Big Idea: Wisdom is a feast for those who fully commit themselves to it
1. Wisdom’s feast is bountiful and life-giving (9:1-6)
2. Folly’s feast is phony and deadly (9:13-18)
3. Wisdom’s blessing is only for the committed (9:7-12)
A Mother's Wisdom (Pr 8)
Big Idea: Wisdom is a beautiful, loving mother who offers us life if we will just listen
This mother is...
1. Impartial (8:1-9)
2. Precious (8:10-11)
3. Prudent (8:12-13)
4. Generous (8:14-21)
5. Work of God in Creation (8:22-31)
6. Not To Be Ignored (8:32-36)
The Lectures of a Loving Father (Pr 1-7)
Big Idea: We are wise to listen to our Father’s lectures because they are full of love and life
Ten Parental Lectures: 1:8–19; 2:1–22; 3:1–12, 21–35; 4:1–9, 10–27; 5:1–23; 6:1–5, 20–35; 7:1–27
Address: “My son...”
Charge: “Listen up...”
Motivation: “This is good for you...”
Imperative: “Do this/don’t do that”
Summary: “Wickedness leads to death, righteousness leads to life”
The Foundation for Wisdom (Pr. 1:1-7)
Big Idea: Proverbs reveals our need for wisdom and where we can find it
The wisdom of Proverbs...
1. Originates with a young, wise king (1:1)
2. Gives knowledge and skill to the young and inexperienced (1:2-4)
3. Invites the teachable to learn well (1:5-6)
4. Founded on the fear of the LORD (1:7)
Seeing the Risen Christ (Luke 24:13-35)
Big Idea: To truly see the risen Christ, you must first believe in the suffering Christ
1. Blinded by false expectations (24:13-24)
2. Blinded by unbelief (24:25-27)
3. Believing is seeing (24:28-35)