Big Idea: Gracious words flow from a grace filled heart.

I. Neutral words don’t exist (Proverbs 18:21)

II. Wise words graciously build up (Proverbs 16:24)

III. Foolish words scorchingly tear down (Proverbs 16:27)

IV. Restrained words are peacefully effective (Proverbs 29:11)

V. Faithful words are God’s delight (12:22)

I. Marks of a Good Friend

II. Friendships to Flee From

III. The Friend that Will Never Fail You

Big Idea: Laziness and idleness result in poverty, shame, and ruin while diligent, God-honoring work leads to blessing and flourishing.

I. The Sluggard - A Portrait of Laziness

Consequences of Laziness: 1. Brings Harm to Self

2. Causes Harm to Others

II. The Worker - A Portrait of Diligence | Blessings of Hard Work:

1. Provision

2. Satisfaction

3. Influence & Respect

III. Caution! Workaholism

IV. How do we do this?

1. Find Your Vocation

2. Practice Self-Examination Regularly

3. Put Leisure in its Proper Perspective

4. Glorify God in Everything

Principle Activities of Church Planting

I. Plant Team Travel - Acts 17:1

II. Explain the Gospel: Jesus is the Messiah - Acts 17:2-4

III. Pray for the Holy Spirit to Bear Gospel Fruit - 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13

IV. Discipleship (Imitation and Example) - 1 Thessalonians 1:6-8

How to Pursue the Hearts of Your Children

I. Your Instruction Addresses the Heart

II. Your Affection Addresses the Heart

III. Your Discipline Addresses the Heart

IV. Your Example Addresses the Heart

Outline: I. The Problem of Foolishness, Pro. 1:20-21 | II. The Three Kinds of Fools, Pro. 1:22 | III. The Hope for Fools, Pro. 1:23

Outline: I. The Wisdom Teachers, Prov 1:1 | II. The Wisdom Seekers, Prov 1:2-5, 8 | III. What Wisdom Offers, Prov 1:2-6 | IV. The First Step Toward Wisdom, Prov 1:7

Outline: I. We get disappointed with God when: | 1. We pray and are met with silence. | 2. We believe He has promised us something that we do not receive. | 3. We experience or observe suffering and it seems like God does nothing. | II. How to trust God through disappointment: | 1. Consider that it's not God who is disappointing, but the reality of living in a fallen world. | 2. Recognize your expectations and readjust them to Scripture. | 3. Keep praying. | 4. Longing for wholeness is a longing for heaven, which will not disappoint.

Outline: Big Idea: Suffering reveals our true need for a suffering Savior | I. How Can a Good and All-Powerful God Allow Evil and Suffering? | II. What is God's Purpose in Suffering? | III. What is God's Solution to Suffering?

Outline: I. What the Biblical Sexual Ethic is | II. Why the Biblical Sexual Ethic is What it is | III. What We Do When We've Found We've Fallen Short of God's Sexual Ethic