Week 7: Proverbs (money, wealth, poverty)

Study in Proverbs: MONEY, MONEY, MONEY 4/18/2010 What do you think the bible say about money? What are some things God says about money and wealth and poverty? What does the bible say about wealth? We either worship money or we worship God with our money. How do we view money, wealth? We are stewards. [...]

Week 6: Addictions and self-control

Study in Proverbs: Addictions vs. Self-control 4.11.2010 INTRODUCTION As we read through proverbs, addictions is a major issue. It is a very practical book and it deals even with today. What are some addictions we see in today’s society? What are some that we face in our own lives? Wasting time, shopping, drug abuse, etc. [...]

Proverbs: Week 5 (EASTER – Study of the Resurrection)

Resurrection Bible Study. EASTER Sunday April 4, 2010 The central holiday for the Christian religion and the central point of Christianity is this day where we celebrate the Lord’s death and resurrection. Paul says in 1 Cor. 2:2For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. Luke [...]

Proverbs: Week 4 (Passover: Study of the Lamb)

Sunday School, March 28, 2010 As we approach EASTER, we celebrate one of the more famous Jewish holidays. It is called Passover. Exodus 12:1-30 Every Jewish boy and girl knew this story because God commanded the Jewish people to celebrate the Passover feast every year. They were told to eat unleavened bread, lamb, and put [...]

Proverbs: Week 3 (Friendship or Peer Pressure?)

Biblical Friendship: What is friendship? Define: A trustworthy peer who we mutually choose to lovingly live with by seeking unique access and service for God’s glory and our mutual good. Someone we trust, someone who has good counsel and we can talk to. Peer – same level, spiritually, stage of life… single/married/ parent/child, teacher/student, It [...]

Proverbs: Week 2 (How do I become wise?)

Wisdom – How can I be a wise man? Proverbs 1:20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares; 21 at the head of the noisy streets [c] she cries out, in the gateways of the city she makes her speech: 22 “How long will you simple ones [d] [...]

Proverbs: Week 1 (What makes a wise man wise?)

What is WISDOM? When I first became a Christian I started reading the bible. I read the NT twice before reading the OT. When I finally read the OT, I read proverbs but never really understood what it meant. I’m turning 33 this year and have been a Christian for over 10 years. I am [...]