Beloved in Christ, God's wisdom teaches us to consider how view life in Christ. This includes our work. Do we work for a living, do we live for work, or is there a better way to understand the gift of work for our lives? Let's learn from God's word together on the first day of this week. Proverbs 10 4 Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. 5 He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son. Prov

Proverbs 5:15-23 15 Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. 16 Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? 17 Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. 18 May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. 19 A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love. 20 Why be captivated, my son, by

Beloved in the Lord, As we come before the table of the Lord, let's look at the grace of God found in the truths of Proverbs. We will approach them with a collection of verses based on a theme. This week we are called to understand and be rescued from displaced anger. Proverbs 15: 1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. 18 A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel. Proverbs 16: 32 He who is slow to anger is bette

Beloved, we are going to study the book of Proverbs for the second half of the Summer. We will begin with how to study and listen to the wisdom of God's word. Gaining wisdom in the kingdom's economy is using wisdom to do the most good and glorify God. 2 Timothy 3:14-17 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are ab

Beloved, we've been looking at the Psalms to build our relationship with God in prayer. How do the Psalms give us strength to overcome sin? Psalm 103 says pray the gospel into your soul! Psalm 103 1 Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits— 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4