Month: July 2018

Pastor Josh Preaches on Proverbs 6:16-19.

1. What common result do the attitudes and actions in verses 17-18 produce?

2. Why is “discord among brothers” the thing that “the LORD hates”?

3. Which of the proverbs regarding right relationships caught your attention the most? Why?

4. If we understand the Gospel to be a message of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18-19), then how does that impact the way we relate to others–especially in times of discord?

Pastor Josh preaches on Proverbs 18:21

1. Does Scripture overemphasize the power that our words have? Do we always recognize the extent of that power?

2. Why is it so hard to control our words? What steps can we take to do so?

3. How can we impart life through our speech?

4. What kinds of fruit do your own habits in conversations or on social media produce?

Pastor Josh preaches on Proverbs 30:7-9

For reflection on your own or with others:

1. What can we learn from the broad range of teaching that Proverbs provides on the topic of wealth?

2. Why is it important to read any given proverb in the full context of Scripture?

3. How do the words of Agur relate to the teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount? What new things does Jesus reveal?

4. How does Biblical wisdom — and especially the Gospel — change the way we think about wealth?

Pastor Josh preaches on Proverbs 3:1-12

1. Why is the inward search for wisdom ultimately a self-defeating pursuit?

2.  How can we know that we are pursuing God’s wisdom and not something that we have fashioned for ourselves?

3.  What are some of the reasons that it can be hard to “trust in the LORD with all your heart”?

4.  How can we deepen our trust in the LORD? What makes it easier to do so?

Pastor Josh Brown preaches on Proverbs 1:1-7

For reflection on your own or with others:

1. What is the significance of having a book like Proverbs in the Bible?

2. How is wisdom literature supposed to function in the lives of the people of God?

3. What is the goal of wisdom literature?

4. Why is a right knowledge of the LORD directly related to a right knowledge of ourselves and of this world?