Proverbs 5:1-23
Proverbs: The Way of Wisdom
Captivated: Wisdom in Marriage
(Proverbs 5:1-23)
The Danger of Seduction
Sexual freedom/infidelity promises a party and delivers death.
(5:1-6)
The Price of Unfaithfulness
Sexual freedom/infidelity inevitably and ultimately leads to destruction.
(5:7-14)
The Importance of Fidelity
Sexual fidelity is God’s glorious gift for marriage.
(5:15-23)
The Way of Wisdom:
Sexual freedom/infidelity is always ultimately destructive.
Sexual delight within marriage is the path to blessing.
Next Steps
• Confess and turn away from your sexual sins (no matter how acceptable they are by the world.)
• Commit yourself to delight in your spouse. Work on being a little more delightful yourself.
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 8
• Tuesday - Proverbs 9
• Wednesday - Proverbs 10
• Thursday - Proverbs 11
• Friday - Proverbs 6:1-35
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 5:1-23.
• 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?
• Just how uncomfortable is it to talk about these matters? How surprised are you by what you read in Proverbs 5?
• How have shifting values changed in our culture? Give specific examples of where you see our culture “promising a party” at the house of sexual freedom?
• Why do people fall into adultery? Certainly there are many reasons.
• Discuss the advantages of a lifelong commitment to sexual fidelity.
• This passage operates on many levels (adultery is a real expression as well as the perfect example - perhaps even the epitome - of foolishness). Why is the example of
promiscuity such a fitting example of foolish behavior?
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