Paul’s prayer for believers is that we grow in love and holinessuntil Jesus returns. Since love is a work of God and sign of true spiritual life, we must pray for grace to grow in love and let love direct our relationships to one another before a watching world.

Wise words and foolish words come out of the heart and have apowerful impact. Since our words are instruments of healing or destruction and come from the overflow of our hearts, we must feast on wisdom and righteousness so that our speech will do good.

Shame is powerfully tied to our character, but Jesus can remove it and restore our honor. Since Christ died in our place, bearing our shame and reproach, we must turn to him in humble faith and receive not just forgiveness but restoration through his grace.

Guest Speaker: Pastor Jeremy Schaeffer

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Solomon’s wisdom teaching is intended to lead to honor, butrejection will result in shame. Since we have all fallen short of full obedience to God and brought shame on ourselves and those around us, we must come to Christ to have our shame removed and honor restored.

The world today claims to seek justice for perceived societal wrongs, yet fails to define justice according to God's word. Proverbs emphasizes that justice is rooted in God's perfect righteousness and the assurance that he will bring all actions into judgment one day.

Righteous living results honor and life, while wickedness leads to shame and death. Since righteousness and wickedness lead to certain outcomes, we must choose the path of righteousness and reject the temptation to self-indulgence and sin.

The fear of the LORD is central to Proverbs and to the life ofwisdom, joy, and peace. Since the fear of Yahweh is essential to life and true happiness, we must make it out life’s pursuit, embracing the honor of obedience and holding out hope for future glory.