Luke 24:13-35

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

Romans 1:5 and 16:26

A huge problem we face is living an unexamined life. We do whatever feels right to us in the moment, but it often comes back to haunt us. What we see in the Bible is that God is longing for us to break our conformity with the world, and be transformed by the Spirit. In doing so, we gain discernment, the ability to use good judgement and wise counsel to make good decisions.

From Proverbs 1, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Instead of asking, "How close to sin can I get without it being a sin," we are learning to ask, "Lord, help me get as far away from sin and temptation as possible."

How do we grow in wisdom and skill? What kind of man or woman do we want to become? What are the things we need to do or avoid to make that a reality?

These are the guiding questions as we look at Proverbs 4, where we God longing to give us wisdom for our benefit.

John 4

What does it mean to be great? Jesus teaches and models for us to be a leader rather than a boss. Where can you give your benefits, privilege, and power for someone else's good? Where can you serve? Where can you humbly accept affirmation, and pass it forward?

Jesus calls us to vigilance of His return, opportunities to share His love, and against our sin

If I only had ___, then I would be happy. God's love is better than anything we can fill in that blank with.