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Psalm 12 “If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.” Do you know who said this? If you say ‘Adolf Hitler,’ I will not be surprised because this quote is commonly attributed to him. Ironically, this quote and its supposed source has been repeated so frequently that…

The Need for Spiritual Discernment 1 John 4: 1-6 If I was to tell you 4+4=10 you would either call me a liar or dumb. But if I was to get enough people to actually begin to consider that just maybe the mathematical equations we have learned for thousands of years could be wrong, then would you believe…

VBS (we need volunteers every Wednesday) We also have an online sign up. If you have children or nieces or nephews or neighbor kids please get them signed up. We are hoping to have 25 children INTRODUCTION Chapter 13 is the chapter of Kingdom parables . It contains 7 of Jesus’ parables and all of them…

Just a closer walk with thee. . . Through knowing who you are in Christ, are you a disciple Through blessings/responsibilities as a Christian Through our gathering together Through prayer Through studying the bible, joy of singing, true knowledge Last week, overcoming sin Changing desires, limiting opportunities,…

Intro: Over recent weeks we have been looking at rhetoric or worldly wisdom in contrast with God’s wisdom. We continue that a bit today, but we add to it the strong look at the impact your view of wisdom has in inviting others into the Faith. Since God works beyond the realm of human things and beyond…

Deception Deceived (verb): (of a person) cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage. Have you ever been deceived? Have you ever had someone try to deceive you but you had discernment to know better? Can you think of people in the bible that…

Eph.1:15-23 This text reveals some important truths about prayer, emphasizing prayer for knowledge and understanding. We need the Spirit’s help to grasp the greatness of God, the supremacy of Christ, and the rich benefits we have through Christ. Verses 3–14 are a hard act to follow, but Paul does so…

We’ve been working our way through the book of Ecclesiastes, a book of 12 short chapters that sits in the midst of the books of wisdom within our Bibles. Ecclesiastes is one of the books we don’t know specifically who wrote it. We do know the author intended to sound like Solomon to whom much of Proverbs…

Ephesians 5:15–21 (ESV) — 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled…

It has been said that the first obstacle to getting help in life is being willing to admit help is needed. Similarly a person will never want wisdom or an increase in wisdom until they realize that either they don’t have it or that they need more of it. In my previous Bible study of Proverbs chapter…

Big Idea: God’s wisdom is understood only through the Spirit’s revelation. Spiritual maturity comes from applying God’s wisdom to all aspects of life. Opener The world has been searching for God, groping in the darkness toward God, seeking to discover Him, knowing that He is but not knowing Him, unable…

True Wisdom Brings Peace - James 3:15-4:3. Week 24

As long as I’m sincere, it’s OK We are looking at a very serious topic tonight regarding truth, or may we say truth or consequences? Truth matters and that is our focal point tonight. “It makes no difference what you believe, just as long as you are sincere!” This is a philosophy of many today and even…

This Week’s Theme: Choose Wisdom This Week’s Word is Wisdom: The quality of knowledge, discernment and understanding characteristic of God himself. True wisdom is a gift of the Holy Spirit. Scripture affirms that true human wisdom is a gift from God and points out the folly of trusting in mere human…

We’re continuing on in our journey through the book of Ecclesiastes. This book is written by Qoholeth, which is translated as “the Preacher” or “the Teacher” depending on your translation, but is used as a personal pronoun throughout the book. The author wants to be attributed to Solomon, the son of…

Proverbs 3:19–26 (ESV) — 19 The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens; 20 by his knowledge the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew. 21 My son, do not lose sight of these— keep sound wisdom and discretion, 22 and they will be life for your soul and…

Psalm 90:12 (ESV) — 12 So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. 12 So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Ephesians 5:15-17 (ESV) I. TEACH US Psalm 90 stresses time and how it passes, as can be seen from the various time-related vocabulary throughout,…

James 1:5–8 (ESV) — 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose…

Introduction (5 min) Good morning church. We have reached the end of our series in the book of Proverbs, which we have called, “Living Wisely in God’s World.” We have seen many times and in many ways the call to hear and follow Lady Wisdom and not Lady Folly. This call is presented in the various themes…

Types of Psalms *** Images of Psalm Genres Wisdom Some time in Proverbs *** NS: Neighbors Whoever belittles another lacks sense, but an intelligent person remains silent. Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, otherwise the neighbor will become weary of you and hate you. *** NS: Work A slack…

Introduction I began to name this the ‘Bible Person Study’, but chose to go with the ‘Bible Character Study’. I hesitated to name it that, as I don’t want to diminish the fact that these are real people we’ll be examining. But the reason that it’s named the Bible Character Study is because we’ll be focusing…

Introduction Two different choices are before us in everyday living. We can fall into the worldly method of dealing with things, or we can fall into the heavenly way of doing things. This does not mean we become so pious we avoid dealing with the world. It does not mean we remove ourselves from the world.…

“Vanity, vanity, all is vanity.” This phrase is one of our cultural colloquialisms, that you might hear, but often is not correctly attributed. Much like you might hear the phrase, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” The latter is often attributed to Abraham Lincoln totally missing the fact…

11 About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, 13 for everyone who lives on milk is…

God is speaking through Solomon like a father to his son. But, God is also speaking through Solomon to you and me. So tonight, let’s listen to our Father as we gain some wisdom for us to live by. 1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, 2 for length of days and years…