One of the things that I enjoy doing is discovering the origin of words, finding out where our English words came from. One of the words that I think has a most interesting origin is the word “sophomore”. Becoming a sophomore in high school or college is a big step because it means you’re…
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Sermons on Proverbs
For whatever reason, Christians often seem hesitant to talk about sex, especially from the pulpit. But God is the creator of our sexuality. He created it for us to enjoy. Sex is a gift from God….
Solomon has a lot to say about pride. Pride is something we all struggle with and, in fact, I think pride and selfishness are built into us from birth. From the time we are little kids, we begin to calculate how we can maneuver to put ourselves in the number one position…
This morning, we’re going to look at what we do with our time, because, once again, every day, all day long, we make many decisions regarding our time. What time am I going to go to bed? What time am I going to get up? What am I going to get done today?…
We all need wisdom so that we will know how to make the best choices. And so, it’s not surprising that as Solomon talks about the importance of getting wisdom, he has a lot to say about the subject of money. In fact, someone has counted over 100 verses in the book of Proverbs that deal with the topic of money…
This morning, I want to look at another area of our lives where we need the wisdom of God to make good decisions – both in the things that we say and the things that we do. Because there is a time in our lives when we are most likely to make poor decisions…
When it comes to being wise, when it comes to making good choices, there is probably nothing we could talk about that would be more valuable than what we’re going to talk about this morning. There is great wisdom in being able to say the right words at the right time…
There’s a quote that I’ve seen attributed to several different writers, but it seems to have originated with someone anonymous. It says, “Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions.” And I think there’s a lot of truth in that, but I think it’s only half correct…
This morning, we’re going to continue to talk about wisdom, but we’re going to focus on wisdom as it relates to making decisions. When you have several different options in front of you, how do you determine which one is the best choice?…
This morning, we begin a new sermon series, and for the next two or three months, we’re going to be in the book of Proverbs. And, as you can see, the focus of our attention is going to be on the topic of wisdom. One of the things that I enjoy is learning word origins,…