Proverbs
Speech
Happiness
We all want to be happy, but it’s not as simple as flipping a switch. So what can we do? We can cultivate it, and these proverbs show us why to do so, and how to do so.
Generosity
We all tend to admire generosity, but can struggle to be generous ourselves. These proverbs chart out the path of generosity that has its foundation in the generosity of the God who made the world in wisdom.
Gluttony
Many of us feel the pressure to control our eating and drinking, but find it hard to do! These proverbs reveal to us God’s wisdom on how we handle food and drink.
Money
We’ve all gotten plenty of advice from our parents about money, but in this sermon on what proverbs says about money, we’ll see what our heavenly father wants us to know about money. He shows us why wealth is useful, but why righteousness is better.
Work
Americans typically value hard work while admitting that part of us resists it. In this set of proverbs on work, we see that a slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Justice
In these proverbs we see that the wise life is a just life.
Parenting
Proverbs is all about wisdom, but how does God intend to pass that wisdom down to future generations? In these proverbs we look at how God uses diligent parents to pass down his wisdom to respectful children.
Authority
Many Proverbs address the subject of how a king should rule and how subjects should respond to a king. How do we apply such Proverbs today? In this sermon we consider the use of authority God has given humans over other humans, and how we can wisely respond to it.
Decision Making
In 2025 Philadelphia, many of us place a plethora of decisions on a regular basis. In this sermon, we look at how Proverbs teaches us to make them wisely.
Pride and Humility
In this sermon, we begin out study of Proverbs 10-31 by looking at what they teach us about pride and humility.
You’re Invited
As the first major section of Proverbs draws to a close, we all face a decision: Will we accept the invitation of wisdom, or the invitation of folly?