The Path to True Life

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The Path to True Life

Proverbs 4

August 28, 2016 • Pastor Phil Kooistra • Proverbs 4

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In this passage from Proverbs chapter four, we are given several keys to ensure that we are on the path of wisdom leading to life. These keys include receiving and obeying God's truth, protecting our hearts, purifying our speech, guarding our eyes, and watching our paths. Through the study and application of God's word through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can grow in sanctification, leading to transformed hearts and lives.

How To Be A Worthless Wicked Person

September 4, 2016 • Pastor Phil Kooistra • Proverbs 6:12–19

In this passage from Proverbs, we are given a description of a worthless, wicked man. He distorts the truth and has a perverted heart. He is guilty of practicing the things that God hates: being full of pride, lying, shedding innocent blood, devising evil, wicked plans, bearing false witness, and sowing discord among brothers. Apart from Jesus Christ, we are all like this worthless, wicked man. If we are in Christ, we have been redeemed and are no longer under condemnation. This passage is a warning, but also a source of great encouragement and hope.

A Life of Trust

August 21, 2016 • Pastor Neal Hackbarth • Proverbs 3:1–12

In this passage from the book of Proverbs, we are given instruction on how to live a life of trust in the Lord, which means dependence on Him with complete contentment. It is trusting in God alone, and not in our own understanding or abilities. We display this type of trust as we live out our lives, from how we handle our finances to how we respond to difficulties, suffering, and trials. As we look at our own lives, are we demonstrating our trust in Him?

The Call of Wisdom

August 14, 2016 • Pastor Phil Kooistra • Proverbs 1:20–33

In this passage from the book of Proverbs, wisdom is personified as a woman shouting in the street, crying out at the gate to the naive, the scoffer, and the fool. We are reminded of three truths: that God's wisdom is available to us if we want to find it, that how we respond to God's wisdom determines our true identity, and that how we respond to his wisdom will determine out eternal destiny. Are we seeking God's wisdom through his Word? Are we responding in repentance and faith?