May 23 | Open Rebuke
Proverbs 27:5, “Better is open rebuke than hidden love.” Today in the American culture “moral relativism” is the new trend. Moral relativism is a philosophy that believes, “All moral truths are relative to each person’s beliefs. No one is more right or wrong than another. Everyone should be tolerant and accepting of all moral beliefs.”…
Read MoreMay 22 | The Fool and Their Vomit
Proverbs 26:11, “As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.” Have you ever watched a dog eat its own vomit? I have and it’s disgusting. The dog ate it up and didn’t mind that it was its own puke, nasty. King Solomon in today’s proverb is making the comparison between a…
Read MoreMay 21 | Two Kinds of Fools
Proverbs 26:4-5, “4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.” Did you catch the supposed contradiction in the two proverbs for today’s lesson? If you didn’t, please slowly…
Read MoreMay 20 | Lack of Self-Control
Proverbs 25:28, “Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.” I’ll never forget the first time I really understood this proverb. I was talking to a friend who was giving me counsel, after I had been in an argument with another pastor. In my hurt and frustration I asked…
Read MoreMay 19 | Feed Your Enemy
Proverbs 25:19, “If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.” Some people have the impression that God was “mean” in the Old Testament and “nice” in the New Testament. However, Hebrews 13:8 states, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” The…
Read MoreMark 2:23-28 (Part 2)
MARK 2:23-28 23 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 25 He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and…
Read MoreActs 3:1-10
ACTS 3:1-10 1 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts.…
Read MoreMay 18 | Unfaithful People
Proverbs 25:19, “Like a broken tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.” Have you ever had a broken tooth or an injured foot? Do you remember how much pain you had each time you tried to use it? Or have you been injured in another part of…
Read MoreLesson 6: Generous Offerings Take Sacrifice.
Definition The offering is a gift to God after our tithes. Scripture Reading 2 Corinthians 9:11, “You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.” Main Points ENRICHED: It is God’s desire to enrich you so you can be…
Read MoreMay 17 | Don’t Envy Sinners
Proverbs 23:17, “Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.” The definition of envy is, “a feeling of discontentment that leads to resentment aroused by the desire to have the possessions or qualities of another person.” A similar concept to envy is what John called, “the…
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