Psalm 1 - Taking God's Advice

In this sermon, Rev. Chris Vogel wraps up our summer series on wisdom. Having spent our time in Proverbs, we will conclude with a Wisdom Psalm, Psalm 1. This introduction to the psalter juxtaposes two individuals, the wise man and the wicked. Wisdom’s permanence is found in its foundation in God’s Word. The perennial question for us is: “what does it mean for us, who struggle with sin, to be the wise man or woman God desires?”



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Proverbs 3:1-12 - The Wise Use of Wealth

In this sermon, Rev. Chris Vogel looks at Proverbs 3:1-12. We are reminded that God’s blessings are designed for God’s glory and see that those blessings may come in the form of God bestowing wealth or hardship (3:9-12). With regarding to our finances, we are called to honor God with our wealth. When it comes to discipline, we are to see God’s kind, parental hand. We need wisdom to discern how to respond, knowing that we are in Christ, God calls us to rest in Him.



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Proverbs 22:1-9, 15 - Passing on Wisdom to the Next Generation

In this sermon, Rev. Chris Vogel looks at Proverbs 22:1-9, 15. We see how some Proverbs have taken a life on their own, at times despite their context. Proverbs 22 focuses on the need for wisdom in handing wealth (the topic we’ll examine next week), but v6 gives the familiar wisdom: “train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. How should we think about this verse? What help does Proverbs give us in raising our children.



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Proverbs 31:10-31 - Wisdom's Heroine

In this sermon, Rev. Chris Vogel takes a look at Folly’s counterpart. In Proverbs, the father advises his son regarding wisdom and folly in the form of two women: the strange or adulterous woman (Proverbs 5-7) and the virtuous woman here in Proverbs 31:10-31. As Wisdom is embodied in the noble woman, we see the characteristics that should epitomize all, men and women, husbands and wives, who seek wisdom.



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Proverbs 18:4-21 - The Proper Foundation for Life-giving Words

In this sermon, Rev. Dan Quakkelaar continues in our Proverbs series. Our words can be life-giving or life-destroying, so we must be careful in building a proper foundation to guide what we say. Today we look at Proverbs 18:4-21, where we learn the problems of formulating our words around our own self-confidence, as opposed to careful concern about formulating our words around those things God holds dear. An important question, since life and death are in the power of the tongue.



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