22/09/2021 Wednesday Fool or Wise Can you tell the difference? How do pigs and sheep differ? • Pigs have tough hair – Sheep have wool • Pigs squeal and grunt – Sheep bleat • Pigs love dirt and mud – Sheep like to be clean • Pigs love to eat garbage – Sheep are careful […]
Better Choice – Wisdom 4 October 2020 PM – Proverbs 16:16 – BC20 – Scott Childs Introduction: You are at a fork in life’s road. The sign at the fork reads, “Wealth to the left, Wisdom to the right.” You must make a choice. Transition: This evening, I want us to look at Proverbs 16:16 […]
Wisdom is Profitable 17 May 2020 AM – Ecclesiastes 7:11-8:17 – Ecc20 – Scott Childs Welcome to our Sunday morning online church service. Prayer Introduction: The book of Ecclesiastes talks a lot about man’s wisdom, but in our text this morning, I believe Solomon is talking about God’s wisdom. It is the God-given ability to […]
The Foolish Wise Man 1 March 2020 PM – 1 Kings 2:12 – Kings20 – Scott Childs Introduction: Solomon, whose name means, peace, became the third king of Israel when he was just 18 or 20 years old. Though he had several older brothers, both God and his father David chose Solomon to be the […]
10 Reasons Not to be a Fool 2 February 2020 PM – Proverbs 3:35 – Fools – Scott Childs Introduction: When I was in year 4 or 5, I remember our teacher asking each of us what we wanted to become when we grew up. My classmates gave many different answers. I remember one boy […]
How Can We Develop Discernment? 24 November 2019 PM – 1 Kings 3:9 – Discern – Scott Childs Introduction: Last week we sought to answer the question, “What does God say about discernment?” From a Christian perspective, discernment is the ability to understand the mind of God when considering various options. A good definition by […]
What Does God Say About Discernment? 17 November 2019 PM – 1 Kings 3:9 – Discern – Scott Childs Introduction: Two mice were examining the cheese on a mousetrap. As the young mouse was ready to dive in for a feast, the older mouse shouted, “Stop!” The younger said, “What’s wrong?” The elder said, “There […]
Christian Duties 9 April 2017 PM – Colossians 4:2-6 – Col16 – Scott Childs Introduction: After speaking to wives, husbands, children, fathers, employees and employers of their need to be Word-filled to do their difficult tasks, Paul follows this with two important Christian duties. Transition: This evening we are going to learn what those duties […]
Are You Truly Wise? 13 November 2016 AM – James 3:13-18 –Jas16 – Scott Childs Introduction: Have you ever made a foolish choice, or said the wrong thing, or responded in an ungodly way? Yes, all have. Why do we do that? One reason is we lack God’s wisdom. About 3000 years ago Solomon wrote, […]