August 5, 2020
August 5, 2020
Which Way Should You Go?
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Proverbs 22:1, 2, 8, 16, 21, 29
Introduction
I have never made any claims about being good with directions, because
the truth of the matter is I’m not that good with directions. I have to
see a map, and really spend some time looking at a map to figure things
out.
Some people struggle with directions on a spiritual level, and are often
confused, and struggle with the right direction in their life. All the
verses we will look at this evening deal with the Way. Perhaps you ask
yourself, Which Way Should I Go? Many times we stand at a cross road in
our life, trying to figure out the best path to take. I hope tonights
message will help you, and encourage you to take the right path.
August 12, 2020
August 12, 2020
Judgment
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Proverbs 21:3
Introduction
When we think of judgment, we tend to think of a judge setting on a
throne, passing judgment on someone for wrong doing. While the picture
is not wrong, that is a form of judgment, it is not quite complete
either.
In looking at Judgment in chapter 21, it paints quite a different
picture. Imagine yourself as the judge, now setting at the bench, and
every day, deciding what is right and what is wrong in life. Deciding
what you must do as a christian. - When you look at it in that light, it
paints a very ideal picture of what judgment is.
August 19, 2020
August 19, 2020
Treasures
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Proverbs 21:5-6
Introduction
A practical look at treasure, getting, gain, finances and the christian.
I. Diligent Gain (Pro 21:5a)
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Pro 21:5a – The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;
A. Person of diligence (Joseph was diligent)
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- A diligent person is someone who is steady in application to business,
they are in constant effort to accomplish the goal.
- Christians should be diligent people, the ant is one of the most
diligent of creation, and God tells us to observer their ways! They
are constantly diligently preparing for winter.
B. Planning, preparing (Joseph prepared)
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- Some people act with no thought!
- A diligent person, will be thinking ahead, planning and preparing!
- Someone wise once said, “Prior proper planning prevents poor
performance.” - not Bible, still good.
- Not all plans work, but having no plan is in essence planning to fail.
C. Plenteousness (Egypt had plenty)
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- There is provisions for hard times.
II. Deceitful Gain (Pro 21:5b, 6)
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Prov. 21:5b ...but of every one that is hasty only to want.
August 25, 2020
August 25, 2020
The Wicked Way
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Proverbs 21:27
Introduction
The word wicked or wickedness is used more frequently in the book of
Proverbs than any other book of the Bible. It is used 9 times in 6
verses in this chapter. It is a theme can cannot be missed in this
chapter.
I. Worship of the Wicked (Pro 21:27)
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Proverbs 21:27 – The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much
more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
September 2, 2020
September 2, 2020
Three Observations about the Wise
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Proverbs 21:11
Introduction
If you want to learn something, it is best to study someone who is
successful. You don’t study someone who is poor, on how to handle
finances (unless you are looking for what not to do). You don’t get
counsel from someone who isn’t married about marriage. You don’t get
wisdom from a fool. So it is very appropriate that we would get three
observations about wise people, from the wisest man that ever lived. God
has preserved these timeless truths in His Word, for us to learn from.
September 9, 2020
September 9, 2020
Proverbs of Life
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Proverbs 21
Introduction
We have the six miscellaneous verses left in Proverbs 21 that I couldn’t
put into a category. So we will cover several things and try to get
through all of them this evening. These could all be thrown into a very
general category of Life. How to live life.
I. Choosing a Right spirit (attitude) or spouse (9, 19)
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NOTE:
July 23, 2023
July 23, 2023
The Closing
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Revelation 22:1-5
Introduction
We have arrived at the final chapter of Revelation. We started our
series on July 24, 2022. So it has taken us exactly one year to get
through the book of Revelation on Sunday nights. In one year, we have
only heard 35 messages on the book of Revelation. We took a little more
time in the first three chapters, then we took one chapter per service.
Through the series, I hope it has been educational, exhorting, and
encouraging to you.
September 16, 2020
Preaching,
Outlines,
Proverbs,
Family,
Testimony,
Training,
Children,
Home,
Parents,
Parenting,
Raising,
Child,
Discipline
September 16, 2020
Family Values
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Proverbs 22:1
I. Testimony (Pro 22:1) Testimony
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A. Fictional - False Image
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1. Virtual Image
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- One of the greatest inherent dangers of the internet, is anyone with a
little computer knowledge, can create a website, false credentials,
and look good on a website!
- Crooks, scam artists, the identity thieves do it
- One of my problems with ‘virtual church’
- Image you portray online… what do you paint as yourself.
- People often mask who they are, and what they represent.
- This is a serious danger of meeting people online
- Police do this in sting operations, posing as someone they are not.
3. Who you really are???
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- You know in your heart, what is in there.
Heb. 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than
any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and
spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the
thoughts and intents of the heart.
September 23, 2020
September 23, 2020
3 Warnings
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Proverbs 22:2
Introduction
A warning is an alarm that sounds for a particular reason. If the fire
alarm were to sound in the building, you would get up, and make your way
outside quickly. It is an alarm. Sometimes we become conditioned to
ignore the alarm going off! Many times in homes, the smoke alarm sounds,
and it is often just something that has burned in the kitchen, and we
grow used to just ignoring the alarm. You are faithful and I appreciate
your faithfulness, I don’t want us, me or you to become use to hearing
the alarm, and just dismissing it.
September 30, 2020
September 30, 2020
Looking ahead – Two Trails
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Watch out! Watch where you are going! Be Careful!
Proverbs 22:3
Introduction
This verse sums up what we will look at this evening. Simply put, watch
where you are going! When you have kids, you are always looking out for
them. Watching where they are going, and what is going on. How many
times have you kept your child from running into something or someone
because they were not watching where they were going! Spiritually we
need to be on watching where we are going, and where we will end up.