This Lord’s Day evening, we return to our study of the wisdom book of Proverbs and the theme of pride. We will be looking at the “bad” fruit of pride and the Lord’s attitude and actions against it. .
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Jim Sole
In our journey through 1 Peter, the Apostle is showing us how our conduct is to be in a culture far away from God. This section reveals what are responses are to be when called to suffer for Christ and the opportunities to present the Gospel as a result of the suffering. .
This Lord’s Day evening, we return to our study of the wisdom book of Proverbs. We will begin our third theme and one of that is everyone’s challenge – pride. The Proverbs has a lot to say about the Lord’s attitude toward pride and its destructive power.
This sermon points us to the impact of holy speech, honorable conduct, and living harmonious when conflict comes; a strong witness for the Lord Jesus. These very actions and attitudes are counter-cultural and give the world a reason to ask us about the source of our conduct and hope.
In our journey through 1 Peter, the Apostle is showing us how much we need each other to be salt and light in a decaying culture. There are attitudes and actions we are to live out together to be the church that makes a difference in our world. In this one verse, he will reveal five of these attitudes and actions.
The second most dominant theme in the book of Proverbs is our speech. Solomon has a lot to say about our words and, in this sermon, we will look at the harm an uncontrolled and sinful tongue may do in our conversations with people.