Keeping It Young

Dave and Bethlie continue their study in Proverbs.  This week, they'll continue their focus on Influences That Kill with a special focus on friendships.

We must protect our children from lousy friends.

• The Simple (they lack wisdom)
• The Fool (makes fun of sin; ridicules righteousness)

Lousy friends can quickly undo everything we teach our children

Better to have no friends than to hav...

Dave and Bethlie discuss words that destroy marriage from Proverbs 12.

Our words can do massive damage:

• When we speak in "never" and "always"
• When we are mean.
• When we make broad assumptions.

Beware of the "norms" in our society

1. Sarcasm
2. Belittling
3. Negativity
4. Unkindness
5. Rudeness

Determine to be different by:

1. Gratitude is healthy
2. Kindness is healthy
3. Sincerity is h...

Proverbs 11

Teaching our children to have Integrity

What it is?

1. It is honesty v. 1
   1. The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that one refuses to change (Cambridge Online Dictionary)
      1. Think of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife
      <...

Part 4

Solomon is writing about how to pursue happiness and success- especially in our families

How do we get there?

1. We must emphasize God’s blessings v. 22
   1. We should believe in God’s blessings
      1. v. 25 HE gives an everlasting foundation
      2. v. 27 He prolongs days
      3. v. 2...

In part 3 of this series we see that Solomon is writing about how to pursue happiness and success specifically in our families. 

Question: How do we get there?

1. We must emphasize diligence (Proverbs 10:4-5; 16)
   1. The word
      1. Sharp pointed
      2. Trench - in the sense of dug
         1. A massive amount of difficult work
         2. Time consuming
         3. Physically exhausting
         ...

Happy Family Life: Christian Parenting Tips and Bible Insights!

Proverbs 10 continued...

Practically, what does it take to have a happy life and a happy family?

1) It takes righteousness v2-3; 6-7; 11; 16;19-21; 24-25; 28; 30-32

1. Righteousness in our treasures v.2
2. Righteousness in our dealing with people v. 11-12
3. Righteousness in our work v.

We're really excited to dive into Proverbs 10!

The US Constitution says that everyone has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• life is a right
• liberty is a right
• happiness is not, it is the pursuit of it and that is a right<...

Join Dave and Bethlie as they close this 3 part series on Teaching Your Children To Embrace Wisdom out of Proverbs 8 and 9.

Proverbs 8:32

What is the value of wisdom? 

(Find point 1-3 in Episode 212)

4. It brings blessings...

Dave and Bethlie continue in Proverbs 8 as we learn to help our children embrace wisdom.

Proverbs 8:7-11

1. Do a wisdom check
2. Think about and choose things that are excellent
3. Think about and choose things that are right
4. Think about and choose things that are true

What is the value of wisdom?

1. It teaches us to hate evil (vs. 12-13)
   1. It is not enough to know what evil is
   2. We must l...

PART 1

Proverbs 8-9

These chapters seem to go together with one primary theme: Wisdom

What is wisdom?

What are the steps to wisdom...

Solomon Challenges His Son In Four Areas

It seems that Solomon is interupting his teaching on immorality to discuss other things.  Perhaps he is pointing out that we are a "package"...every area of our lives matter.

1. Be a man of character v. 1-5
2. Be diligent and industrious v. 6-11
<...

Sin Is Always Deceptive

Proverbs 5

1. v.1-2 We need wisdom and understanding adn discretion and knowledge becasue all of us can very easily be overtaken with sin and its deception
2. v. 3 The lies that are told and believed are enormous
   1. I can handle this
   <...

Life and Family Lessons

Proverbs 4

1. The challenge is for the son to get wisdom v. 5ff
   1. It brings understanding
   2. It brings life
   3. It is found in the Godly instruction of parents who teach, train, and rule
   4. It helps our kids ...

Life and Family Lessons in Proverbs 3

1. We should continually be focused on teaching and training truth
   1. "My son" is repeated over and over again
      1. 1:8, 10, 15
      2. 2:1
      3. 3:1, 11, 21...

Five Ways to Make Easter Holy

Easter is many things.

• to some it is Spring Break
• to some it is just along weekend
• to some it is just another day to have some fun with eggs and easter baskets

To us it is a HOLY DAY

How can we make Easter ...

Overcoming Adultery

Confess it

Confront the lies

Accept the consequences

• Accept the ramifications
• Accept the rebuke

Acquire help

• Begin the painful and arduous process of rebuildin...

Proverbs 7:6-27

Solomon Gives An Illustration

A young man lacking wisdom

He is a young man -

Bewafre of Youthful Lusts

• Youthful Lusts Will Rob Us of God’s Best
• Damage our thinking and point us in a wrong direction
• Build a weak foundation for our future

Flee Youthful Lusts

• Fight and fortify purity

He was voi...