Go to the Ant, Thou Sluggard Proverbs 6: 6-11

Go to the Ant, Thou Sluggard Prov 6: 6-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There is an awful lot of laziness in Christianity these days and so we need a good lesson from the ant to get out of this lethargy.  Christians seem satisfied to sit on their behinds and be entertained...

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Being A Surety Proverbs 6: 1-5

Being A Surety Prov. 6: 1-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This proverb is about sureties – what we typically think of as going somebody’s bail or signing a note with them as a cosigner.  Any time you give your word on behalf of someone else, you are obligated to pay or...

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The Strange Woman Proverbs 5: 1-23

The Strange Woman Prov. 5:1-23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO You have to watch out for her. With her you end up with: Bitter end – v.4-5 – (divorce, misery, trouble, contention) death (disease, dissipation, murder – two-timing and getting caught by the other man), hell Shame and trouble – v.9 – honor...

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Four Parts of the Body Proverbs 4: 23-27

Four Parts of the Body Prov 4: 23-27 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are four parts of your body to which you have to pay special attention.  They are not your face, your hair, your fingernails and your toe nails.  They are your: Heart 23 – people today are all worried...

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There Are Two Paths Proverbs 4: 14-19

There are Two Paths Prov 4:14-19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are two distinctly different paths described in this passage. One is the path of the wicked which is in darkness and the other is path of the just which is in the light. These two paths do not run on...

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Social Pitfalls

Proverbs 1:10-33 You and I are impressionable.  The moment you think you’re not is the moment you are ripe for the world’s picking.  Accept the fact that you and your children are impressionable and protect yourself from bad influences.  Let’s look at Proverbs 1:10-33 and make some notes about social...

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The House of Mourning

The House of Mourning CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO According to this text, it is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting.  There is wisdom in the house of mourning and by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.  Solomon said that...

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Isaiah 13:1-13 The Burden of Babylon

The Burden of Babylon Is 13:1-22 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO A burden is a prophecy concerning a country or region or nation that the prophet has to get off of him by preaching about it.  See Jer 20:9, 23:33-36 where Jeremiah was relieved of his burden because he preached about it....

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Two Types of Promises in the Bible

Two Types of Promises in the Bible Vows and Oaths In your Bible the word Promise, including every tense, is used a total of 115 times. Only seven are not God’s promises. All of those seven have a bad connotation because they are promises of men. God really has no...

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Wisdom is the Principal Thing Proverbs 4: 1-13

Wisdom is the Principal Thing Prov 4:1-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this study we are going to learn about the primary importance of wisdom. The text tells us that it is received from your father (Eph 6:1, Ex 20:12).  You can also hang around wise men, make friends of them,...

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