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Proverbs – The Art of Wise Living – Part 6 of 6 – Watch Over Your Heart – August 26, 2018

SERMON SUMMARY How do you think about God? What is He really like? What does he really want from us and for us? The best way to gain insight into these questions is by being a student of the Scriptures, through which God has chosen to reveal himself. Proverbs 4:11-12 says, “I have directed you…

Proverbs – The Art of Wise Living – Part 5 of 6 – The Power of Words – August 19, 2018

SERMON SUMMARY Words are important, aren’t they? You have to be careful with your words. In fact, the Bible says in Proverbs 18:21: “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” Given that words are powerful, how do we live as wise people with our words? Proverbs says there are several things that…

Proverbs – The Art of Wise Living – Part 4 of 6 – Who is in Your Inner CIrcle of Friends? – August 12, 2018

SERMON SUMMARY We often find ourselves in situations where there is no “black and white, clear cut answer” as to what we should do—we have to decide between good and better, or between bad and worse. We need wisdom to help us navigate through this murkiness. Today I want to talk about a kind of…

Proverbs – The Art of Wise Living – Part 3 of 6 – The Path of the Fool – August 5, 2018

SERMON SUMMARY According to the Book of Proverbs there are really only two paths in life: the path of wisdom and the path of folly. If you step away from wisdom, you don’t find yourself on morally neutral ground, but rather on the path of the fool. In Proverbs, Solomon asks 70 times: “Are you…

Proverbs – The Art of Wise Living – Part 2 of 6 – The Blessings of Wisdom – July 29, 2018

SERMON SUMMARY A good title for the book of Proverbs would be, “Life for Dummies.” The book of Proverbs speaks to us so practically, each proverb is brief (often less than 25 words) and they’re memorable. They get to the heart of the matter. I encourage you to make the book of Proverbs a part…

Proverbs – The Art of Wise Living – Part 1 of 6 – The Virtues of Wise Living – July 22, 2018

SERMON SUMMARY Proverbs may well be the most practical book in the Bible, as it teaches the art of skillful living in multiple aspects of everyday life. Verse one serves as a title to the entire book of Proverbs as Solomon is the principle author, and it is believed that he is the one who…

Getting There – Keep Going – Part 8 of 8

Sermon Summary In our eight-part series “Getting There,” we have stated that the goal of the Christian life is to become more like Jesus Christ in his character and values. To do so, we must imitate his lifestyle, incorporating the spiritual disciplines that he practiced and modeled for his disciples. Today, let’s look at how…

Getting There – Through Fellowship – Part 7 of 8

Sermon Summary Sermon Summary In our journey to become more like Christ, real transformation occurs as we allow God’s life to flow through us as we practice those spiritual disciplines which Jesus taught and modeled. One of these disciplines is Biblical fellowship: a deep relational connecting with other believers that intentionally encourages us to love…

Getting There – Through Service – Part 5 of 8

Sermon Summary As Christ-followers, our destination is to become more like Jesus Christ. We really can become more like our savior as we learn to practice the spiritual disciplines or habits that Jesus himself practiced, and which he taught to his disciples. One of these spiritual disciplines is the habit of service. When it comes…

Getting There – Through Time with God in Prayer – Part 4 of 8

Sermon Summary Spending time in prayer is a spiritual discipline that is instrumental to the Christian’s journey to become more like Christ. Prayer is vital to our spiritual health and instrumental to life change. However, if we are honest, many of us view prayer as an optional part of the Christian life. It is something…

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