New Year's Eve | A.R. Bernard

[Music] [Music] good evening good good watch night I'm going to try that again good night I'm going to try that again good watch night some of you know what watch watch night some of you know what watch watch night some of you know what watch night is right how many you know what night is right how many you know what night is right how many you know what watch night is that's what New Year's watch night is that's what New Year's watch night is that's what New Year's Eve is really about in the context of Eve is really about in the context of Eve is really about in the context of our expression of our expression of our expression of Christianity it was really watching and Christianity it was really watching and Christianity it was really watching and there's no better place that I would there's no better place that I would there's no better place that I would want to be than in the house of God want to be than in the house of God want to be than in the house of God acknowledging acknowledging acknowledging him because I'm going to need him in him because I'm going to need him in him because I'm going to need him in 2025 anybody going to need him next year and he promised that if you year and he promised that if you acknowledge Him in all of your acknowledge Him in all of your acknowledge Him in all of your ways that he will guide you he will ways that he will guide you he will ways that he will guide you he will direct your direct your direct your steps he will be there with you come on steps he will be there with you come on steps he will be there with you come on let's all stand as we go to the let's all stand as we go to the let's all stand as we go to the Lord in prayer father thank you for this Community of father thank you for this Community of Faith the spiritual Faith the spiritual Faith the spiritual family those here in the building those family those here in the building those family those here in the building those joining us joining us joining us online across the country and around the online across the country and around the online across the country and around the world thank you for the world thank you for the world thank you for the unique imprint of your anointing upon us unique imprint of your anointing upon us unique imprint of your anointing upon us as a community our as a community our as a community our [Music] [Music] [Music] campuses campuses campuses collectively honoring you worshiping you collectively honoring you worshiping you collectively honoring you worshiping you celebra crating you and opening our

celebra crating you and opening our celebra crating you and opening our hearts and Minds to your wisdom and hearts and Minds to your wisdom and hearts and Minds to your wisdom and instruction we ask you father as we instruction we ask you father as we instruction we ask you father as we prepare ourselves to go into this new prepare ourselves to go into this new prepare ourselves to go into this new year that will be prepared in a year that will be prepared in a year that will be prepared in a way that allows us to navigate all of way that allows us to navigate all of way that allows us to navigate all of the things that are ahead of the things that are ahead of the things that are ahead of us in ways that will glorify you us in ways that will glorify you us in ways that will glorify you and exemplify the flourishing that you and exemplify the flourishing that you and exemplify the flourishing that you want in each of Our want in each of Our want in each of Our Lives we love you Lord we bless you and Lives we love you Lord we bless you and Lives we love you Lord we bless you and we thank you in Jesus we thank you in Jesus we thank you in Jesus name amen and amen you may be name amen and amen you may be name amen and amen you may be seated so it's New Year's seated so it's New Year's seated so it's New Year's Eve and I get to introduce our theme for Eve and I get to introduce our theme for Eve and I get to introduce our theme for 2025 [Applause] [Applause] but before I do can I share a reflection but before I do can I share a reflection but before I do can I share a reflection with you I'm going to do it anyway but with you I'm going to do it anyway but with you I'm going to do it anyway but it's nice it's nice it's nice to get your permission in the Gospel of permission in the Gospel of John Chapter 13 right through chapter John Chapter 13 right through chapter John Chapter 13 right through chapter 17 Jesus spends a very intimate 17 Jesus spends a very intimate 17 Jesus spends a very intimate time with his time with his time with his disciples he's preparing them disciples he's preparing them disciples he's preparing them to take the message and the experience

to take the message and the experience to take the message and the experience out into the out into the out into the future chapter 17 it's called his high future chapter 17 it's called his high future chapter 17 it's called his high Priestly Priestly Priestly prayer where he prays not only for his prayer where he prays not only for his prayer where he prays not only for his disciples but for all of those that disciples but for all of those that disciples but for all of those that would believe in him through their words would believe in him through their words would believe in him through their words that's you and that's you and that's you and I it was a very intimate time I it was a very intimate time I it was a very intimate time but it was but it was but it was also his own also his own also his own preparation for what preparation for what preparation for what was ahead of was ahead of was ahead of him and as him and as him and as I read through the words put myself there how many put words put myself there how many put yourself there when you read the yourself there when you read the yourself there when you read the scripture got to put yourself scripture got to put yourself scripture got to put yourself there I thought about there I thought about there I thought about what was constantly in the back of his what was constantly in the back of his what was constantly in the back of his mind that came out from time to time in mind that came out from time to time in mind that came out from time to time in the things that he said to his the things that he said to his the things that he said to his disciples he starts off in Chapter 13 disciples he starts off in Chapter 13 disciples he starts off in Chapter 13 washing their washing their washing their feet showing them that they must honor feet showing them that they must honor feet showing them that they must honor each other and function in humility he talked to them about the humility he talked to them about the holy spirit's holy spirit's holy spirit's role in their role in their role in their ministry will be there to help them to ministry will be there to help them to ministry will be there to help them to open their understanding to lead them open their understanding to lead them open their understanding to lead them and guide them into all

truth it was in the upper room that he truth it was in the upper room that he would break bread with them and give would break bread with them and give would break bread with them and give them a new understanding of the Passover as Jews they understood the Passover as Jews they understood the Passover in the context of The Passover in the context of The Passover in the context of The Exodus but not with this new Exodus that Exodus but not with this new Exodus that Exodus but not with this new Exodus that Jesus was the new Moses Jesus was the new Moses Jesus was the new Moses taking them taking them taking them into a new Promised Land not a physical into a new Promised Land not a physical into a new Promised Land not a physical Promised Promised Promised Land but entrance into the Land but entrance into the Land but entrance into the kingdom of God he talked to them about many God he talked to them about many things he said to them in things he said to them in things he said to them in John 15 he said I'm the John 15 he said I'm the John 15 he said I'm the vine you're the vine you're the vine you're the branches he said apart from me you can branches he said apart from me you can branches he said apart from me you can do nothing do nothing do nothing he said but in me you will bear fruit he said but in me you will bear fruit he said but in me you will bear fruit and in fact it's the father's joy that and in fact it's the father's joy that and in fact it's the father's joy that you bear much you bear much you bear much fruit so he's telling them the father fruit so he's telling them the father fruit so he's telling them the father wants you to be wants you to be wants you to be productive not only that he said that productive not only that he said that productive not only that he said that you bear much fruit and that your fruit you bear much fruit and that your fruit you bear much fruit and that your fruit should should should remain so he spoke of longevity Legacy remain so he spoke of longevity Legacy remain so he spoke of longevity Legacy impact beyond their own generation he warned them about the importance of he warned them about the importance of staying committed to him so productivity staying committed to him so productivity staying committed to him so productivity with with with Fidelity loyalty to

Fidelity loyalty to Fidelity loyalty to him he warned them that in the world him he warned them that in the world him he warned them that in the world they would have they would have they would have tribulation but to be of good tribulation but to be of good tribulation but to be of good cheer because he overcame the world and cheer because he overcame the world and cheer because he overcame the world and they had an opportunities to see him they had an opportunities to see him they had an opportunities to see him interact with the world at every level interact with the world at every level interact with the world at every level of of of life and watch him and learn from life and watch him and learn from life and watch him and learn from him but then he says something that just him but then he says something that just him but then he says something that just grip my heart and I have to look at what he said heart and I have to look at what he said in the light of what was ahead of in the light of what was ahead of in the light of what was ahead of him because that night he would be him because that night he would be him because that night he would be betrayed during the Passover betrayed during the Passover betrayed during the Passover supper Judas would leave report report to the soldiers political Elite the to the soldiers political Elite the to the soldiers political Elite the religious Elite who had already religious Elite who had already religious Elite who had already conspired to put Jesus to conspired to put Jesus to conspired to put Jesus to death because he was a threat to them death because he was a threat to them death because he was a threat to them you got to understand that's why he was you got to understand that's why he was you got to understand that's why he was crucified on a cross the cross the crucified on a cross the cross the crucified on a cross the cross the killing of someone on a cross by the killing of someone on a cross by the killing of someone on a cross by the Roman Roman Roman government was specifically to those who government was specifically to those who government was specifically to those who were insurrectionists and pose a were insurrectionists and pose a were insurrectionists and pose a political political political threat so it was a political killing it threat so it was a political killing it threat so it was a political killing it was a political was a political was a political murder the psalmist said that through a

murder the psalmist said that through a murder the psalmist said that through a Travy travesty of Travy travesty of Travy travesty of Justice he would be brought to Justice he would be brought to Justice he would be brought to death you got to understand it this is death you got to understand it this is death you got to understand it this is what he's facing this is in his mind in what he's facing this is in his mind in what he's facing this is in his mind in fact we know that he's occupied with fact we know that he's occupied with fact we know that he's occupied with this because in the garden he said this because in the garden he said this because in the garden he said father if it be father if it be father if it be possible possible possible take this cup from me and of course he take this cup from me and of course he take this cup from me and of course he was talking about the cup of his was talking about the cup of his was talking about the cup of his death that he would have to drink he would drink he would face the Betrayal from face the Betrayal from face the Betrayal from Judas he would face the soldiers coming Judas he would face the soldiers coming Judas he would face the soldiers coming to get him like a a common criminal individuals who heard him criminal individuals who heard him preach heard him speak and they would come to arrest speak and they would come to arrest him and then take him and then take him and then take him through a trial at him through a trial at him through a trial at night which was against Jewish night which was against Jewish night which was against Jewish law they would bring false witnesses to law they would bring false witnesses to law they would bring false witnesses to testify lies against him it was a sham testify lies against him it was a sham testify lies against him it was a sham it was a setup they would take him to the high setup they would take him to the high priest the high priest could condemn priest the high priest could condemn priest the high priest could condemn him but the Jews did not have the right

him but the Jews did not have the right him but the Jews did not have the right to kill anyone to murder anyone to to kill anyone to murder anyone to to kill anyone to murder anyone to crucify anyone they had to be complicit crucify anyone they had to be complicit crucify anyone they had to be complicit with the Roman government and that's why with the Roman government and that's why with the Roman government and that's why they took him from Caiaphas the high they took him from Caiaphas the high they took him from Caiaphas the high priest to pilate the governor priest to pilate the governor priest to pilate the governor and even there with pilate pilate says I and even there with pilate pilate says I and even there with pilate pilate says I find no fault in find no fault in find no fault in him he presented him he presented him he presented him so he would be the person of truth him so he would be the person of truth him so he would be the person of truth of justice of fairness and of justice of fairness and of justice of fairness and Equity facing Injustice unfairness the Equity facing Injustice unfairness the Equity facing Injustice unfairness the very essence of the world that would very essence of the world that would very essence of the world that would condemn him it' be then taken him it' be then taken slapped slapped slapped publicly and asked to prophesy who hid publicly and asked to prophesy who hid publicly and asked to prophesy who hid him and then he would be whipped him and then he would be whipped him and then he would be whipped beat in a way that we cannot even imagine imagine ridiculed ridiculed ridiculed rejected rejected rejected despised he would have to carry a cross despised he would have to carry a cross despised he would have to carry a cross a wooden cross that that he would be a wooden cross that that he would be a wooden cross that that he would be hung on up a long road and road and then lifted up after being nailed to then lifted up after being nailed to then lifted up after being nailed to it and then the cross would be jerked it and then the cross would be jerked it and then the cross would be jerked into the ground and he'd hang

there he was there he was facing a facing a facing a lot and in that upper room he looks at lot and in that upper room he looks at lot and in that upper room he looks at his disciples his disciples his disciples and he says you're all going to abandon says you're all going to abandon me you're going to leave me you're going to leave me you're going to leave me you're going to be me you're going to be me you're going to be afraid and after all that you've seen afraid and after all that you've seen afraid and after all that you've seen after all that I've done in front of you after all that I've done in front of you after all that I've done in front of you to let you know who I am and the power to let you know who I am and the power to let you know who I am and the power that I have it's all going to fall by that I have it's all going to fall by that I have it's all going to fall by the the the wayside and you're going to scatter and hear the words that grip my and hear the words that grip my heart then he heart then he heart then he said and said and said and yet I'm not alone man how do alone man how do you how do you wrap your head around you how do you wrap your head around you how do you wrap your head around that don't put him so far up in space that don't put him so far up in space that don't put him so far up in space that he wasn't human he was human divine that he wasn't human he was human divine that he wasn't human he was human divine and human all in and human all in and human all in one and when I read those words where he one and when I read those words where he one and when I read those words where he he he said you're going to abandon me he he said you're going to abandon me he he said you're going to abandon me you're going to you're going to take off you're going to you're going to take off you're going to you're going to take off you're all going to scatter and I'm you're all going to scatter and I'm you're all going to scatter and I'm going to be left here and going to be left here and going to be left here and yet I'm not yet I'm not yet I'm not alone the

alone the alone the father is with father is with father is with me I said man I want to get I want to get there I don't want to be whipped I don't there I don't want to be whipped I don't there I don't want to be whipped I don't want to be arrested I don't want to go want to be arrested I don't want to go want to be arrested I don't want to go to a trial I don't want to be betrayed I trial I don't want to be betrayed I don't want to be abandoned I don't want don't want to be abandoned I don't want don't want to be abandoned I don't want to be crucified but I do want to get to the crucified but I do want to get to the place where no matter what I'm place where no matter what I'm place where no matter what I'm facing I have this deep and facing I have this deep and facing I have this deep and profound Assurance something that you just can't Assurance something that you just can't explain but you know that you know that explain but you know that you know that explain but you know that you know that you know that you know that you know that in spite of whatever you're know that in spite of whatever you're know that in spite of whatever you're looking at and looking at and looking at and facing he's there and I and I ask myself whoa what there and I and I ask myself whoa what does that look does that look does that look like is he going to show up physically and I thought about when he physically and I thought about when he was in was in was in anguish and he he said father if it be anguish and he he said father if it be anguish and he he said father if it be possible take this cup from me and then possible take this cup from me and then possible take this cup from me and then he says he says he says nevertheless not my nevertheless not my nevertheless not my will but your will be done the father

will but your will be done the father will but your will be done the father was there by giving him the strength of of emotion to still come to the right emotion to still come to the right emotion to still come to the right conclusion and not give up on his conclusion and not give up on his conclusion and not give up on his mission on his mission on his mission on his purpose he was there in power when he purpose he was there in power when he purpose he was there in power when he says to Peter put the sword says to Peter put the sword says to Peter put the sword away and then he just takes the piece of away and then he just takes the piece of away and then he just takes the piece of air that's left and sticks it on the the air that's left and sticks it on the the air that's left and sticks it on the the soldier said put that away I you don't soldier said put that away I you don't soldier said put that away I you don't understand I I can call to my father understand I I can call to my father understand I I can call to my father right now and he'll send 12 Legions of right now and he'll send 12 Legions of right now and he'll send 12 Legions of angels but if I do that if if I do that angels but if I do that if if I do that angels but if I do that if if I do that then everything collapses I said collapses I said God I want to be at that God I want to be at that God I want to be at that place where I'm that place where I'm that place where I'm that confident that settled in my belief confident that settled in my belief confident that settled in my belief In God's In God's In God's Presence that I can Presence that I can Presence that I can say I'm not alone yet I'm not alone wow wow and the alone yet I'm not alone wow wow and the scripture says throughout all of that he scripture says throughout all of that he scripture says throughout all of that he kept his

peace he kept peace he kept his peace how many you you ever lost his peace how many you you ever lost his peace how many you you ever lost your peace and you remember that incident peace and you remember that incident don't you or should I say those incidents incidents peace it's what occurs naturally when peace it's what occurs naturally when peace it's what occurs naturally when your actions and your values are in alignment it is the alignment it is the umpire for doing the will of God and I umpire for doing the will of God and I umpire for doing the will of God and I say that because how do you know it's say that because how do you know it's say that because how do you know it's God's will because whenever God's will God's will because whenever God's will God's will because whenever God's will is present and active there's a peace there's a peace it's it's it's peace there's a peace it's it's it's like I know what I'm facing it it it it like I know what I'm facing it it it it like I know what I'm facing it it it it it looks bad but there's just a it looks bad but there's just a it looks bad but there's just a subtleness inside of me that I can't subtleness inside of me that I can't subtleness inside of me that I can't explain explain to you and yet people explain explain to you and yet people explain explain to you and yet people are going to ask you are you are going to ask you are you are going to ask you are you okay yeah I'm okay yeah I'm okay yeah I'm okay because I'm holding on to something that's helping me something that's helping me navigate what I'm going navigate what I'm going navigate what I'm going through he kept his through he kept his through he kept his peace peace is the central organizing peace peace is the central organizing peace peace is the central organizing factor of your factor of your factor of your life when you're taking anything into

life when you're taking anything into life when you're taking anything into your life taking anything onto your your life taking anything onto your your life taking anything onto your agenda the biggest question you've got agenda the biggest question you've got agenda the biggest question you've got to ask yourself how and to what degree to ask yourself how and to what degree to ask yourself how and to what degree is this going to disturb my peace because then you're weighing it peace because then you're weighing it emotionally psychologically and even emotionally psychologically and even emotionally psychologically and even physically because what the Mind cannot physically because what the Mind cannot physically because what the Mind cannot contain it imposes on the contain it imposes on the contain it imposes on the body body body peace and that Jewish word Shalom that peace and that Jewish word Shalom that peace and that Jewish word Shalom that Hebrew word Shalom peace does not mean Hebrew word Shalom peace does not mean Hebrew word Shalom peace does not mean the absence of conflict no that's not the absence of conflict no that's not the absence of conflict no that's not what it means it does not mean the what it means it does not mean the what it means it does not mean the absence of conflict it means the presence of presence of God in a way that secures yourself peace is one of the promises yourself peace is one of the promises one of the five one of the five one of the five promises of our theme for next promises of our theme for next promises of our theme for next year so can I give you the theme turn your neighbor say neighbor theme turn your neighbor say neighbor that was a teaser there are five things that are teaser there are five things that are promised in this word

wisdom our whole year in wisdom our whole year in 2025 we're going to do a deep 2025 we're going to do a deep 2025 we're going to do a deep dive into this dive into this dive into this word it's a word that we fail to really word it's a word that we fail to really word it's a word that we fail to really grasp the role that it plays in business grasp the role that it plays in business grasp the role that it plays in business it's called strategic it's called strategic it's called strategic Insight in relationships it's called Insight in relationships it's called Insight in relationships it's called called depth of called depth of called depth of discernment we will explore the discernment we will explore the discernment we will explore the different names the different things different names the different things different names the different things associated with but I want you to know associated with but I want you to know associated with but I want you to know the promises because the promises set the promises because the promises set the promises because the promises set your wisdom we are in a world that is wisdom we are in a world that is information rich and wisdom poor and we're going to break it down poor and we're going to break it down and why wisdom why would wisdom follow and why wisdom why would wisdom follow and why wisdom why would wisdom follow courage I'm glad you asked because our courage I'm glad you asked because our courage I'm glad you asked because our text for courage was to Joshua when he text for courage was to Joshua when he text for courage was to Joshua when he was about to go into the promised land was about to go into the promised land was about to go into the promised land and and and Conquer once he conquered it was time to Conquer once he conquered it was time to Conquer once he conquered it was time to build and it is by wisdom that a house build and it is by wisdom that a house build and it is by wisdom that a house and a life is built It Is by knowledge and It Is by knowledge and understanding wisdom every problem you have in life is wisdom every problem you have in life is a wisdom problem you need to write that

a wisdom problem you need to write that a wisdom problem you need to write that down every problem you have in life is a down every problem you have in life is a down every problem you have in life is a wisdom problem what do I mean by that I wisdom problem what do I mean by that I wisdom problem what do I mean by that I mean you need wisdom for that problem every problem every challenge problem every problem every challenge that you have you need that you have you need that you have you need what you go to council you talk to what you go to council you talk to what you go to council you talk to people you read you research you you you people you read you research you you you people you read you research you you you pray because what are you trying to get we often take it for get we often take it for granted granted granted wisdom let me break down very quickly wisdom let me break down very quickly wisdom let me break down very quickly how how it works and then I'll give you how how it works and then I'll give you how how it works and then I'll give you the promises and introduce it we are in a world filled with it we are in a world filled with data data is not wisdom so don't think just because you wisdom so don't think just because you got some got some got some data you got some data you got some data you got some wisdom data is is a pile of raw wisdom data is is a pile of raw wisdom data is is a pile of raw materials that's all it is so picture picture a bunch of 2x4s Nails so picture picture a bunch of 2x4s Nails a saw a hammer sheetrock whatever all a saw a hammer sheetrock whatever all a saw a hammer sheetrock whatever all piled up that's data you have to organize data in order data you have to organize data in order for it to become

knowledge you have to organize knowledge you have to organize data in order for it to become data in order for it to become data in order for it to become knowledge data by itself is not knowledge data by itself is not knowledge data by itself is not knowledge it's just raw knowledge it's just raw knowledge it's just raw materials it's just because you can look materials it's just because you can look materials it's just because you can look stuff up on the internet in Ai and chat knowledgeable how you organize that knowledgeable how you organize that those raw materials those raw materials those raw materials translates to translates to translates to knowledge knowledge knowledge becomes understanding by how you contextualize understanding by how you contextualize that knowledge so you got data you organize knowledge so you got data you organize the data now you've got knowledge but the data now you've got knowledge but the data now you've got knowledge but now you've got to take that knowledge now you've got to take that knowledge now you've got to take that knowledge and put it in context and put it in context and put it in context and once you put it in context now you and once you put it in context now you and once you put it in context now you begin to get understanding it's a understanding it's a process and once you get the process and once you get the process and once you get the understanding understanding understanding now you can apply it and that is wisdom there are conferen is where

wisdom there are conferen is where people pay thousands of dollars for what people pay thousands of dollars for what people pay thousands of dollars for what I just gave you are you hearing you are you hearing me because if you're going to build me because if you're going to build me because if you're going to build you've got to think you've got to think you've got to think critically you've got to take a critically you've got to take a critically you've got to take a look at the raw materials you will have look at the raw materials you will have look at the raw materials you will have available to you I don't care if you're available to you I don't care if you're available to you I don't care if you're building a house building a house building a house I don't care if you're building a I don't care if you're building a I don't care if you're building a marriage a relationship a business a marriage a relationship a business a marriage a relationship a business a Ministry no matter what it is that you Ministry no matter what it is that you Ministry no matter what it is that you want to want to want to build it begins with the raw materials and then organizing those raw materials and then organizing those raw materials gives you knowledge and then when you knowledge and then when you contextualize that knowledge you gain contextualize that knowledge you gain contextualize that knowledge you gain understanding and once you understanding and once you understanding and once you understanding now I have to apply that understanding now I have to apply that understanding now I have to apply that and that shows up in wisdom Jesus made a wisdom Jesus made a statement he said wisdom is justified by statement he said wisdom is justified by statement he said wisdom is justified by her her her children wisdom is justified by her children wisdom is justified by her children wisdom is justified by her children that's interesting which means children that's interesting which means children that's interesting which means sometimes the wisdom of your choices

sometimes the wisdom of your choices sometimes the wisdom of your choices doesn't show up right doesn't show up right doesn't show up right away until it births away until it births away until it births something and once that something is something and once that something is something and once that something is birthed and you see it and it's active birthed and you see it and it's active birthed and you see it and it's active and successful you step back and say and successful you step back and say and successful you step back and say that was a wise that was a wise that was a wise decision which means that you have to decision which means that you have to decision which means that you have to have patience and have patience and have patience and faith when you're making decisions wisdom wisdom wisdom this is what causes you to stand wisdom this is what causes you to stand wisdom this is what causes you to stand out amongst the out amongst the out amongst the crowd and that's why you seek people who crowd and that's why you seek people who crowd and that's why you seek people who are are are wise who have garnered experience and wise who have garnered experience and wise who have garnered experience and and and and insight understanding all of this over insight understanding all of this over insight understanding all of this over time and you go to wisdom time and you go to wisdom time and you go to wisdom so what do we begin so what do we begin so what do we begin with and once we organize that data we with and once we organize that data we with and once we organize that data we have and once we contextualize that have and once we contextualize that have and once we contextualize that knowledge we have understanding and then knowledge we have understanding and then knowledge we have understanding and then we take that understanding and apply it we take that understanding and apply it we take that understanding and apply it and we have what and we have what and we have what wisdom wisdom is always in the application wisdom is always in the application wisdom is always in the application

now here's something I want you to pay now here's something I want you to pay attention to how many of you I got to attention to how many of you I got to attention to how many of you I got to watch the watch the watch the clock how many of clock how many of clock how many of you you you remember when your wisdom remember when your wisdom remember when your wisdom teeth began to grow in let me see some young people you're in let me see some young people you're still waiting for yours to show up some of you had no some of you had no problems but some it was problems but some it was problems but some it was painful in fact some on some occasions painful in fact some on some occasions painful in fact some on some occasions you actually have to go to a dentist and you actually have to go to a dentist and you actually have to go to a dentist and have a procedure done in order to help have a procedure done in order to help have a procedure done in order to help that wisdom tooth we call that wisdom tooth we call that wisdom tooth we call it it it erupt and come into erupt and come into erupt and come into place isn't it interesting we there's place isn't it interesting we there's place isn't it interesting we there's only four of them one in each quadrant only four of them one in each quadrant only four of them one in each quadrant of the mouth there's only four but of the mouth there's only four but of the mouth there's only four but notice they don't show notice they don't show notice they don't show up until you're in your up until you're in your up until you're in your teens or your early teens or your early teens or your early 20s isn't that just like wisdom and when it does show wisdom and when it does show up it can be up it can be up it can be painful isn't that like wisdom and yet the purpose of wisdom teeth the and yet the purpose of wisdom teeth the way they're shaped is so that we could

way they're shaped is so that we could way they're shaped is so that we could before all the before all the before all the fancy technology and food we have fancy technology and food we have fancy technology and food we have right they grew in so that you could right they grew in so that you could right they grew in so that you could chew food that was tougher to chew wisdom shows up at the time in life chew wisdom shows up at the time in life where things get tough and you need where things get tough and you need where things get tough and you need resilience and resilience and resilience and strength in order to work through those strength in order to work through those strength in order to work through those things that show up in your life God things that show up in your life God things that show up in your life God doesn't give you wisdom too early CU doesn't give you wisdom too early CU doesn't give you wisdom too early CU you'll just mess it up up wisdom wisdom wisdom wisdom he allows time and experiences to wisdom he allows time and experiences to wisdom he allows time and experiences to shape us so that we appreciate it shape us so that we appreciate it shape us so that we appreciate it because if we never appreciate wisdom because if we never appreciate wisdom because if we never appreciate wisdom will'll never go after it so he allows us to get bruised and it so he allows us to get bruised and battered and beat up how many been battered and beat up how many been battered and beat up how many been there and sometimes you need there and sometimes you need there and sometimes you need intervention you need to call a dentist in order to help that wisdom dentist in order to help that wisdom come fully into your life and begin to come fully into your life and begin to come fully into your life and begin to serve a purpose serve a purpose serve a purpose wisdom can be wisdom can be wisdom can be painful so it comes painful so it comes painful so it comes late it involves

late it involves late it involves discomfort but It prepares us for tough discomfort but It prepares us for tough discomfort but It prepares us for tough challenges and why would that follow why challenges and why would that follow why challenges and why would that follow why because they needed courage to go in because they needed courage to go in because they needed courage to go in Joshua needed courage to go in and take Joshua needed courage to go in and take Joshua needed courage to go in and take the land but now they're going to build the land but now they're going to build the land but now they're going to build what are they going to need to build what are they going to need to build what are they going to need to build with wisdom the proverb says by wisdom with wisdom the proverb says by wisdom with wisdom the proverb says by wisdom wisdom is a house wisdom is a house wisdom is a house built by wisdom is a house built by built by wisdom is a house built by built by wisdom is a house built by understanding it's established and by understanding it's established and by understanding it's established and by knowledge every room is filled with knowledge every room is filled with knowledge every room is filled with valuable valuable valuable things that's life right there so let me things that's life right there so let me things that's life right there so let me give you the five promises that we're give you the five promises that we're give you the five promises that we're going to going to going to cover of wisdom let's go to Proverbs chapter 3 very let's go to Proverbs chapter 3 very quickly we got to do this before the quickly we got to do this before the quickly we got to do this before the stroke of stroke of stroke of 12 Proverbs 3:13 ready and I'm reading 12 Proverbs 3:13 ready and I'm reading 12 Proverbs 3:13 ready and I'm reading from the King James version happy is the from the King James version happy is the from the King James version happy is the man that finds man that finds man that finds wisdom that's funny Happy is the wife of wisdom that's funny Happy is the wife of wisdom that's funny Happy is the wife of the man that finds wisdom happy is the the man that finds wisdom happy is the the man that finds wisdom happy is the man that finds wisdom and the man that man that finds wisdom and the man that man that finds wisdom and the man that gets gets gets what understanding and the word man what understanding and the word man what understanding and the word man there is being generic the person that there is being generic the person that there is being generic the person that gets understanding for the merchandise gets understanding for the merchandise gets understanding for the merchandise of it is better than merchandise of of it is better than merchandise of of it is better than merchandise of silver and the gain thereof fine then

silver and the gain thereof fine then silver and the gain thereof fine then fine gold she and we're going to break fine gold she and we're going to break fine gold she and we're going to break down why the Bible calls wisdom a she make sure you come to church that she make sure you come to church that Sunday is a reason Sunday is a reason Sunday is a reason there's a reason it's called Sophia she is more precious than rubies Sophia she is more precious than rubies and all the things you can desire are and all the things you can desire are and all the things you can desire are not to be compared to not to be compared to not to be compared to her verse 16 what's what's in her right hand long hand long life wisdom gives you what long life I life wisdom gives you what long life I life wisdom gives you what long life I can't hear you give wisdom gives you can't hear you give wisdom gives you can't hear you give wisdom gives you what long life wisdom gives you what what long life wisdom gives you what what long life wisdom gives you what long it promotes behaviors and attitudes long it promotes behaviors and attitudes long it promotes behaviors and attitudes that lead to Health and Longevity wisdom that lead to Health and Longevity wisdom that lead to Health and Longevity wisdom gives you what come on gives you what come on gives you what come on Church what's next honor wisdom gives you honor wisdom gives you pleasure and finally wisdom gives pleasure and finally wisdom gives pleasure and finally wisdom gives you peace these are the these are the promises of promises of promises of wisdom we're going to explore them this

wisdom we're going to explore them this wisdom we're going to explore them this year so wisdom gives you what come on year so wisdom gives you what come on year so wisdom gives you what come on long life riches honor pleasure and long life riches honor pleasure and long life riches honor pleasure and peace we're going to pack what that peace we're going to pack what that peace we're going to pack what that means now I've got to close with means now I've got to close with means now I've got to close with this Psalm 90 this Psalm 90 this Psalm 90 verse 12 12 so teach so teach so teach us to what number our days that we us to what number our days that we us to what number our days that we may may may apply our apply our apply our hearts to wisdom Lord teach me so not only does wisdom Lord teach me so not only does wisdom give you five promises but it also give you five promises but it also give you five promises but it also requires certain things of you you must requires certain things of you you must requires certain things of you you must be teachable teachable teachability is teachability is teachability is foundational to wisdom Lord teach Lord teach us to do what to us to do what to us to do what to number our days number one wisdom keeps number our days number one wisdom keeps number our days number one wisdom keeps you conscious of the brevity of

life so wisdom challenges your life so wisdom challenges your relationship with relationship with relationship with time with your talents with your time with your talents with your time with your talents with your money and with your relationships the I okay I just set this up I would the I okay I just set this up I would love to jump into that how wisdom love to jump into that how wisdom love to jump into that how wisdom challenges you in your challenges you in your challenges you in your relationships especially around relationships especially around relationships especially around time around time so you've got to be first what time so you've got to be first what teachable wisdom demands teachability teach us to what number our teachability teach us to what number our days why because what we days why because what we days why because what we measure we measure we measure we manage I'll say it again what we manage I'll say it again what we manage I'll say it again what we measure we manage if you don't measure measure we manage if you don't measure measure we manage if you don't measure your money how much is coming in how your money how much is coming in how your money how much is coming in how much is going out you won't manage that money and you'll never know why you're money and you'll never know why you're always broke and disgusted I throw ugly in there cuz when you're I throw ugly in there cuz when you're broke or disgusted you you get ugly what we measure we tend to what ugly what we measure we tend to what manage no matter what it is in life

manage no matter what it is in life manage no matter what it is in life numbering our days means we're measuring numbering our days means we're measuring numbering our days means we're measuring what we're achieving in each day and what we're achieving in each day and what we're achieving in each day and each day is a gift year these are the promises that it year these are the promises that it offers and we're going to go through offers and we're going to go through offers and we're going to go through each one of those promises and how you each one of those promises and how you each one of those promises and how you can align yourself with wisdom can align yourself with wisdom can align yourself with wisdom [Applause] Jesus Jesus grew in wisdom and grew in wisdom and grew in wisdom and stature and he gained favor with both stature and he gained favor with both stature and he gained favor with both God and God and God and man wisdom is the principal thing get thing get wisdom and all you're getting get wisdom and all you're getting get wisdom and all you're getting get understanding but get wisdom understanding but get wisdom understanding but get wisdom what does wisdom look like in what does wisdom look like in what does wisdom look like in relationships what does wisdom look like relationships what does wisdom look like relationships what does wisdom look like in business what does wisdom look like in business what does wisdom look like in business what does wisdom look like in planning what does wisdom look like in planning what does wisdom look like in planning what does wisdom look like and we're going to unpack it and have and we're going to unpack it and have and we're going to unpack it and have some fun in the some fun in the some fun in the process because at the end of 2025 I'm process because at the end of 2025 I'm process because at the end of 2025 I'm going to stand here and look at you and going to stand here and look at you and going to stand here and look at you and ask you are you

wise because the only alternative to wise because the only alternative to wise wise wise is being a is being a is being a fool Bible doesn't have any fool Bible doesn't have any fool Bible doesn't have any inet wise or fool and it's up to you inet wise or fool and it's up to you inet wise or fool and it's up to you amen so you got that word down that's amen so you got that word down that's amen so you got that word down that's our word say wisdom wisdom wisdom wisdom our word say wisdom wisdom wisdom wisdom our word say wisdom wisdom wisdom wisdom how many are looking forward to how many are looking forward to how many are looking forward to wisdom wisdom wisdom wisdom how is it used how is it applied wisdom how is it used how is it applied wisdom how is it used how is it applied how do we work through it I don't care how do we work through it I don't care how do we work through it I don't care what what area of life you're in wisdom what what area of life you're in wisdom what what area of life you're in wisdom is critical come on let's all [Music] [Music] stand now they warned me you they said stand now they warned me you they said stand now they warned me you they said they said you got to finish before they said you got to finish before they said you got to finish before midnight I got 3 minutes to midnight I got 3 minutes to midnight I got 3 minutes to spare if that clock is right right [Music] [Music] out out out Community word and spirit that's what Community word and spirit that's what Community word and spirit that's what God has given God has given God has given [Music] [Music] [Music] us in community we grow we experience we us in community we grow we experience we us in community we grow we experience we learn we lead we express our gifts gifts 2025 is going to be a year

2025 is going to be a year 2025 is going to be a year that investment opportunities are going that investment opportunities are going that investment opportunities are going to come your to come your to come your way let me way let me way let me [Music] [Music] [Music] finish you will make wise finish you will make wise finish you will make wise choices in investing your time your choices in investing your time your choices in investing your time your talent your Treasury and your relationships listen to be careful there relationships listen to be careful there are certain changes that are going to are certain changes that are going to are certain changes that are going to take place in government in governmental take place in government in governmental take place in government in governmental systems that are going to favor people systems that are going to favor people systems that are going to favor people who are not normally who are not normally who are not normally [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] favored it will be an open door for a favored it will be an open door for a favored it will be an open door for a season of season of season of prosperity the right relationships are prosperity the right relationships are prosperity the right relationships are going to show up and things that were going to show up and things that were going to show up and things that were hard before are going to become easy for hard before are going to become easy for hard before are going to become easy for a small window of a small window of a small window of opportunity listen to me carefully it is God who gives you power to get it is God who gives you power to get wealth that he may establish his wealth that he may establish his wealth that he may establish his Covenant with Covenant with Covenant with you there's a reason why he said I'll you there's a reason why he said I'll you there's a reason why he said I'll make you the head and not the tail it's make you the head and not the tail it's make you the head and not the tail it's because he wanted his people to be because he wanted his people to be because he wanted his people to be independent not just spiritually but independent not just spiritually but independent not just spiritually but [Music] [Music] [Music] economically 2025 is going to be a economically 2025 is going to be a economically 2025 is going to be a banner year but it will not be without banner year but it will not be without banner year but it will not be without without challenges without

without challenges without without challenges without conflict but you can walk in God's conflict but you can walk in God's conflict but you can walk in God's peace as you face whatever is going to peace as you face whatever is going to peace as you face whatever is going to come your way do I have any believers in come your way do I have any believers in come your way do I have any believers in the the the house come on let's give God some house come on let's give God some house come on let's give God some praise praise praise Hallelujah as we celebrate Hallelujah as we celebrate Hallelujah as we celebrate [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] 2025 in the name of Jesus Christ Our 2025 in the name of Jesus Christ Our 2025 in the name of Jesus Christ Our Lord Our Savior our healer our Lord Our Savior our healer our Lord Our Savior our healer our deliverer Hallelujah [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] we did we did [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] it happy New Year [Applause] [Applause] CCC happy New Year CCC CCC happy New Year CCC CCC happy New Year CCC [Applause]

before we celebrate anymore we we we before we celebrate anymore we we we let's let's go to the Lord in prayer as let's let's go to the Lord in prayer as let's let's go to the Lord in prayer as we close out this year and enter a new we close out this year and enter a new we close out this year and enter a new year amen this is the start of the first day amen this is the start of the first day of the rest of your of the rest of your of the rest of your life question is what are you going to life question is what are you going to life question is what are you going to do with do with do with it let's go to God In Prayer real quick it let's go to God In Prayer real quick it let's go to God In Prayer real quick father God we thank you so much you're father God we thank you so much you're father God we thank you so much you're an awesome God a wonderful God an awesome God a wonderful God an awesome God a wonderful God so Lord as we just received this word of so Lord as we just received this word of so Lord as we just received this word of wisdom we want to be the ones that can wisdom we want to be the ones that can wisdom we want to be the ones that can seize the seize the seize the opportunity of the things that are be opportunity of the things that are be opportunity of the things that are be presented to us as presented to us as presented to us as individuals so once again we ask that individuals so once again we ask that individuals so once again we ask that you increase our capacity we are seeking you increase our capacity we are seeking you increase our capacity we are seeking wisdom and we're excited about this we wisdom and we're excited about this we wisdom and we're excited about this we pray for CCC the body of Believers we pray for CCC the body of Believers we pray for CCC the body of Believers we pray one for another in front of us in pray one for another in front of us in pray one for another in front of us in the back of us side left and right of us the back of us side left and right of us the back of us side left and right of us that you anoint them we stand in the that you anoint them we stand in the that you anoint them we stand in the power agreement that you anoint them to power agreement that you anoint them to power agreement that you anoint them to be the individuals to unapologetically be the individuals to unapologetically be the individuals to unapologetically represent you in culture 2025 is a represent you in culture 2025 is a represent you in culture 2025 is a season that we will represent you at season that we will represent you at season that we will represent you at another level so Lord we end this year another level so Lord we end this year another level so Lord we end this year off saying thank you and we entering off saying thank you and we entering off saying thank you and we entering this year already saying thank you so you say Have Your Way in Jesus name so you say Have Your Way in Jesus name amen and amen once again from my family amen and amen once again from my family amen and amen once again from my family to yours Happy New

[Applause] [Applause] Year come on we go in the new year happy Year come on we go in the new year happy Year come on we go in the new year happy New Year everybody hey here we go say glory glory everybody hey here we go say glory glory and H Dominion and power now and forever and H Dominion and power now and forever and H Dominion and power now and forever the Lord God the Lord God the Lord God of with power forever with power greater of with power forever with power greater of with power forever with power greater than all you are God God God great God than all you are God God God great God than all you are God God God great God worthy of worthy of honor and Glory worthy of worthy of honor and Glory worthy of worthy of honor and Glory stand here stand here in bless in your stand here stand here in bless in your stand here stand here in bless in your presence presence presence jeh forever and ever Our jeh forever and ever Our jeh forever and ever Our God come on this morning one God come on this morning one God come on this morning one people praise the Lord say Glory Glory people praise the Lord say Glory Glory people praise the Lord say Glory Glory and Honor dominion and power now and and Honor dominion and power now and and Honor dominion and power now and forever forever the forer all you are great God God God forer all you are great God God God great God worthy of wory of honor and great God worthy of wory of honor and great God worthy of wory of honor and Glory we stand Glory we stand Glory we stand here bless in your here bless in your here bless in your breath breath breath forever and

forever and forever and ever ever ever oh oh oh for for for [Applause] and God great God you worthy and God great God you worthy wory great Glory we stand forever God come on let's give God forever God come on let's give God praise we are in praise we are in praise we are in 2025 we made it 2025 we made it 2025 we made it Y come on let's Y come on let's Y come on let's celebrate celebrate celebrate Hallelujah come on here we go say God Hallelujah come on here we go say God Hallelujah come on here we go say God God great God lift your voice say God God great God lift your voice say God God great God lift your voice say God great great great God say God God great God he is our God God say God God great God he is our God God say God God great God he is our God great God stay right there great God stay right there great God stay right there God great God he is our God great God he is our God great God he is our God great God God great God God great God excellent excellent excellent God great God God we give you on the GL God great God God we give you on the GL God great God God we give you on the GL come on let's take it up for come on come on let's take it up for come on come on let's take it up for come on let's take let's take let's take great God he is our God great great God he is our God great great God he is our God great God God great God God great God God great God God great God

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