The Fellowship Bible Church Mullica Hill Podcast

DECEITFUL SPEECH

•Deceitful people cannot be trusted in what they say nor in what they say they'll do (Pr. 12:5-6)

•Deceitful people are motivated by what they believe is in their best interests (12:7)

•Deceitful people do not think about the long-tern consequences of their choices (12:19; 14:3)

Proverbs talks about the importance of hard work and how this is honoring to the Lord. It also talks about the dangers of laziness.

HOW TO FACE ANOTHER'S ANGER

- Don't respond with similar speech (15:1)

- Make every effort at being gracious (21:14)

- Seek to understand with humility (29:8)

"Plans" and "words" concern our disposition (16:1)

"Ways" and "spirit" concern our motives (16:2)

"Work" and "plans" concern our ambitions (16:3)

To Gain Hope Shift Your Perspective

Shift your perspective on time

Shift your perspective on the difficulty

Shift your perspective on your strength

Biblical Wisdom is:

•PRACTICAL – it is good for every day living (1 Kings 10:45)

•INTELLECTUAL – it can be learned and shared with others (Pro. 1:2-4)

•MORAL – it causes you to put others before yourself (Pro. 1:3)

(1) Truth’s enemy is pride; therefore, the best path to living truthfully is walking humbly (Pro. 30:7-9).

•Humility is alert to self-confidence (3:9).

•Humility is averse to self-pity (3:9).

•Humility is aware of self-deception (14:8

 

(2) Truth’s counterweight is mercy; therefore, how we speak what is true matters (Pro. 3:3-4).

•Grace and truth is how we best glorify God (3:4).

•Grace and truth is how we best help others (Eph. 5:15).

•Grace and truth is how we are most like Jesus (Jn. 1:14).

His WAY means we live as God desires for us to live.

His STRENGTH means we acknowledge our weakness and find our strength in him.

His JUSTICE means God decides right from wrong and the respective consequences.

How do we acquire wisdom? (Proverbs 1:1-7)

- By being teachable (1:3-6)

- By knowing the fear of the Lord (1:7)

   (Job 28:28, Psalm 34:11, Psalm 111:10, Acts 9:31)