As we begin our 40 day journey for spiritual growth,I would like to encourage you to be faithful in your daily readings, participation in a small group and attendance at weekly Sunday service. If you haven’t joined a small group yet, there are at least three opportunities available. Sign up this week on Sunday. May … [Read more…]
“Love is a many splendored thing” , “Love hurts” (old song titles) “Kids, when it comes to them how they hurt you so…..What’s the problem with kids today”, lyrics from another old song that could have been written today. Marriage and raising children is not for the faint at heart. May I say to you, … [Read more…]
Proverbs 20 1 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler;whoever is led astray by them is not wise. 2 A king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion; he who angers him forfeits his life. 3 It is to a man’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
Proverbs 19 14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. 15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry. 16 He who obeys instructions guards his life, but he who is contemptuous of his ways will die.
1. Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse. 2 It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way. 3 A man’s own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the Lord.
Luter election reflects SBC’s growing diversity, New Orleans pastors say By Diana Chandler Aug 22, 2011 NEW ORLEANS (BP) — African American pastors in the New Orleans Baptist Association say the election of Fred Luter as the Southern Baptist Convention’s first vice president is important evidence that the SBC has departed from the racial … [Read more…]
Proverbs 12 A wise son ⌊responds to his⌋ father’s discipline,but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke. 2 From the words of his mouth, a man will enjoy good things, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence. 3 The one who guards his mouth protects his life; the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin. 4 The slacker craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent is fully satisfied. 5 The righteous hate lying, but the wicked act disgustingly … [Read more…]
Proverbs 10 18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,and whoever spreads slander is a fool. 19 When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,but the one who controls his lips is wise. 20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;the heart of the wicked is of little value. 21 The lips of the righteous feed many,but fools die for lack of sense. 22 The Lord’s blessing enriches, and struggle adds nothing to it. [4]
Proverbs 11 4 Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath, but righteousness rescues from death. 5 The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright rescues them,but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires. 7 When the wicked man dies,his expectation comes to nothing,and hope placed in wealth vanishes. 8 The righteous one is rescued from trouble;in his place, the wicked one goes in. 9 With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,but … [Read more…]
Proverbs 9 7 The one who corrects a mockerwill bring dishonor on himself;the one who rebukes a wicked man will get hurt. 8 Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. 9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will learn more. 10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 11 For by Wisdom your days … [Read more…]