Way of the Wise

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Knowledge is the of facts.

Wisdom is the proper of knowledge.

²² But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. (James 1:22)

¹⁷ Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. (James 4:17)

¹⁵ If you love me, obey my commandments. (John 14:15)

¹⁶ How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver! (Proverbs 16:16)

How do I get wisdom?

1. of the Lord.

¹⁰ Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. (Proverbs 9:10)

2. with wise.

²⁰ Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble. (Proverbs 13:20)

3. our generous God.

⁵ If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. (James 1:5)

Additional Notes

What’s Happening at Crossroads

NEW HERE?

We’re so glad you’ve chosen to come to Crossroads today! We want to thank you for visiting and would love to get to know you. Stop by and say hello at one of our Welcome Centers, our First Step area, or check out ecrossroads.info for more. We can’t wait to meet you!

PRAYER & FASTING

Start the year focused on God; listening to his voice! Everyone at Crossroads is invited to participate in 21 days of prayer and fasting January 5-26. We have a display set up at next steps where you can make your commitment for the 21 days of prayer and fasting. For prayer resources, as well as information about the kinds of fasts you can do, go to our Prayer & Fasting page

DAILY PRAYER PROMPTS

Would you like a daily text to prompt you to pray during this Prayer and Fasting time? Text to 765.453.4626 (yes that is the church’s number) “prayer or “pray” and the time you’d like to receive. If it’s a morning time, don’t include “am” with your time, but if it’s an afternoon or evening time, you’ll need to include “pm.” For example, “Prayer 9:15” will sign you up for the prompts at 9:15 a.m. and “pray 10:15 pm” will sign you up for the text at 10:15 p.m. It is active now if you want to sign up but you won’t receive your first text message until January 6. If you have any problems signing up, check out our troubleshooting section on our Prayer & Fasting page.

STUDENT EVENTS

This year for Christmas, give your student the gift of an experience. We have two winter/spring events coming up for students.
• Winter Retreat (8th-12th graders) — Friday, February 7th to Sunday, February 9th at Shiloh Park in Marion. 
• SuperStart (4th-6th graders) — Feb. 28-March 1 (early registration closes January 22th) at Traders Point in Indianapolis.

SAVE THE DATE

When we say “We become more like Jesus together,” we mean it! God designed each one of us to be connected to others. It’s an essential component to a growing faith. At Crossroads, that connection happens through groups. We will be launching winter groups on Jan. 27th. Find out more and sign up next week.