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This Week’s Theme: THE WAY OF THE WISE

This Week’s Word is The Wisdom of God means that God always chooses the best goals and the best means to those goals

Memory Verse: Proverbs 4:7 “7 Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.”

Essence of the Text in a Sentence: Solomon expressed in this set of proverbs the actions of a wise person

Sermon Proposition: Christians should exhibit the actions of a wise person.

Sermon Objective: I want those in attendance to analyze their past or current responses to wrong and align them with God’s way.

Sermon Text: Proverbs 22:3

Proverbs 22:3 NKJV

3 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished.

INTRODUCTION:

TRANSITION:

Proverbs 22:3 NKJV

3 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished.

I. AVOID EVIL COMMUNICATION

1 Corinthians 15:33 NKJV

33 Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”

II. AVOID EVIL CONGREGATING

Proverbs 24:1 NKJV

1 Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them;

Proverbs 23:6 NKJV

6 Do not eat the bread of a miser, Nor desire his delicacies;

Psalm 1:1 NKJV

1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;

III. AVOID EVIL COMPANIONS

Proverbs 28:7 NKJV

7 Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son, But a companion of gluttons shames his father.

Proverbs 1:10–16 NKJV

10 My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. 11 If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait to shed blood; Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause; 12 Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, And whole, like those who go down to the Pit; 13 We shall find all kinds of precious possessions, We shall fill our houses with spoil; 14 Cast in your lot among us, Let us all have one purse”— 15 My son, do not walk in the way with them, Keep your foot from their path; 16 For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.

ANALYZE YOUR SURROUNDING

ASSESS YOUR RESPONSE

Proverbs 13:16 NKJV

16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool lays open his folly.

Proverbs 14:15–16 NKJV

15 The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps. 16 A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident.

What new truth did you learn from the sermon today?

After hearing the sermon, what sinful thoughts, feelings, desires, actions, or inactivity did the Holy Spirit convict you of today?

Write out a plan to get better at living for God based on the sermon or a plan to remove your sinful thoughts, feelings, desires, actions and replacing them with scriptural thoughts and/or biblical practices:

The Scriptures: Positive and negative Bible verses on your issue you will read and meditate on in order to align your thinking with God's

a. Write out those positive verses

b. Write out those negative verses

c. When will you meditate on these verses and how often?

The Spirit: Praying in the Spirit for God to help you to hate sin and love righteousness and for God through Christ to help you to live out His Will for your life.

a. Write out a prayer using the Scriptures you wrote above.

b. How often will you pray this prayer 3 times a day, daily, every other day, weekly, etc.

c. When will you pray this prayer or what time during the day will you pray this prayer?

The Saints:Those you will look to as a model of strength in your area of wrong. Those who will hold you accountable in this area and will hold you accountable to keep your plan.

a. Name the saints God wants to help you.

b. How often will they contact you?

c. What time should they contact you?