1. What You Think You Don't Want;2. What You Actually Don't Want.

1. Enticed with Excitement v8-19 - "if sinners entice you, do not consent"2. Ignoring the Boring v20-33 - "you have ignored all my counsel"

1. Not Stuck Without Wisdom - "to know wisdom ..." v2-6; 2. Not Alone to Determine Wisdom - "the fear of the Lord" - v73. Not Arrogant to Despise Wisdom - "fools despise" - v7

1. Positive Commitment - "well done, good servant!" - Risking;

2. Supposedly Neutral - "you wicked servant!" - Refraining;

3. Negative Refusal - "enemies ... slaughter them" - Rebelling.

1. Good Prayer - self-reliant, self-righteous, self-exalting (9-12);

2. Bad Prayer - dependent, deficient, degenerate (13-14).

1. Pray Like an Old Lady - desperate, only appeal, clings to hope.

2. Answered (un)Like a Bad Judge - unethical, self-centered, worn down.

1. An Odd Example (vv1-9) - squanderingly shrewd yet reaches out;

2. An Off Example (vv19-31) - sumptuously secure yet ignores others.

1. Celebrating Repentance - "more joy over one sinner who repents;"

2. Repentance as Resurrection - "my son was dead, and is alive again"

3. Join the Celebration - "fitting to celebrate"

1. Positioning: reversal of honor - 7-11 "chose the places of honor"; 2. Connections: rethinking repayment - 12-14 "lest you be repaid" ; 3. Excuses: reservations revoked - 15-23 "all began to make excuses"

1. Starts Small - underground, hidden, fringe, authentic

2. Grows Tall - trending, biggest.deal.ever., iconic

3. Affects All - "birds" "all leavened"