Category: Lessons

Biblical References: Proverbs 22-24 Leading Question: “How can we determine when other faith communities or even secular communities, maintain truths that we should support?” At the heart of this week’s discussion is a piece of...

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Biblical References: Proverbs 20-22 Leading Question: What can be done to cure laziness? Proverbs has lots to say about the lazy person – the NIV prefers the more colorful term “sluggard.” The following proverbs all...

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Biblical References: Proverbs 17-19 Leading Question: Does Proverbs help us understand whether and when there might be times when one should actually pick a fight? Fighting is not good (mere descriptions): In Proverbs 17 –...

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Biblical References: Proverbs 14-15 Leading Question: Proverbs 14:12 declares: “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.” How can the believer tell when what appears to...

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Biblical References: Proverbs 10-13 Leading Question: Do the “secular” proverbs make sense to believers and non-believers alike? Proverbs 10 introduces a new compilation, this one of Solomonic proverbs. Derek Kidner, in his Tyndale Old Testament...

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Biblical References: Proverbs 8-9 Leading Question: Proverbs celebrates wisdom. But can wisdom become dangerous? In popular thinking, education is often seen by ordinary people as something that puts faith at risk. But we should distinguish...

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Biblical References: Proverbs 6-7 Leading Question: When can we know that a duty is a matter of life and death?” Note: In Proverbs 7, “commands” are directly linked with warnings against adultery. In Proverbs, adultery...

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Biblical References: Proverbs 4-6 Leading Question: “Is doing right more important than giving God the credit? In the three chapters which are the focus of our study this week – Proverbs 4, 5, and 6...

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Biblical References: Proverbs 1-3 Leading Question: “Go to the ant thou sluggard, consider her ways and be wise” (Prov. 6:6). What does the Holy Spirit have to do with a proverb like that? The book...

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