We're going to begin a series tonight probably through the month of December since this is Christmas.

Y'all see our Christmas decorations around. The month of Christmas, we're the month of December, the month of celebrating Christmas, Christ's birth, and I'm going to begin

a series on what, something, what made the wise, don't laugh, what made the wise men wise? What made the wise men wise? And really I'll answer it,

but I'm going to go into this every week, I'm going to talk about this, and that is worship. There was one reason that made them wise and that is

the reason they came. They came hundreds of miles, probably 300 miles to worship Jesus. It's the only reason they came and I want to talk

about worship. Now I am grateful for Pastor Thomas and the worship team.

I am extremely grateful for them.

But God wants to take us as a church to a new level in worship.

And he wants to take you as a Christian to a new level in worship.

The level we are at right now will not be the same level where we will be

when we're in heaven. I'm telling you God wants us to understand about worship. You don't come for preaching. That's just part of it.

I really believe that preaching is the icing on the cake, but the cake is Jesus. That's why we come to church. We come to church to meet

with Jesus and the preaching is just the icing on the cake. The best part is when we're worshiping and communing and

fellow shipping and talking with and receiving from him. So I really believe

God wants to take us to a new level. You don't realize how many problems

that you have that could be solved from one meeting with Jesus.

Just one meeting with Jesus.

And during worship, Satan does everything

in the world to distract you from having a meeting with Jesus.

Because all you need is one word.

That's it.

And you've had to happen to you before.

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