Proverbs 8:6-14, 15:1-4, 12:25, 19:1 & 26:4 - Lessons in Proverbs: Wise Speech

In this sermon, Rev. Ben Sinnard will look at several verses in Proverbs to see how speech and wisdom interact. What does wisdom have to say about how we speak to our spouses? What does wisdom have to say about gossip, slander, or harsh language? What does wisdom have to say about blessings, praises, prayers, etc.? As James 3:9-10a states, “With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing.” Our speech is an area that we all need wisdom from God to know when to speak, how to speak and what to speak.



Read Online: Proverbs 8:6-14, 15:1-4, 12:25, 19:1, 26:4

Proverbs 7 - Lessons in Proverbs: Alluring Lies

In this sermon, Rev. Chris Vogel will look at Proverbs 7. We will see how the allure of the lies tempt us every day as they are exemplified by simpleton and the seductress. As the father gives advice to his son in Proverbs, a contrast is made between Woman Wisdom and Woman Folly, as illustrated by the Godly Woman of Proverbs 31 and the Forbidden Woman of Proverbs 5-7. In Proverbs 7 Solomon outlines the lies that accompany all our sins, but most clearly sexual sins. Solomon walks us through each step, inviting us to consider how our outward acts spring from within, as we believe even the most alluring lies.



Read Online: Proverbs 7

Proverbs 6:6-11, 23:13-16 - Lessons in Proverbs: The Paralysis of Laziness

In this sermon, Rev. Chris Vogel looks at Proverbs 6:6-11 and 26:13-16. We are confronted by a paralysis affecting us all, but few of us publicly admit: the sin of sloth. In these verses, Solomon is at his sardonic supremacy describing the sluggard, yet there is more to laziness than the refusal to work, it reveals once again a poor understanding of creation with its work/rest cycle. The sluggard’s sin is the paralysis of fear stemming from an idol of success.



Read Online: Proverbs 6:6-11, 26:13-16

Proverbs 22:29; 23:4; 27:23-27 - Lessons in Proverbs: Work

In this sermon, Andrew Whitaker will be looking at what scripture says concerning our work and vocation, and gaining wisdom from Proverbs as to discerning how to work wisely. There are many places in Proverbs that speak about work, but we will be looking at a few: Prov. 22:29, 23:4, and 27:23-27. All of us have questions we bring to the table concerning our callings in this life and what we do day in and day out—How does our work connect to the Gospel? Will my work last and is it a worthy endeavor? These questions will be taken seriously as we get a message of hope from the scriptures which spur us on to work wisely, for the glory of God and to further the kingdom of God here on earth.



Read Online: Proverbs 22:29,Proverbs 23:4,Proverbs 27:23-27