1 Corinthians 2:1-2 NASB
And when I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come as someone superior in speaking
ability or wisdom, as I proclaimed to you the testimony of God.
For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.

THE BIG IDEA: 

In the midst of the swirl _______________!

When _________________________ cloud my belief that __________________, t
he cross is my true North!

Isaiah 53:3-5 HCSB
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering who knew what sickness was. He was like someone people turned away from; He was despised, and we didn’t value Him.

Yet He Himself bore our sicknesses, and He carried our pains; but we in turn regarded Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.

But He was pierced because of our transgressions, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on Him, and we are healed by His wounds.

Hebrews 12:1-2 BSB
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.