Books
Resources in Proverbs
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Planning Through the Grid of God’s Wisdom
Please Note: the full transcript is available in the Manuscript link above. Proverbs 21:5 - The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance. 1. Continue to Discuss, Refine, and Implement Our Discipleship Process. 2. Organize and Launch Our New Cluster of Ministries at Faith West. 3. Work Together as a Church Family to Develop…Read More -
The Importance and Value of Planning
Please Note: the full transcript is available in the Manuscript link above. Sermon Preview: Sermon Outline: 6 reasons planning is important for the people of God I. Planning is An Antidote to Laziness Proverbs 6:6a - Go to the ant, thou sluggard… A. The paradox of rest and work in the Scripture 1. Followers…Read More -
The Principle of the Path
This is Session 2 from the Living Out Our Glorious Purpose series. I. Principles of the Path A. Paths are obvious if we want to see them. B. We are not normally conscious of getting on the wrong path. C. Your path determines your destination. D. You can choose your path, but you cannot choose…Read More -
The Next Step in Saving
- I’d like to begin our time this morning by asking you a very simple question…did you learn anything this week?... - whether you’re nine years old or ninety-nine, or anywhere in between – did you learn anything this week?... - now, I would assume that the answer to that question is “yes”…I hope…Read More -
What Can We Do to Fix the Human Dilemma
Review The first and most fundamental element of any worldview is the way it answers the questions of ORIGINS. Where the universe came from and how human life began. We would say that design is the most empirical of the arguments for God based on observational premises about the kind of order we discover…Read More -
Understanding the Heart’s Role in Communication
Introduction Last week I asked you to meditate on Proverbs 18:21. Review Proverbs 18:19-21 In this text we see the positive, the negative, and the summary “Life and death are in the power of the tongue” In our groups I wanted us to think through some of the ways that we use our tongue to…Read More -
Ancient Wisdom for Communication
1. We’re continuing our new series that dove tails with the Worship Service theme of Embracing the Adventure of a Growing Family 2. We’ve titled this new series: Complete Makeovers: Case Studies of Embracing the Adventure of a Godly Family – the plan of attack is something like this: 1) To review (or prepare ourselves…Read More -
The Place of Discipline
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Proverbs - Review
Today, we’re going to be doing a review of the material that we’ve learned while studying the book of Proverbs • The purpose of this review is not merely go over facts. • It’s not to improve your head knowledge. • It’s to help you cement the concepts learned in your study of these principles.…Read More -
Proverbs 21:24 - The Scorner
I. Definition of a Scorner - Proverbs 21:24 Wiersbe - Scorners think they know everything, and anybody who tries to teach them is only wasting time. “Proud and haughty scorner [scoffer] is his name” (21:24). Scorners can’t find wisdom even if they seek for it (14:6), because learning God’s truth demands a humble mind and…Read More -
Proverbs 14:15 - The Simple Man
- let me do something today that is a bit out of the ordinary--I'd like to give you the bottom line of this discussion right now, and then fill in the details. - the reason this particular topic is so important is that our culture is actually lifting up and promoting the very approach to…Read More -
Proverbs 6:12-19 - The Wicked Man pt III
I. The Nature of the Wicked Man From the Hebrew word belial - [beli-without / yaal-profit] II. The Body of the Wicked Man A. Every part of his body is devoted to wickedness. B. He uses his body this way because of his wicked heart. III. The Characteristics of the Wicked Man A. Pride B. …Read More -
Proverbs 6:12-19 - The Wicked Man pt II
I. The Nature of the Wicked Man From the Hebrew word belial - [beli-without / yaal-profit] II. The Body of the Wicked Man A. Every part of his body is devoted to wickedness. **************************************************************************************************** - read Proverbs 6:12-19 B. He uses his body this way because of his wicked heart. - cf. verse 14, [also…Read More -
Proverbs 6:12-19 - The Wicked Man pt I
- READ Proverbs 6:12-19 - we'd like to divide this material under the headings of the nature of the wicked man, the body of the wicked man, and the characteristics of the wicked man. I. The Nature of the Wicked Man - From the Hebrew word belial - [beli-without / yaal-profit] - that is why…Read More -
Proverbs 7 - Avoiding Sexual Sin pt VII
- as we've said for several weeks now, the overall outline Warren Wiersbe uses for these chapters is: I. Sexual Sin is Eventually Disappointing - Chapter 5 II. Sexual Sin is Gradually Destructive - Chapter 6 III. Sexual Sin is Ultimately Deadly - Chapter 7 - read Proverbs 7 III. Sexual Sin is Ultimately Deadly…Read More -
Proverbs 7 - Avoiding Sexual Sin pt VI
- this morning we're going to move into Proverbs chapter 7, the third of 3 chapters in this book especially addressing sexual sin. - I know that we didn't completely finish chapter 6, but I'd like us to keep moving and we'll bring some ideas from chapter 6 into our discussion of chapter 7 as…Read More -
Proverbs 6:20-35 - Avoiding Sexual Sin pt V
- today we're going to continue on in our study of Proverbs chapter 6. - As we said last week, the interesting thing about Proverbs 6 is that it discusses a couple of other topics at the beginning of the chapter, and then returns to the issue of sexual sin. - our plan is to…Read More -
Proverbs 5 - Avoiding Sexual Sin pt IV
- remember that our overall outline for this section of Scripture is… - Chapter 5 - Sexual sin is eventually disappointing. - Chapter 6 - Sexual sin is gradually destructive. - Chapter 7 - Sexual sin is ultimately deadly. - in your notes, we reproduced what we've discussed so far under this heading of avoiding…Read More -
Proverbs 5 - Avoiding Sexual Sin pt III
Introduction - we're continuing on today in our study of avoiding sexual sin. - I appreciate your helpful questions and interaction last Sunday, please don't ever hesitate to raise questions in class---they often provide excellent opportunities for learning. - so far we've made four introductory points: Introduction 1. The genders could easily be reversed in…Read More -
Proverbs 5 - Avoiding Sexual Sin pt II
Introduction - we're continuing on today in our study of avoiding sexual sin. - remember that we said last week that there have been three major divisions in our study thus far… 1. Introduction to the book of Proverbs. 2. General truths about wisdom - chap. 1, 8, 9 3. The Path of Wisdom and…Read More
