Proverbs 1:7-9

[7] The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge;

fools despise wisdom and instruction.

[8] Hear, my son, your father's instruction,

and forsake not your mother's teaching,

[9] for they are a graceful garland for your head

and pendants for your neck.

Proverbs 3:11-12

[11] My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline

or be weary of his reproof,

[12] for the LORD reproves him whom he loves,

as a father the son in whom he delights.

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October 2, 2016

Sermon Text: Proverbs 6:6-11, Proverbs 10:1-5, and Proverbs 22:29–23:5

[6] Go to the ant, O sluggard;

consider her ways, and be wise.

[7] Without having any chief,

officer, or ruler,

[8] she prepares her bread in summer

and gathers her food in harvest.

[9] How long will you lie there, O sluggard?

When will you arise from your sleep?

[10] A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to rest,

[11] and poverty will come upon you like a robber,

and want like an armed man.

Proverbs 6:6-11

[1] The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son makes a glad father,

but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

[2] Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,

but righteousness delivers from death.

[3] The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry,

but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

[4] A slack hand causes poverty,

but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

[5] He who gathers in summer is a prudent son,

but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.

Proverbs 10:1-5

[29] Do you see a man skillful in his work?

He will stand before kings;

he will not stand before obscure men.

[1] When you sit down to eat with a ruler,

observe carefully what is before you,

[2] and put a knife to your throat

if you are given to appetite.

[3] Do not desire his delicacies,

for they are deceptive food.

[4] Do not toil to acquire wealth;

be discerning enough to desist.

[5] When your eyes light on it, it is gone,

for suddenly it sprouts wings,

flying like an eagle toward heaven.

Proverbs 22:29–23:5

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May 8, 2016

James 1:1-12

[1] James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion:

Greetings.

[2] Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, [3] for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. [4] And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

[5] If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. [6] But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. [7] For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; [8] he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

[9] Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, [10] and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. [11] For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

[12] Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

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September 18, 2016

Rev. Dr. Dan Doriani

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; John 15:13-15

September 4, 2016

Rev. Ben Porter

Proverbs 16:1–9

September 25: Love and Marriage-Dr. Dan Doriani by theKirkstl

August 28, 2016

Dr. Dan Doraini

Wisdom: Proverbs 8

August 21: A Pathway into Proverbs–Rev. Ben Porter by theKirkstl

May 15, 2016

James 1:12-25

[12] Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. [13] Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. [14] But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. [15] Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.

[16] Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. [17] Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. [18] Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Hearing and Doing the Word

[19] Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; [20] for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. [21] Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

[22] But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. [23] For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. [24] For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. [25] But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.

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