Familiarity 18:24, “A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
Faithfulness 20:6, “Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find?”
Friction 27:17, “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.”
Forgiveness 28:13, “Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy”
The danger of sexuality folly is inevitable
The strategy of sexuality folly is predatory
The call of wisdom is our rescue
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue…"
Words have power.
Your words can have the power of death
Your words can have the power of life
What it takes to be the giver of this good gift
What it takes to be the receiver of this good gift
What makes the gift so good
Honor is our great quest
Pride is our great failure
Humility is God’s guaranteed success
The grace of Jesus is our Guarantor
God’s emotion-life reveals his beautiful wisdom
Our emotion-life is meant to reflect the beautiful wisdom of God
Our emotion life, therefore, must be rooted in the right fear of the right person
Read MoreWhat you do reveals your true character: Sluggard or Diligent
How you are left reveals your soul-condition: Empty or Abundant
What keeps you going reveals your heart motivation: Craving or Resting
Our money says 6 things about us. We are either…
1) Ruined or Rich
10:22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it
2) Greedy or Generous
11:24 One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
3) Controlling or Contributing
11:26 The people curse him who holds back grain but a blessing on the head of him who sells it
4) Lying or Loving
20:23 Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good.
5) Hasty or Habitual
13:11 Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
6) Poor or Prioritized
30:8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me…
The Road Rarely Taken
There are only two ways that call to us
There is only one person to whom they call
There is a bunch of life or death differences
Read MoreWisdom’s worth is determined by its source
Wisdom’s worth is demonstrated by it’s effectiveness
Wisdom’s worth demands a costly pursuit
