A Stroll Through Proverbs – Pastor Jeremy Hartley

A Stroll Through Proverbs         June 30, 2024
Walking in Wisdom                                                       

Selected Passages 

Pastor Jeremy Hartley  

Introduction (Hook) 

1. All-Important Reason for Wisdom (Luke 12:16-21) 

Luke 12:16–21 And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”  

1. Ask for Wisdom (James 1:5) 

James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 

1. Absorb Wisdom (II Timothy 3:14-15) 

2 Timothy 3:14–15 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

1. Apply Wisdom (James 3:17-18) 

James 3:17–18 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. [18] And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. (ESV)