Proverbs Bible Study (Live the Good Life Now) – West Palm Beach church of Christ

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Introduction: The book of Proverbs is placed in the setting of Solomon, the wise king of Israel, teaching life lessons and imparting wisdom to his son. Solomon is setting his son down and trying to teach him about how he can have the good life now. Today we are going to look at how to […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Introduction: In our last lesson about how to have the good life now, we looked at the impact of the tongue. What we say has the power to bring life and healing or discouragement and hurt to a person’s soul. We made the important point that if we have a problem controlling our tongue, speaking […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Two Typical Misuses of the Tongue: Lying: “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight” (12:22). The first clause of this proverb describes the amount of hatred the Lord has for lying lips. I think we understand that overt deception is not tolerated by God. There is […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Introduction: Solomon spends a significant amount of time discussing that we can have the good life now by being wise in our relationships. The proverbs have instructed us about being good parents, godly children, and worthy women. Today, we will look at how to be a wise man in the sight of God. To a […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Introduction: The last two lessons have been looking at the relationship between parents and children. Parents are commanded to start their children down the right path. Children are commanded to honor and obey their parents. Today I want to look at the characteristics of a good woman and wife. Next week, Lord willing, I want […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Introduction: In our last lesson we noticed Solomon teaching his son about good, godly parenting. Solomon is teaching his son early in life how to be a good parent so that when the day comes, he will have the wisdom to know what to do. In the meanwhile, the son will be able to have […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Introduction: In all of the wisdom that Solomon imparts to his son, he does offer practical advice about circumstances that will happen later in life. One topic that will affect his son in the future is how to be a good, godly parent. Not everyone in our audience today is a parent. But I do […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Introduction: Solomon also spends a large amount of time talking to his son about who he spends his time with on a regular basis. The reason Solomon wants to teach his son about this topic is because the people we spend our time with will make us or break us. We do not realize how […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Introduction: Solomon has been spending his time instructing his son in the ways of godliness and common sense so his son can have the good life now. Solomon teaches on a topic that all of our children need to hear about before being released into the world. Solomon discusses the characteristics of the sluggard. Laziness […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Introduction: Solomon spends a lot of time describing the fool. The reason why his son needs to know what a fool looks like is (1) to not make friends with fools and (2) so his son will not be a fool. There are times in life when we are doing foolish things and acting like […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Introduction: In his efforts to teach his son how to have the good life now, Solomon sees fit to speak to his son about the need to control anger. We often fail to recognize how anger adversely affects our lives in so many different ways. Solomon sits his son down to explain to him the […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Introduction: Romans 12:1 says, “I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, your reasonable service.” Paul declares that our lives are to be offered as a living sacrifice which is our reasonable worship to God. The word “reasonable” implies a worship […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The Limitations of Wealth “Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death” (11:4). Wealth has no value in the time of trouble. Wealth provides no security in life. Therefore, riches demand a proper perspective. Wealth cannot fix important life issues or problems. The Disappointment of Wealth “Whoever trusts in his […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. One of the difficult problems that we must face is the temptation of sexual sins. The Proverbs are filled with instructions about why one should avoid sexual sins and what one can do to avoid falling into the trap. As we read the proverbs concerning sexual sins, many translations speak of the woman as the […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Introduction Solomon is sitting down with his son and explaining to him how he can have the good life now. This is not to say that Solomon is saying that his son will never have troubles in life by doing what he says. In fact, Solomon said with certainty that calamity, distress, and disaster will […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Introduction: The setting of the Proverbs is with Solomon, the wise king of Israel, sitting with his son and teaching him how to have a good life. In our first lesson we noticed that Solomon gave the reasons why his son should listen to his wise teachings. Godly wisdom is practical, enlightening, moral, and brings […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Introduction: The Bible is often viewed as a collection of books containing spiritual platitudes that have no practical relevance to daily living. In the process of debating the meaning of the Greek words of the New Testament we can forget to communicate to the world that the Bible has practical answers for daily life. The […]