02-25-19 Kevin Goins - How Wise Do You Want To Be? Proverbs

“How Wise Do You Want to Be?” (Part one) Proverbs 1:1-7

Today we are going to introduce the Old Testament book of Proverbs.  We are currently working our way through the Gospel of John on Sunday mornings, and we plan to continue.  On occasion, however, we want to season our study of John with a little spice from the book of wisdom. 
Today we are focusing on the way Proverbs begins and over the next two Sundays we want to ask three crucial questions: 

I First, w____ are proverbs?   Proverbs are sayings c__________ or c____________ by Solomon.

1. There are four things we need to highlight about Solomon:
2. Solomon was the a_______ or e________ of many proverbs found in this book.
3. Solomon was ________ of __________.
4. Solomon was the w___________ human being in all of history.

II What Solomon says about wisdom brings up a crucial question:  Does everything stated in Proverbs apply u_______________?  Does it always apply e________ to every person in every situation?

1. The bottom line is that the principles of Proverbs do not allow us to accurately p____________ or c___________ how life will turn out.
2. Knowing this helps us with a verse which has caused a great deal of p_________ and c__________: Proverbs ____:___.
3. This proverb lays down a general principle: If you want a child to take the right way, you better train her when she is ___________.

III The fourth thing we need to know about Solomon is that he was, Proverbs 1:1 says, “the s____ of D______.”

1. The Old Testament prophets said M_________ would also be the “Son of David.”
2. Not only does Proverbs spell out a connection between Jesus and S_________, it also spells out a very strong connection between Jesus and __________.

IV What exactly is a proverb?

1. Kenneth Burk says, “proverbs are shorthand for situations in life that r________ often enough that people feel the need to have a n______ for them.”
2. The book of Proverbs ___ _______ the only place in the Bible where we find proverbs.