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No matter what you may be told, marriage is hard. When two fallen, sinful people enter into a committed relationship with each other, there’s bound to be conflict and struggle. Add to it the pressures to give in to the world’s standards, and you may wonder if there’s any hope for you. The book of Proverbs teaches us how we can glorify God in our marriage and gain the wisdom we desperately need. By giving up our pride and selfishness and serving our spouse we can find joy, fulfillment, and a marriage that stands the test of time.

Today’s parents face unprecedented challenges in raising their kids. Increasing technology, mental health issues, and school violence are just a few issues parents have to navigate. In light of this, how can parents wisely lead their kids to follow Christ into adulthood? Through loving discipline, faithful modeling, and godly training, wise parents set the foundation and direction of their children’s lives.

It seems a lot of people get uncomfortable talking about money, especially in church. But as a church that stands on the authority of the Bible, one of the wisest actions we can take is to listen to what God says about money. At least 101 verses in Proverbs talk about money and possessions. When comparing what the world says about money with what the Bible says about money, we discover that the contrast could not be greater. Wisdom with money all begins with trusting the Lord with all our heart. When that happens, we are able to honor God with our money.

Proverbs has much to say about the power of words. There are over 120 proverbs that directly address our speech! If we want to be people who pursue wisdom, we have to let the Spirit of God guide our words every day.

Ever since God created humans in the beginning of Genesis, He has invited us to work. In His wisdom, God designed us with unique and specific skills, gifts, and abilities that we use while doing our work. Proverbs gives us wise principles we can apply to our work, regardless of what we find ourselves doing.

Life is hard. We desperately need wisdom if we’re going make good decisions in our friendships, finances, career, marriage, parenting—every area of our life. Thankfully, we’re not left to our own devices. The book of Proverbs teaches us how to obtain and apply wisdom to our lives. When we put God first, when we have a healthy “fear of the Lord” we put ourselves on the path to wisdom.

What comes to mind when you think of hope? Wishful thinking? Naive optimism? True hope isn’t wishful thinking; it’s unshakeable living. It’s the confidence that can and will do something good–in this life, and the life to come. It’s what's offered to every one of us because of the empty tomb. In John 20, Mary discovered that hope has a name and his name is Jesus!

In John 11:1-44, Jesus performs His 7th sign by raising Lazarus from the dead. God shows His love by experiencing the suffering of humanity so that we can live with Him. To believe in Jesus means that death is defeated because He is the resurrection and the life. Do you believe?

Throughout the story of the man born blind, we find four truths of the Gospel as Jesus cures his blindness the first time. After the mans interrogation and excommunication, we see Jesus seek this man out to cure his blindness a second time. Through his healing and presence, Jesus reveals in this story that he is the light of the world, both physically and spiritually.

It’s been said that you’re either in a storm, coming out of a storm, or getting ready to head into a storm. As much as we don’t like them, storms are a part of life. We can relate with the disciples’ fear being in the middle of the lake during a storm. The account of Jesus walking on water in John 6:16-21 shows us that because of Jesus’s power, person, and presence we can keep calm and carry on even in middle of life’s most difficult storms.