Theme:  Wise Up in 08

Wise Up From the Book of James: a practical guide to Christian living
January 6 – “The Christian Life is a Joyful Struggle”  James 1:1-8 
January 13 – “Into the Looking Glass”  James 1:9-27 
January 20 – “The Royal Law”   James 2:1-13
January 27 –  “A Living Faith”  James 2:14-26
February 3 –   “Taming the Tongue”  James 3:1-12
February 10 –  “Two Wisdoms”  James 3:13-18
February 17 –  “The Deception of Worldliness”  James 4:1-5:6 
February 24 –  “Be Patient”  James 5:7-11 
March 2   –  “Power in Prayer”   James 5:12-18 
March 9   –  “Straying from the Truth”  James 5:19-20

Wise Up Through the teaching of Jesus:  gaining wisdom through the parables
March 16 –  Parable of the Vineyard  Matthew 21:33-46
March 23 –  Resurrection Sunday  (TBA)
March 30 –  The Four Soils   Matthew 13:3-9,18-23
April 6 –  The Wheat and the Tares   Matthew 13:24-30,36-43
April 13  –  The Unmerciful Servant   Matthew 18:21-35
April 20   –  The Good Samaritan   Luke 10:25-37
April 27   –  The Parable of the Lost Sheep & Coin  Luke 15:1-10
May 4  –  The Parable of the Lost Son   Luke 15:11-32

Wise Up From the Book of Proverbs: ancient wisdom for a modern world
May 11  –  Wise Up about Moms   Proverbs 31
May 18  –  Five features of Foolishness  (various texts)
May 25  –  Wise Up about Anger  (various texts)
June 1  –  Wise Up about Work  (various texts)
June 8  –  Wise Up about Temptation  (various texts)
June 15  –  Wise Up about Fathers  (various texts)
June 22  –  Wise Up about Money  (various texts)
June 29  –  Wise Up about Alcohol  (various texts)
July 6  –  Wise Up about Parenting  (various texts)
July 13  – Wise Up about Marriage  (various texts)
July 20  –  Wise Up about Friendships  (various texts)
July 27  –  Wise Up about Wisdom  (various texts)

Wise Up Through the teaching of Jesus:  gaining wisdom through the parables
August  3  –  The Parable of the Great Banquet  Luke 14:15-24
August 10  –  The Parable of the Shrewd Manager  Luke 16:1-15
August 17  –  The Pharisee and the Tax Collector  Luke 18:9-14
August 24  –  The Parable of the wise & foolish virgins  Matthew 25:1-13
August 31  –  The Parable of the Minas  Luke 19:11-27

Wise Up Through the Life of Daniel
September 7  –  Putting Wisdom to the Test  Daniel 1
September 14  –  The Mystery Revealed   Daniel 2
September 21  –  Even If   Daniel 3
September 28  –  A Case Study in Pride  Daniel 4
October 5  –  The Writing on the Wall  Daniel 5
October 12  –  Between the Lions   Daniel 6
October 19  –  Four beasts and four kingdoms  Daniel 7
October 26  –  The Battle of Little Big Horn  Daniel 8
November 2  –  Daniel’s Prayer  Daniel 9
November 9  –  A Glimpse into Spiritual Realms  Daniel 10
November 16  –  North and South  Daniel 11
November 23  –  Final Promises  Daniel 12

Wise Up Through Paul’s Letter to the Philippians
November 30  –  Prayer Partners   Phil 1:1-11
December 7  –   Advancing the Gospel  Phil 1:12-26
December 14  –  Living the Gospel   Phil 1:27-2:5
December 21  –  --Christmas Message--  Phil 2:6-11
December 28  –  Shining Stars   Phil 2:12-30

Our planned preaching schedule is an effort to be well prepared to teach God’s Word and to have a thoughtful plan for preaching the “whole counsel of God.”  We do not want to be swayed by modern fad preaching nor get stuck on pet issues.  We seek to preach what has been important in the church for two thousand years and so you will find a heavy emphasis on reasons for faith, the need to accept God’s grace, and encouragement to live the Christian life.  This is what we all need!  To make this plan more successful please read ahead and meditate on each text as we come to it.  You will find a rich blessing for your efforts because God’s Holy Spirit works through His word--the Bible--to transform our lives.