Title verse: 1 Kings 4:29 1 Kings 3:1-15; 1 Kings 3:16-28 Big idea: Solomon is wise enough to ask for wisdom, but will the wisest man on earth be able to resist the foolishness of syncretism, and the worship of wealth and honour? The Bible will show that it will take not just the wisest […]
Title verse: 1 Kings 2:12 1 Kings 1; 1 Kings 2 Big idea: At the end of king David’s reign, Solomon transitions to power. He shows signs of great promise, but how he gets to the throne, and then how he secures it sounds a few notes of caution. We will wait to see how […]
Key verse: Galations 3:28 Philemon 1-25; 1 Corinthians 7:21-24 Big idea: Slavery is terrible because it removes the freedom to serve. What do you do with your physical and spiritual freedom? Do you use it to serve? SERMONVIDEO
Key verse: Col 3:13: Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Philemon 1-25; Luke 15:11-32 Big idea: Christians are brothers and sisters who must repent, forgive, and repay when they’ve done something wrong, just as they’ve been forgiven in Christ. SERMONVIDEOLINK
Title verse: Philemon 8-9: “although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do, yet I appeal to you on the basis of love.” Philemon 1-25; Matthew 18:15-20 Big idea: It’s so easy for us to want to force people into conformity with our good desires, but the […]
Title verse: Proverbs 14:32 Bible readings: Prov. 10:2, 11, 16-17, 21, 27; 11:4, 7, 10, 18-19, 21, 30; 12:28; 13:3, 12, 14; 14:12, 25, 27, 30, 32; 15:4, 10-11, 24; 16:14-15, 17, Prov. 16:22, 25; 17:11; 18:7, 21; 19:8-9, 16, 18, 23; 20:2; 21:21, 25, 28; 22:4-5, 22-23; 23:13-14; 24:11-12, 19-20; 27:20; 28:17, 28 Big […]
Title verse: Proverbs 28:2 Bible readings: Prov. 11:10-11, 14; 14:28, 34-35; 16:10, 12-15; 17:7, 15, 26; 18:16; 19:6, 10, 12; 20:2, 8, 18, 26, 28; 21:1, 22; 22:11, 29-23:3; Prov. 24:6-7, 21-25; 25:1-7, 11, 15; 28:2-3, 12, 15-16, 28; 29:2, 4, 8, 12, 14, 26 Big idea: Righteous citizens, officials, and rulers make for a prosperous nation. […]
Title verse: Proverbs 12:15 Bible readings: Prov. 10:8, 13, 17; 11:14; 12:1, 5, 15; 13:10, 13, 18, 20, 24; 15:5, 10, 12, 22, 31-32; 17:10; 19:18, 20, 25; 20:18; Prov. 22:15, 17-21, 24-25; 23:12-14; 24:6; 25:12, 28; 26:3; 27:9, 17; 28:4, 7, 9, 23; 29:1, 15, 17-19, 21 SERMONVIDEOLINK
Key verse: Proverbs 27:20 Bible readings: (see sheet) Prov. 11:24-26; 15:27; 17:5; 19:17; 21:13, 25-26; 22:9, 16, 22-23; 23:1-3, 6-8, 19-21; 25:14, 16; 27:20; 28:7-8, 22, 25, 27; 29:4; Romans 1:21-25 Big idea: Gluttony, and stinginess may look quite different, but they both stem from replacing God with his creation. Christians can conquer gluttony and […]
Title verse: Prov 10:28 Bible readings: Prov. 10:28; 12:25; 13:12, 19; 14:10, 13, 30; 15:4, 13, 15, 21, 30; 17:22; 18:14; 20:1; 23:17-18, 29-35; 24:13-14, 17-20; 27:9, 19; 29:6, Phil. 4:10-13 Big idea: People look for happiness, meaning and peace in any number of places, and sometimes it looks like they find it, but ultimately […]