PROVERBS: WORDS  Proverbs 8:6-8 Hear, for I will speak noble things, and from my lips will come what is right,for my mouth will utter truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them. Wisdom is quiet because….  I know my place  Proverbs 12:23 A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly. I am listening  Proverbs 18:13 If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.   I don’t know it all Proverbs 17:28 Even a fool [...]

What is Wealth?  WISDOM IS THE GOAL  Proverbs 8:10-11 Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.  Proverbs 15:16 -17 Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.  WEALTH DOESN’T DETERMINE YOUR STATUS  Proverbs 22:2 The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the Maker of them all.  THE WRONG WAY [...]

What boundaries could you set in your home for the sake of everyone’s purity?  What steps could you take to ensure your kids are protected from the dangers of impurity? In what areas of life have you struggled to see God’s wisdom in purity as a burden? In what ways have you felt that God’s design is meant to steal your joy?  How have you experienced freedom and joy in turning from temptation to God’s wisdom and design for purity?  What lessons have you learned when it comes to pursuing purity ? What successful strategies have developed to remain [...]

Friendship requires wisdom  Proverbs 13:20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.  Friendship requires your greatest loyalty  Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 18:24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 20:6 Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find? Friendship requires honesty  Proverbs 27:5-6 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.  Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse [...]

The Wisdom of God in a World of Fools; SELF CONTROL   Proverbs 25:28  “A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.”  What is self control and why don’t we have it?  Self-control is godly.  2 Peter 1:6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,  Titus 2:2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.  Titus 1:8 but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.  1 Peter 4:7 The end of all things is at hand; therefore be [...]

What areas in your life are hardest for you to receive criticism about or admit when you are wrong (work, parenting, ministry, money, etc.)?  Who do you have the hardest time receiving criticism from or admitting when they are right? How can you grow in humbly receiving godly criticism? Who are some of the wise people you regularly seek godly counsel from? What makes them a wise counselor? How can you surround yourself with an abundance of wise counselors? Who are some of the people you give counsel to? How can you grow in your ability to wisely counsel [...]