Proverbs

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“A Mother’s Counsel to a King” (Hugh – 28/6/26 at 5pm)

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Title verse: Proverbs 31:8 Bible readings (please read in the ESV): Proverbs 31:1-9;  Luke 4:14-21 Big idea: Christians have every blessing in Christ, so we don’t need to pursue the sinful hedonistic pleasures of our world. Rather, we should be sober-minded, seeking justice and mercy so we can share Christ’s blessing with the world. SERMONVIDEOLINK […]

“Nature’s Wisdom” (Hugh – 21/6/26 @ 5pm)

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Title verse: Proverbs 30:24: “Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise …” Proverbs 30:15-33;  Psalm 19 Big idea: Creation, God’s book of nature can teach us wisdom and remind us of our limits, pointing us toward ultimate wisdom found in Christ, and a life of joyful faith in him. SERMONVIDEOLINK SERMONAUDIOONLYLINK

“Parents and Children” (Hugh – 7/6/26 at 5pm)

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Title verse: Proverbs 10:1b “A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.” Bible passages (pease read in ESV):  Prov. 10:1, 5; 13:1, 22, 24; 14:26; 15:5, 20; 17:2, 6, 21, 25; 19:13, 18, 26-27; 20:7, 11, 20, 29; 22:6, 15; 23:13-16, 19-28; 24:13-14, 21-22; 27:8, 11; […]

“Friends, Husbands and Wives” (Hugh – 31/5/26 at 5pm)

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Title Verse: Proverbs 17 :17 Bible Readings:  Prov. 11:22, 29; 12:4, 26; 13:20; 14:1, 20-21; 17:1, 17; 18:19, 22, 24; 19:4, 6, 13-14; 21:9, 19; 22:14, 24-25; 23:26-28; 25:17, 24; 27:5-6, 9-10, 14-17; 29:3 (see attached sheet),  Ephesians 5 :21-33 Big Idea: God’s steadfast covenant love, fulfilled in Christ, calls us to reflect His faithfulness in […]

“Wealth, Poverty and Pledges” (Hugh – 24/5/26 at 5pm)

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Title Verse: Proverbs 11:28 Bible readings: Prov. 10:3, 15-16, 22; 11:4, 16, 24-26, 28; 13:7-8, 11, 23, 25; 14:20-21, 24, 31; 15:6, 16; 16:8; 17:5, 16, 18; 18:11, 23; 19:1, 4, 7, 17 (see attached sheet).   1 Timothy 6:6-19 Big idea:  True wealth is found not in accumulating riches, but in Christ, who transforms the […]

“Work and Laziness” (Hugh – 17/5/26 @ 5pm)

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Title Verse – Proverbs 13:4 Bible Readings Proverbs 10:4-5, 26; 12:11, 24, 27; 13:4; 14:4, 23; 15:19; 16:26; 18:9; 19:15, 24; 20:4, 13, 21; 21:5, 17, 25-26; 22:13, 29; 24:27, 30-34; 26:13-16; 27:18, 23-27; 28:19 Colossians 3:22-4:1 Big idea: Laziness is a foolish path to poverty and frustration, as we refuse to do what we were made […]

“Humility and Pride” (Hugh – 10/5/26 @ 5pm)

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Title verse: Proverbs 18:12 Bible readings:  Proverbs 11:2; 12:9, 16, 23; 13:7, 10; 14:6; 15:25, 33; 16:5, 18-19; 18:12; 21:4, 24; 22:4; 25:6-7, 14, 27; 26:12, 16; 27:1-2, 21; 28:14, 26; 29:21, 23 James 4:1-17 Big idea: Pride is the delusion that we are the masters of our own destiny, which inevitably leads to a fall; […]

“Words and Speech” (Hugh – 1/6/25 @ 5pm)

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Key Verse: Proverbs 18:21 Prov. 10:11, 18-21, 31; 11:12-13; 12:17-19; 13:2-3; 14:3, 5; 15:7, 14, 23, 26; 16:13, 23-24; 17:4, 20, 28; 18:2, 6-7, 13, 20-21; 19:1; 20:15, 19; 21:23, 28; 22:11, 14, 17-18; 24:1-2, 7, 26, 28; 25:15; 26:4-5, 18-20, 22-26, 28; 27:2; 28:23; 29:8 (see attached sheet) James 3:3-12 Big idea: Our words […]