"SOAP" Matthew: 1-3
January 2, 2025

SOAP

1. Small
Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin… Zechariah 4:10a
We wouldn’t have the

without the .
What small things do you need to in 2025?
You don’t have to be , you just have to .
What small things do you need to let of in 2025?

2. Optimistic
I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
Being a christian doesn’t mean

. It is just a progression.
When you get what you want, that is God’s . When you don’t get what you want, that is God’s .

3. Authentic
“I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5

them won’t you. Stop gossiping.
What if God sends people in your , not to up dirt but to the door and reveal the dirt that’s been hidden.

4. Passionate
When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, 15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. Ephesians 3:14-15
What do you

to?
No where in the scripture are we ever called to be an . We are only called a of God.
Childlike not
“The fence to me.”