Sunday 11/5/2017

Who Do You Say That I AM? A Journey With Jesus - Sermon 68 Luke 20:3-8 I. God's wisdom is the only wisdom to rely on. "I believe with all my heart that standing up for America means standing up for the God who has so blessed our land. We need God's help to guide our nation through stormy seas. But we can't expect Him to protect America in a crisis if we just leave Him over on the shelf in our day-to-day living." - Ronald Reagan Prov. 3:19 Prov. 8:22-34 Jer. 10:12 James 3:14-15 What God's wisdom looks like: James 3:17-18 How to get God's wisdom: 1. Ask - James 1:5-8 2. Seek - Prov 2:1-7; Prov. 4:7-9 3. Fear - Prov. 9:10 Why should you have God's wisdom: 1. Discretion - Prov. 2:10-11a 2. Protection/deliverance - Prov. 2:11b-12a 3. Blessings - Prov. 3:13-18 Luke 20:9-26 II. God's wisdom puts to silence the foolishness of man. 1 Kings 3:23-28 Characteristics of man's wisdom: 1. Hasty 2. Emotionally driven 3. Incontinence (lack of self-control - attitude/actions/speech) 4. Selfish 5. Jealous 6. Envy driven 7. Deceitful 1 Cor 1:25 1 Cor. 3:19-20 Prov. 11:12 Prov. 17:28 Prov. 14:12 & Prov. 16:25 Prov. 21:2