Our message is about the important calling of fatherhood. Our texts are the classic texts for this very important message, [esvignore]Proverbs 4:1-4[/esvignore] and [esvignore]Deuteronomy 6:7[/esvignore]. These are important topics and the message is absolutely necessary for Christ’s people. We’ll examine four marks of the Biblically faithful father. This is a good reminder for fathers, but…
Our last sermon in our Proverbs study looks at [esvignore]Proverbs 9[/esvignore]. Here we find a final exhortation to the son/student to love and cherish Wisdom. Our text brings us through the top four warnings from [esvignore]Proverbs 1-8[/esvignore] as a review, and such a review is a welcomed thing to God’s people who recognize that we are but children in need to repetition.…
We take the whole of [esvignore]Proverbs 8[/esvignore] today as we learn about the nearness of wisdom to God’s people. Our Lord does not open our eyes to the glory of salvation, and then cruelly hide Himself from us. What He asks of us, He equips us to do. In this sermon we look at the urgency of Wisdom’s call, the public nature…
In our second look at our societal responsibilities with regard to being wise, we examine [esvignore]Proverbs 6:12-19[/esvignore]. Here we learn about the seven abominations that God hates, and we look at them from man’s point of view and, more importantly, God’s point of view. Join us as we learn about the “worthless fellow” and receive dire warnings from the Lord about pursuing…
In this sermon, we open up [esvignore]Proverbs 6:1-11[/esvignore]. Here we learn some important lessons for those who would be contributing members of God’s society on earth, the church. We are to be men and women of character, and this includes how we deal with our friends financially, how we deal with money in general, and our work ethic. Our sermon includes a…
Our study of [esvignore]Proverbs[/esvignore] brings us to the topic of marital fidelity. As the father teaches the son to “rejoice in the wife of your youth” and to keep his marriage covenant pure, he also encourages him to delight in his wife – she is a good gift from God. In this sermon from [esvignore]Proverbs…
Adultery is a killer. It has destroyed many very strong men and women. God’s Word speaks of adultery in many various and powerful terms and even uses the language to describe general covenant-breaking and idolatry. [esvignore]Proverbs[/esvignore] is filled with warnings against adultery because it is so dangerous and so common. As we continue our survey of the first nine chapters of [esvignore]Proverbs[/esvignore]…
In our study of [esvignore]Proverbs[/esvignore] we come to a great practical command in [esvignore]Proverbs 3:11-12[/esvignore]. But what does it look like to “not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof?” How do we live this out? In this sermon, we examine the idea that a reproof if God’s good medicine for us, and most likely, this medicine is delivered…
Continuing our study of [esvignore]Proverbs 1-9[/esvignore], we come to [esvignore]Proverbs 3[/esvignore]. In this sermon we cover [esvignore]Proverbs 3:1-10[/esvignore] with a focus on the need for a total, comprehensive faith and a whole-hearted devotion to the Lord’s wisdom. Proverbs 3:1-10
Wisdom calls out in the streets in [esvignore]Proverbs 1[/esvignore], but in the second chapter the father encourages the son to call out for wisdom, to seek it like treasure. In this sermon filled with illustrations from history and daily life, we learn that where there is conflict, men need a guide and a guardian to…