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God's Wisdom and Christian Leadership

Gary DeLashmutt
1 Corinthians 3:3-4:6

Paul presents several insights into God's wisdom regarding Christian leadership. This is important to us today because if we have any influence for God, we have some leadership role. First, God allows leaders to be agents of His power, but the work should be rightly attributed to Him. He is the source of the power. Second, leaders are meant to be teammates who collectively work together and complement each other. They are not meant to lead alone or to work against one another. Finally, leaders aim to please God, not the people they lead.

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The Trap of Temptation

Ryan Lowery
Psalms 32:3-6

God created us with needs that only He can meet. Yet all too often, we find ourselves tempted to meet those needs through other things. How can we stand up under these temptations? By turning back to God as our source of wisdom and fulfillment in life.

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Walking Wisely: Understanding God's Will

Scott Risley
Ephesians 5:15-17

The Bible is the ultimate tool to deciphering God's Will, however, it does not always provide direct guidance on the individual level and believers can be left wondering in areas such as career or dating. In these circumstances, God may reveal his plan for us in several different ways, the most notable being prayer and mature counsel.

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How to Know the Will of God

Dennis McCallum
Ephesians 5:17

God has a Will that is individual for each person. In order to understand the Will of God, one must have a personal relationship with Him, be willing to follow His Will before hearing what it is, already trying to follow His will, and ask Him to reveal His wisdom. Ten signposts to discerning God's will: 1) Scripture; 2) spiritual expediency; 3) correlated leading; 4) mature counsel; 5) direct divine revelation 6) providential circumstances 7) inner spiritual prompting; 8) gifting and makeup; 9) spiritual fruit; 10) personal desires. The convergence of these signs help discern God's Will.

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Wisdom and the Cosmic Order

Ryan Lowery
1 Kings 11:1-6

The Proverbs offer wisdom from God on how we should approach life. Why should we heed this wisdom? As the one who created everything, God offers us reliable insight into how to approach our lives in this universe. Learning to seek out God's wisdom requires humility, but it will yield the best possible life!

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Churches That Follow God's Wisdom

Gary DeLashmutt
1 Corinthians 1:26-2:5

Paul reminds the Corinthians what a church would look like if it was following the wisdom of God rather than the wisdom of the world. First, these churches tend to not attract many "movers and shakers," as these people are often too preoccupied with their social standing, power, money, etc. to see their need for Christ. Next, people in the church boast about God and all He has given them rather than boasting about themselves and their own accomplishments. Lastly, they interact with non-Christians in a humble way, keeping the focus on Jesus rather than on a big presentation or production.

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The Wisdom of Solomon

Ryan Lowery
Proverbs 30:24-28

What does it mean to be wise? In our age, information is more readily available than ever, and yet many seem to lack wisdom. King Solomon asked God for wisdom above all else, and in the book of Proverbs, Solomon shares that wisdom with us. In this introduction to his Proverbs, Solomon describes wisdom as a skill and a discipline that anyone can pursue!

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Wisdom and Prayer (Part 2)

Jim Leffel
James 5:16-18

God's wisdom is available through prayer. James teaches corporate prayer and the work of prayer being essential in gaining God's wisdom. Through these two kinds of prayer the believer experiences God's provision of Him meeting needs and experiencing God's work get accomplished. James uses Elijah's prophetic work and prayer as an example of how we should pray. Praying in this way produces a renewed outlook from God and a passion to make God known.\r\n

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Wisdom and Affluence

Jim Leffel
James 5:1-6

James warns his audience of the danger and deception of riches. The rich are exposed for their selfish hoarding of goods, the unsatisfying pursuit of material gain and their exploitation of the poor and oppressed. Affluence offers us two opportunities: 1) selfishness or stewardship; and 2) hoarding or trusting God with our material wealth.\r\n

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