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Preaching on Proverbs
Author

Paul Koptak
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How Will We Preach and Teach from Proverbs? Reading, let alone preaching, from The Book of Proverbs comes with its challenges. Sometimes those sayings can seem just plain obvious and not much help ...
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Psalm 1 | God's Law (Free Preview)
Author

Scott B. Bullock
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Scripture

Psalm 1:, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:3-12
Ancient lens What’s the historical context? Wisdom Song It is not too far a stretch to imagine an eager young person sitting at the feet of a well-seasoned elder and receiving the words of thi...
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Based on Psalm 1
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Scripture

Psalm 1:
Blessed is the one who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; but whose delight is in the law of the Lord. On his law he meditat...
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The Significant Reminder at the Milan Cathedral
Author

The Pastor's Workshop
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James 4:14, Habakkuk 2:14, Matthew 6:19-21, John 9:2, 1 John 2:17
Over the triple doorways of the Cathedral of Milan, there are carvings. One features a beautiful wreath of roses, accompanied by the inscription: “All that pleases is but for a moment.” Another displa...
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Author

Leonardo da Vinci
Keywords
- Experience
- Wisdom
Wisdom is the daughter of experience.
lectionary

12th Sunday after Pentecost
Author

Scott B. Bullock
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Scripture

Ephesians 5:15-20, Ephesians 5:8, Psalm 1:null
Preaching Commentary Summary of the Text As a child, I was attracted to the dark recesses of my neighborhood. I was drawn to the dim lit woods that were away from the din of the suburbia in which I...
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Scripture Guide Ephesians 5:15-20
Author

Scott B. Bullock
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Scripture

Ephesians 5:15-20, Ephesians 5:8-9, Psalm 1:
Summary of the Text As a child, I was attracted to the dark recesses of my neighborhood. I was drawn to the dim lit woods that were away from the din of the suburbia in which I was raised. I even rem...
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Author

A. A. Hodge
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He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge - who knows who has written and where it is to be found.
liturgy

Adapted from Proverbs 1:2-7
Author

Chip Hardwick
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Proverbs 1:2-7
Leader: To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; People: The wise will hear and will learn; and one with understanding will listen to wisdom. Leader: To understand p...
liturgy

Adapted from Proverbs 3:13-18
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Scripture

Proverbs 3:13-18
Leader: Happy are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding. People: For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold. Leader: She is more preci...
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The Difference Between Intelligence and Wisdom
Author

Andy Cook
Keywords
- Wisdom
- Intelligence
There’s a difference between intelligence and wisdom, as illustrated by the old story of the favorite course at the University. The favorite course? A survey of the New Testament. It was a favorite be...
liturgy

Adapted from Proverbs 2:1-5
Author

Chip Hardwick
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Proverbs 2:1-5
Leader: The Spirit calls: “My children, if you accept my words and treasure up my commandments within you, People: making your ears attentive to wisdom and inclining your hearts to understanding;. ...
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Author

William James
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Scripture

Proverbs 17:19, Ecclesiastes 3:11, Job 1:21, Matthew 6:25-34, Psalm 37:1-5
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
Quote
Author

Larry Burkett
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Scripture

1 Kings 12:6-15 , Proverbs 18:2, Proverbs 12:15, Matthew 7:24-27 , James 1:5, Psalm 1:1-2
A wise man seeks much counsel ... a fool listens to all of it.
Quote
Author

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
Quote
Author

John Calvin
Keywords
- Wisdom
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
liturgy

In your wisdom, O God, you call us here
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In your wisdom, O God, you call us here to worship you. We gather, alive to the Word of God. You call us to be fully alive with your life abundant, ready to listen and respond with heart, soul, st...
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Lord, all your treasures of wisdom and
Author

Caryl Mickelm
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Scripture

Colossians 2:2-3, Proverbs 2:6, John 14:26, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, James 1:22, Psalm 119:34, Matthew 7:24-27
Lord, all your treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Christ. You reveal them to us through words spoken in his name. May we understand and obey.
Quote
Author

Charles Haddon Spurgeon
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Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how t...
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The Gift of Scripture
Author

Alan Fadling
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"Rub Some Bible" on It? My wife Gem and I were discussing a podcast she’d heard in which the host talked about quoting the Bible “for those who feel the need for that sort of authority.” ...
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Adapted from Proverbs 3:5-18
Author

Chip Hardwick
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Scripture

Proverbs 3:5-18
Leader: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. People: Let us seek God’s will in all we do, and God will show us the paths to take. Leader: Blessed is th...
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Romans 11:33-36
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Romans 11:33-36
Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out! For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his ...
liturgy

Inspired by Proverbs 6
Author

Scott B. Bullock
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Scripture

Proverbs 6:null
Father in Heaven, wisdom has called us to heed her voice. She has implored the simple to turn towards her truth, for the one who lacks sense to eat from her table. We have heard wisdom’s clarion cry, ...
Quote
Author

C. S. Lewis
Keywords
- Wisdom
- Sacrifice
No great wisdom can be reached without sacrifice.
Quote
Author

James I. Packer
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Wisdom is the power to see and the inclination to choose the best and highest goal, together with the surest means of attaining it.
liturgy

Holy Spirit, pour out upon us wisdom
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Colossians 1:9-10, Ephesians 1:17-18, Proverbs 2:6, James 1:5, John 14:26
Holy Spirit, pour out upon us wisdom and understanding, that, being taught by you in Holy Scripture, our hearts and minds may be opened to receive all that leads to life and holiness. Through Jesus Ch...
Quote
Author

C. S. Lewis
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- Fellowship
- Wisdom
The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are.
Quote
Author

Augustine of Hippo
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- Wisdom
- Patience
Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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Prudence: Practical Wisdom
Author

Karen Swallow Prior
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Prudence is a form of wisdom. The ancients distinguished between two kinds of wisdom: speculative wisdom (sophia), related to the world of abstract ideas, and practical wisdom (prudentia), related to ...
scripture guide

Scripture Guide James 3:13-4:3; 7-8a
Author

Bud Thoreen
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Scripture

James 3:13-4:3; 7-8a, James 3:13-18, James 4:1-3, 7-8, James 1:16-27, Galatians 5:22, Proverbs 1:7, Psalm 37:4, James 4:3, Philippians 2:1-5, Psalm 121:null, Psalm 30:null, Jeremiah 11:18-20, Psalm 54:null, James 1:16-27, Galatians 5:22, Proverbs 1:7, Psalm 37:4, James 4:3, Philippians 2:1-5, Psalm 121:null, Psalm 30:null
James' Intent James, the brother of Jesus, the leader of the earliest Christian church in Jerusalem, writes this letter to scattered Jewish believers who were going through very difficult times. ...