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Sermon Summary

Is today's Sermon based on one of the Lessons?	Yes / No
Circle the Lesson that the Sermon is based on.	Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalm 126 Philippians 3:4b-14 John 12:1-8 None of the Above
What is the main point of the Sermon?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
Note any Scripture references the preacher makes	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
What powerful figures of speech did the preacher use? (Metaphors, Similes, hyperbole)	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
Now that you have thought about this Lesson, what might you do differently next week?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________

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Isaiah 43:16-21
Psalm 126
Philippians 3:4b-14
John 12:1-8

Focus Statement: "I am about to do a new thing."

How do you define “extravagance”?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
What sorts of limits have you placed on what you spend or give away or use that define what is “reasonable,” and what is “excessive”?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
What do we think lies ahead, in this age of terror alerts and economic dis-ease? Do we see beyond passing conditions and indicators to a greater reality?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
What does it mean to “know Christ” and to care that each of our brothers and sisters has enough bread to eat and a roof over their head?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
Do we hold back our words at moments that may need our courage; do we hold back our feelings when others need to know that we care; do we hold back our “stuff,” our expensive perfume and costly treasures, when all around us are sisters and brothers who may need bread and milk, jobs and houses?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________