Proverbs 20:5
The purposes of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
God’s Word calls us to first pursue the hearts of our kids with the gospel and that is hard work ‘ it is heart work! Parenting also has a way of exposing our own hearts as parents ‘ hearts that also need to be pursued by the grace of Christ.
A mans was are in full view of the LORD and he examines all his pathsProverbs 5:21The Price of Sexual Impurity
The Prevention of Sexual Impurity
The Pardon of Sexual Impurity
A man who commits adultery lacks judgement;
whoever does so destroys himself (Proverbs 6:32)
Scripture References
Proverbs 2:1-22; 5:1-23; 6:20-35; 7:1-27; 9:17
THE PULL TO SEXUAL IMPURITY
a. Internal pull
b. External pull
THE PATH TO SEXUAL IMPURITY
a. Unguarded heart
b. Unwise decision
c. Powerful appeal
d. Fatal choice
THE PLEASURE OF SEXUAL IMPURITY
The glory of young men is their strength grey hair the splendour of the old (Proverbs 20:29)
BATTLES OF AGEING
BLESSINGS OF AGEING
BEAUTY OF AGEING
The glory of young men is their strength grey hair the splendour of the old (Proverbs 20:29)
BATTLES OF AGEING
BLESSINGS OF AGEING
BEAUTY OF AGEING
A fool gives full vent to his angerBut a wise man keeps himself under control (Proverbs 29:11)
Anger is a normal human emotion we all experience it in some form on a regular basis. The challenge or problem is that what follows the emotion of anger can be hurtful and sinful causing damage to ourselves our relationship with God and others around us. In this message we learn from both the Book of Proverbs and some other Scriptures to identify sinful anger and respond in a way that will be in harmony with our Christian beliefs.
A simple man believes anything but a prudent man gives thought to his steps (Proverbs 14:15)
Conspiracy theories hoaxes urban legends chain e-mails skeptics vs believers how do we navigate the world of fact vs fiction. This Proverb is going to give us three differences between the the wise vs the gullible and we will unpack some practical application as we grow in our discernment of truth vs error.
He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. (Proverbs 13:20)
How many real friends do you have? How many friends does Facebook say you have? What is a real friend? The book of Proverbs has some great wisdom and discernment for us around the subject of friendship. We are called to be wise in the friends we choose and to apply God ‘s wisdom so that we can be better friends. In this sermon we are going to unpack ten different types of friends that Proverbs holds out to us as warnings and role models. Join us on our journey through Proverbs as we meet people like the fake friend the fault-finding friend the fat-mouth and many more – you may even meet yourself!
Above all else guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life (Proverbs 4:23)
What is the heart?
Why do we need to guard our hearts?
How do we guard our hearts?
The sluggard craves and gets nothing but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied (Proverbs 13:4)