Hinckley Evangelical Free Church
March 31, 2019
Sermon Series: Studies in the Proverbs
Pursuing Wisdom
Proverbs 1; and selected others
a proverb is a s__________ or s__________ that is “instead of many words”
God defines wisdom this way: “The f______ of the Lord – that is wisdom; and to shun e_____ is understanding.” Job 28:28
Lawrence Tooms wrote, “Wisdom is to be found with God and nowhere else. And unless the quest for wisdom brings a man to his knees in awe and reverence, knowing his own helplessness to make himself wise, wisdom remains for him a closed book.”
Proverbs is written with the intent of “a________ wisdom and discipline…”
different expressions that are used to reference to wisdom;
the costs of wisdom…
–a) We must a_______ our hearts… that is our total beings – to the understanding (or the ability to “discern between”)
–b) We must “c____ after knowledge and understanding
–c) We are to s_________ for wisdom as intently as if it were “a hidden treasure”
four progressing levels of wisdom:
prudence means, “the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of r_________.”
Knowledge is the ability to d_______ between fact and opinion, truth and fiction, and cause and effect.
Discretion is the ability to make a__________ application of the knowledge one possesses.
“the wise” man is someone who has become prudent, knowledgeable, and discretionary on a c____________ basis.
The pinnacle of wisdom is “u__________” life’s deepest mysteries.
In Proverbs 1:7 Solomon himself provides the final thought in his introduction to wisdom:
“ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
Proverbs 1:7 (ESV)
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"Drifting" Hebrews 2:1 - 4 (October 25, 2020)
"Superior to the Angels" Hebrews 1:4 - 14 (October 11 2020)
"Superior to the Prophets, Part 2" Hebrews 1:2-3 (October 4 2020)
"Superior to the Prophets" (September 27, 2020)
"Hebrews an Introduction" (September 20 2020)
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"Worldview Survey of Sin and Perversion" August 16 2020
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"Living a Fruitful Christian Life: Goodness" August 2nd 2020
"Living a Fruitful Christian Life: Kindness" July 26, 2020
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“Living a Fruitful Christian Life: Peace “ July 12th 2020
“Counting the Cost” July 5th 2020
"Living a Fruitful Christian Life: Joy" June 28th, 2020
"Living a Fruitful Christian Life: Love" June 21st, 2020
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