Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 22. I will then key in on verse 4 - The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life. Friends, this is such a wonderful promise of God. First of all it tells us the importance of having humility as a way of life. We need to put away any pride in our life, and have the opposite disposition (that of humility). If we combine that with the fear of the Lord (a reverence of God) they we will have riches and honor and a long life. On today's podcast I will be going over eight verses on joy. By the end of today's lesson there are three things I ask that you consider:

1. The testing of your faith produces perseverence (patience, steadfast love).

2. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.

3. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.

Scriptures referenced on today's podcast:

Romans 15:13; Romans 12:12; James 1:2-3; Galatians 5:22-23;

John 16:24; Proverb 17:22; Philippians 4:4; Psalm 47:1

Call to Action - Are you aware of how much God truly loves you? If you are not sure about that, I ask that you reach out to God in prayer and ask that He reveal that to you.

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 21.  I will then introduce you to my special guest - Alexandra Lemieux.  She is a fellow student from Canada.  She will share her favorite verse from Proverb 21 and talk a little bit about her childhood.  She will then go into when she was saved and meeting her husband.  She will talk about the joy of having six years (although it was difficult at the beginning).  She will then go over the story of how she ended up being called to come to Charis.

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 20. I will then key in on verse 4 - The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing. Friends, this verse cautions about the sluggard - or lazy person. If you are lazy, and don't plant seeds (through hard work) you will not receive your harvest. Galatians 6:7 tells us that we will reap what we sow. If you sow laziness, then you will not reap a harvest of good things in your life. On today's podcast we will go over five scripture verses on the concept of mercy. By the end of today's podcast there are three things I ask that you consider:

1. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy - this verse is a perfect example of the spiritual law that you will reap what you sow).

2. Be merciful even as your Father is merciful - friends, whether you show mercy because you will receive mercy (reaping what you sow) or because God and Jesus showed mercy ( and you want to emulate them) either way you will be blessed in the end.

3. I desire mercy, not sacrifice.

Scripture verses referenced on today's podcast:

Proverb 20:4; Matthew 5:7; Galatians 6:7; Luke 6:36; Hebrews 4:16; Matthew 9:13; Ephesians 2:4-5

Call to Action - How willing are you to demonstrate the love of God (either in word and deed (or sharing the gospel message) with others that you either come into contact with - or know they need to hear the message?

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Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 17. I will then key in on verse 13 - If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house. Friends, this is a very profound verse. It is bad enough to do evil by itself, but, if someone does good to you and you, in turn return evil to them, it is worse that simply doing evil. This verse is like a curse - if you do this - evil will never go away from your house. I hope that everyone takes this verse seriously. On today's podcast I will be going over six quotes from the Bible on faith. Two are quotes made by Jesus (both being in the gospel according to Mark); two are from the apostle Paul (both found in the Book of Romans); and two from James - the half brother of Jesus (both found in the Book of James).

Scriptures referenced on today's podcast:

Proverb 17:13; Mark 10:46-52; Mark 16:16; Romans 10:9-10; Romans 1:17; James 2:17; James 1:5-6

Call to Action - Ask yourself where your faith is? Do you consider yourself to have faith? Are you satisfied with the faith (or amount of it) that you have)?

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 16. I will then key in on verse 3 - Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. Friends, this verse will only apply - if you have faith. On today's podcast I will be going over 7 verses of the Bible that have the word faith in the verse. Having faith is such an important part of every Christian. To complete verse 3 - if you commit your work to the Lord, your plans will be established! What an awesome promise. So, plan on doing everything that you attempt in life unto the Lord (and things will go well for you). On today's podcast we will be going over the importance of having faith in your life. By the end of today's podcast there are three things I ask that you consider:

1. For by grace you have been saved through faith.

2. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

3. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Scriptures verses referenced on today's podcast:

Proverb 16:3; Matthew 21:22; Romans 10:17; Hebrews 11:6; Hebrews 11:1; Mark 11:22-24; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Ephesians 2:8

Call to Action - Friends, ask yourself these questions - Do you believe you have faith? Are you satisfied with the amount of faith that you have? If not, do what Romans 10:17 says - Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. In other words, open the Bible and begin to read it.

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 15. I will then key in on verse 4 - A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. Friends, many times we are in a situation where we want to "point out" to people things they are doing wrong (in our opinion). Friends, how we go about this can make all the difference in the world. If we approach them lovingly, there is a much better chance that whoever it is we are "correcting (our spouse, a child, a parent, a good friend, or a fellow employee) they will take our advice and maybe change what they are doing. One thing for sure - if you do it with anger, they will NOT hear what you have to say. On today's podcast I will go over five verses which have to do with encouraging people. By the end of today's lesson there are three things I ask that you consider:

1. The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you.

2. But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.

3. Encourage one another and build each other up.

Scriptures referenced on today's podcast:

Proverb 15:4; Deuteronomy 31:7-8; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Isaiah 40:31; Isaiah 43:2; Joshua 1:1-9

Call to Action - Begin to encourage the people that you come in contact with (whether they are people that you are close to - or even people that you have never met).

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 14.  After reading Proverb 14 in its entirety I will introduce my guest for the day, Jeremy Kuba.  He is a 1st year student at Charis Bible College.  He will speak of his favorite verse from Proverb 14, and give a few memories of his early childhood.  He will then speak of receiving Jesus as the Lord of his life and how his life changed after that.  He will then discuss his call to be a missionary (following his grandparents as missionaries to Japan).  He will talk about coming to Charis two months ago and how he is changing under the word of God.

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