Introduction and Congregational Address: I am diligently seeking God in a way that I believe is speaking patience into this effort for installing leadership. Even though the past five years have I grown to love and know Roeser as a youth minister, interim minister, and now minister called to lead and…

Fear is the beginning of wisdom and leads us into balanced lives.

A picture of two women, both extending invitations, one for wisdom and one for folly.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, an introduction.

Introduction Greetings... There’s an old saying that suggests “you can tell a person’s character by the company they keep.” Though this isn’t an absolute truth it is a biblical one and the reason why Paul told the church in Corinth “Bad company ruins good morals.” ( ). The reality is typically speaking…

We all need wisdom. Solomon asked God for wisdom. In this series we are looking to the God of Wisdom to learn how to be wise.

God’s Standard for Women Turn in your Bible this morning to . The Scriptures tell us to give honor to whom honor is due. The world may have designated this as “Mother’s Day.” But we can honor our own mothers daily and mothers in the church regularly. We can thank God for our mothers and we can thank…

Mother’s in Scripture I have been intrigued as I read through scripture and look at the stories of the mothers of the great leaders in scripture. Primarily because it seems that the mother’s are the ones that pick the names of their children, and often the name means something. At times we also see mother’s…

Where do we place our fear, invest in wisdom and know the fulness of love?

This world is bigger than we can see. There are so many variables that we can’t control. There is history before our lives and there will be much more history made after our lives. In all of this, who defines what is good?

Let us pray…as we gather on this second Sunday in Lent, o God, we ask that the Spirit would intercede for us as we continue to journey that paths that you have laid out before us. Open our ears, our eyes, and most importantly, out hearts as we reflect on the words you have for us this day. As we begin…

Today we are going to look at the book of Proverbs. Proverbs are a powerful literary device because they are often so short and memorable, yet contain profound truths. Proverbs seek to dispense wisdom. Knowledge and wisdom are not the same thing. One may have knowledge and no wisdom, but one cannot have…

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud. Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord . 1. Pride leads to _foolish behavior_ 2. Follow…

Some of you are making plans or you have already made plans on where you will go on vacation this Summer. Many, if not all of you, will get in a car and you will drive. You will put your destination in your google maps or apple maps and you will drive to that destination and enjoy however long your vacation…

Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I am only joking!” For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. The…

Love Thy Neighbor 21 My son, do not lose sight of these— keep sound wisdom and discretion, 22 and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck. 23 Then you will walk on your way securely, and your foot will not stumble. 24 If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your…

1 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: 2 To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, 3 to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; 4 to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth— 5 Let the wise hear and…

We have been in this series for 4 weeks now. One thing that I believe I have made perfectly clear is what is know as the Principle of the Path. That is... Your Direction Determines Your Destination What gets your attention determines your destination, and ultimately, our destination. Or here is a shorter…

Last week we began a series called The Path. All of us are headed on a path in life. The direction you are headed in always determines your destination. If you are headed north, eventually you will get to Canada. You may have all the intentions in the world to go to the Beach on the Pacific or the Atlantic…

Finishing Well, Character Counts For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge,…

Proverbs is a difficult book, full of contradictions, puzzles and straightforward no-brainers. How should a Christian treat this ancient collection of wisdom? Does it have any value for us in the distant 21st Century, almost three millenia removed from its origins? Join us as we introduce our study on Proverbs, wisdom for life.

The second part of the Proverbs series, covering Proverbs 4-6

Introduction What is a “Biblical Woman”, you might ask? Is she a “strong, independent woman” who doesn’t need anyone else to tell her what her worth is? That is the message that our culture attempts to sell people nowadays, at least. Even in the Christian sphere of things, women are bombarded daily to…

An introduction to the Book of Proverbs: What is wisdom? How can we know it?

How many of you have been traveling on a vacation or just a random trip and you got lost and you did not know where you were at? Back before GPS and before kids, Kelly and I were moving back to Fort Smith. All we had was a road atlas that our insurance agent gave us. We had stopped in Atlanta to stay…