by Paul Apple | Mar 31, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE RECRUITMENT OF THE NAÏVE IS THE BATTLEGROUND FOR THE SOUL WAGED BETWEEN THE WISE AND THE FOOLISHI. (:1-6) THE DISCERNING INVITATION OF WISDOM TO THE NAIVE: COME AND PARTAKE OF MY BANQUET TABLEA. (:1-2) Wisdom has a Lot to Offer 1. Solid Foundation...
by Paul Apple | Mar 31, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE LEGACY OF WISDOM VALIDATES ITS OFFER OF PRECIOUS AND VALUABLE COUNSEL THAT WILL YIELD BLESSING INSTEAD OF CURSINGI. (:1-11) THE CALL OF WISDOMA. (:1-3) Universal Accessibility – not restricted to some special elite group “Does not wisdom call out? Does...
by Paul Apple | Mar 31, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: SEXUAL SEDUCTION ATTACKS THE NAIVE AT THEIR POINT OF VULNERABILITY AND SUCKS THEM INTO THE PATH OF DESTRUCTIONI. (:1-5) THE FORTIFIED DEFENSE: SEDUCTIVE ENTICEMENTS REQUIRE STRONG DEFENSESA. (:1-2) Life and Vitality are at Stake “My son, keep my words and...
by Paul Apple | Mar 31, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE PATH OF WISDOM WILL RECOGNIZE AND AVOID THE COMMON PITFALLS THAT ARE MAJOR LIFE WRECKERSI. (:1-5) AVOID ASSUMNG FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANOTHER’S DEBTS(This would be one quick path to poverty)A. (:1-2) Recognize the Trap of Unwise Debt 1. (:1)...
by Paul Apple | Mar 31, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: AVOID THE PATH OF SEXUAL TEMPTATION WHICH CANNOT ESCAPE CERTAIN DESTRUCTIONI. (:1-6) HONEY CAN BE BITTER –THE HONEY OF SEXUAL TEMPTATION LEADS TO THE BITTERNESS OF A DEFILED CONSCIENCE AND A DESTRUCTIVE ENDA. (:1-2) Valuable Lesson1. (:1) Pay Attention “My...
by Paul Apple | Mar 31, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: OBEDIENCE FROM THE HEART PRESERVES YOUR LIFE AS YOU PURSUE THE PRIORITY OF THE PATH OF WISDOM(:1-4) INTRODUCTION: IMPORTANCE OF OBEYING GOD FROM THE HEARTA. (:1) Pay Attention “Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention that you may gain...
by Paul Apple | Mar 31, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE CONNECTION BETWEEN WISDOM AND SPIRITUAL MATURITY INVOLVES EMBRACING THE ESSENTIAL HEART COMMITMENTS AND AVOIDING THE TRAPS THAT CONTRADICT GOD’S CHARACTER AND ENDANGER OUR PROSPERITYI. (:1-12) SIX COMMITMENTS OF THE HEART ESSENTIAL TO SPIRITUAL MATURITY...
by Paul Apple | Mar 31, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE GIFT OF WISDOM FROM THE LORDKEEPS ONE ON THE RIGHT PATHINTRODUCTION:Zeisler: . . .a series of lessons that a father is teaching his son. A godly father is with his young son, an early adolescent, we can well imagine, and with his arm around him, is...
by Paul Apple | Mar 31, 2020 | Bible-OT
THE PATHWAY TO SUCCESS IN EVERYDAY LIVING REQUIRES PURSUING THE PRACTICAL WISDOM OF THE LORD AMIDST THE DISTRACTIONS OF A SEDUCTIVE WORLD BIG IDEA:THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOMI. (:1-7) INTRODUCTION: NUGGETS OF TRUTH FOR WISE LIVINGA. (:1a) Catchy...