Some gospel reminders and practical help to dissect the proverbs in chapters 10-20, for guided small group time afterwards.

We have much to learn from the practice of Christians and their churches in the 2nd-4th centuries. I pray you benefit from this study!

We are called out of darkness for a purpose...

to glorify God, to gather, to grow, AND to GO.

God's perfect plan is that local churches would be the MEANS and the ENDS (pretty much) to spreading the gospel to lost people everywhere.

How does God's character help us with our anxiety?

A flyover of Proverbs 9...

MP: Fear the Lord and live

1. Wisdom Calls, Will You Live (1-6)

2. Folly Calls, Will You Die (13-18)

Do you fear the Lord? (7-12)

We got from the Apostles through the 1st century church.

• We highlighted the doctrinal formula/emphasis of the apostles teaching from Acts 2, and how the church fathers picked up on that (One, Holy, Universal, Apostolic church)

• We covered some early threats to the faith (Montanus, Marcion, Gnosticism) and how these heresies caused the church to be even more clear and strong on the deity of Christ and Canon of Scripture. Canon is where we'll pick up next week, with hopes to get through a couple more centuries of the church.

Hate history? Good, that'll change ;)

6 Reasons We Should Study Church History

1. Who is prayer for?
2. Why do we say stuff?
3. Why do we pray together?
4. Beware lots of words.
5. How can we help our praying?

How do my answers to life's big questions impact my everyday life? I hope to convince you that your answer to identity questions have a profoundly practical application to every day of your life.

2 Chronicles 9 helps us see that we should fix our eyes and hearts and give our full devotion to a king like Solomon, but far greater.