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Gaining Wisdom

July 9, 2023 • Dr. Sean McDonough • Proverbs 16:32

Self-control is at the heart of the book of Proverbs; as Proverbs 16:32 puts it, “Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." Yet we often associate this self-control with drudgery or ‘repression’. Join us as we get a fresh take on self-control, and see how it is key to living a beautiful life with God, other people, and the whole creation.

More from Gaining Wisdom: A Summer in the Proverbs

Words

August 20, 2023 • Rev. Jeremy A. McKeen • Proverbs 24:26, Proverbs 15:4, Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 10:17–19, Proverbs 12:25

One of the most underestimated parts of our lives and tools that we have are the words that we speak. Our words are often underestimated in the way they reveal our hearts and the way they can influence the hearts of others. So, how do we better appreciate the power of our words and learn to steward that power well? How do we speak wisely? What characterizes the words of the wise? According to Proverbs, what are wise words?

Work

August 13, 2023 • Rev. Jeremy A. McKeen • Proverbs 3:19, Proverbs 10:4–5, Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 14:23, Proverbs 22:29

How does Jesus relate to your job? Too often times, we can look at the Christian life as very separate from our everyday work life. When this happens, getting involved in “the work of the church“ can be narrowly perceived as doing things directly related to the ministry that takes place on the church grounds or intentional outreach efforts. As important as that work is, how can we reconnect our Sundays to our Mondays? In this message, we continue in our study of Proverbs, and consider a biblical and practical theology of work.

Envy

August 6, 2023 • Rev. Jeremy A. McKeen • Proverbs 14:30, Proverbs 23:17–18

As we continue our study in the Proverbs, we come to one of the most underrated and unconfessed sins of the heart—envy. What is envy? How do we diagnosis it? Why is it so dangerous? And what are some of the gospel remedies that we’re given to treat it?