Message Notes
May 10, 2020| Teacher: Ken Wilson

Proverbs: The Way of Wisdom
A Warning from Lady Wisdom
(Proverbs 1:20-33)

Enter Lady Wisdom
Wisdom calls but never coerces;
the choice is yours.
(1:20-21)

The Rebuke of Lady Wisdom
Everyone who disregards or rejects the way of wisdom
will encounter calamity and disaster in their lives.
(1:22-27)

The Response of Lady Wisdom
The consequence of foolish choices can not be reversed.
(1:28-31)

The Lesson from Lady Wisdom
Complacency leads to calamity
and wisdom leads to reward.
(1:32-33)

The Way of Wisdom:
Embrace wisdom and live;
disregard wisdom and pay the price.

Next Steps
• Acknowledge with a grateful heart that God has granted us a reliable source of wisdom in His Word.
• Pre-decide to make the disciplined choice to embrace the way of wisdom.

This Week’s Growth Guide
God’s Word is both central and critical to your spiritual growth. We invite you to utilize the Growth Guide during the week to further your application of the Truth from the message.

• Monday - Proverbs 11
• Tuesday - Proverbs 12
• Wednesday - Proverbs 13
• Thursday - Proverbs 14
• Friday - Proverbs 2:1-22

Home Church
Our Home Churches meet weekly to facilitate quicker relational depth, study the same passage taught
Sunday to help apply Scripture in the context of community, and pray with one another. Home Church helps our body seek God’s best for one another.

Home Church Questions
• Read Proverbs 1:20-33.
• What was the main point of the message this week?
• Was there anything new, interesting, insightful, or even unclear from the message?
• What was your main takeaway from this week’s message?
• Discuss the ways in which wisdom is available to us. Which sources of wisdom have you found most helpful (Scripture, Teachers, Parents, Godly leaders)?
• What has been most effective in training you (trusting your guide, seeing consequences for others, experiencing consequences for yourself)?
• Where have you experienced the consequences of NOT embracing the call of wisdom?
• Discuss the progression from simpleton (easily led) to fool (regular personal foolish choices) to scoffer (locked into a lifestyle). How have you seen this play out in your experiences?

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