-12. jesus turns our foolishness into wisdom
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New Year’s Wisdom
Matthew 2:1-12
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Jesus turns our foolishness into wisdom.
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The MagiCharacters• Magi• Herod• Scribes/
Priests
Perception• Foolish/evil• Powerful• Wise/spiritual
Response•Worship/Joy•Hostile•Apathetic
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The Magi• Matthew 11:25— “I thank you, Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.”
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The Magi• 1 Cor. 1:26-31— “Consider your own call,
brothers and sisters: not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble…”
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The Magi• 1 Cor. 1:26-31— “But God chose what is
foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are…
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The Magi• 1 Cor. 1:26-31— “So that no one might boast
in the presence of God. He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption.”
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UsHuman
Christ
Human Wisdom
God’s Wisdom
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Us• Join a FOCUS Group• Carve out time for Scripture/Prayer• Engage “Learning to Listen” sermons