·       If you don’t know how faith works, you won’t know how to fix it when it breaks. 

·       Faith means you trust what God does for you, not what you do for yourself. 

·       Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see – Hebrews 11:1

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·       1 Corinthians 1:27-29 - 27 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; 28 God
chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, 29 so that no human being[a] might boast in the presence of God.

·       “The Corinthians were sermon connoisseurs, critiquing their preachers as entertainers rather than critiquing themselves as Christians” - Ray Ortlund

·       1 Corinthians 2:1-2 - 1 And I, when I came to you,
brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

·       Glorify God

·       VIDEO of Students and Leaders

·       Why do you love and follow Jesus

·       Less Presentation. More Presence. Less Noise. More
Space. Less Head. More Heart.

·       1 Corinthians 2:3-5 - 3 And I was with you in
weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

·       1 Corinthians 3:10 - “10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it.”

·      1 Corinthians 2:4-5 - 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

·      5 Core Beliefs based on Acts 2

·       Jesus is sent from God

·       Jesus’ divinity is shown by miracles/great works

·       Jesus was crucified by men according to God’s plan

·       Jesus was raised from the dead

·       Our response: Repent and Believe

·       δύναμις dýnamis - power or ability

·       Jesus

·       If your faith is broken, look up to Jesus

·       Why do I love and follow Jesus? 

Sermon Discussion Questions

Starter: When is a most recent time where you let secondary issues distract you from your faith in Jesus?  How did it effect those around you?

1.    Read 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

2.    What are some “secondary issues” that pull your focus from Jesus today?

a.    Styles of worship, the person preaching, the bible
translation you use, etc.

b.    How have these secondary issues robbed the church from reaching future generations?

3.    What does it mean for you to rest in God’s power?

4.    Why do you love and follow Jesus?

5.    How have me overcomplicated what it means to focus on Jesus?

6.    What is one thing you are going to do to help you better focus on Jesus?