Work is not a curse, but it has been cursed by sin. God wants His people to work for His glory and our good.

A home is built on more than carpentry skills. Rooms are filled with riches greater than possessions. Marriage and the family are institutions created by God to put His glory and His gospel on display.

When we consider the things God has blessed us with, we should also consider what He expects us to do with them. Every spending decision is a spiritual decision based on worship, trust, and contentment.

In the age of social media, we all have many "friends". However, not many of them would stand up to the test of biblical friendship. A wise friendship is rooted in commitment, honesty, and truth to each other and to Christ.

Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and yet we still speak words everyday. God's word is clear what kind of words are wise and what kind are foolish.

"The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the LORD." As we begin our study of the wisdom in Proverbs, it is important to know what wisdom is, what a wise person is like, and how wisdom is attained.

The question is not if we have been called. It is where will we be going? When Jesus first sent His disciples, now apostles, out to share the gospel, they were sent to their own people before they could reach the nations.

We need to change our mind concerning what is the church. We don’t come to church – we are the church! We need a change of mind in order to change our behavior so that we are effectively engaging the culture we live in for the glory of God.

The church is not called to be an institution, but a movement of people who represent the head of the church, Jesus Christ, in everyday life through word and deed.

Christianity is no longer at the forefront of our society. So how do we, as the church, fulfill the Great Commission when we are no longer the center of attention?