Call to worship:
1 May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face to shine upon us, Selah
2 that your way may be known on earth,
your saving power among all nations.
3 Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you!Psalm 67:1-3
Gathering Video
Questions for reflection:
What is the genre of wisdom literature in the Bible?
Why do we need Proverbs, Job AND Ecclesiastes?
How does Jesus embody wisdom?
Corporate Prayer:
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever, amen.
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Notes//Quotes//Slides:
Prov 1:1-7
“You’ve heard of the meat of the word and milk of the word, proverbs is the hard candy of the word. You don’t just swallow it. You don’t just bite into it. You have to let it dissolve very slowly on your tongue.” Tim Keller
The book of Proverbs opens by breaking up the plain daylight of wisdom (ḥokmâ) into its rainbow of constituent colours. Derek Kidner
“For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.” - Yoda
I used to wonder about that myself. Thought it was a bunch of mumbo jumbo: a magical power holding together good and evil, the dark side and the light. Crazy thing is...it’s true. The Force, the Jedi. All of it. It’s all true. - Hans Solo
In my experience, when you think you understand the Force, you realize just how little you know." - Ahsoka Tano
1-9 - 10 speeches calling to heed/listen to wisdom
10-29 - Collection of all sorts of sayings
30/31 - Wisdom from Agur//Lemuel
Prov 22:6
Prov 10:15
Ecc 5:10-12
Prov 3:5-8
1 Cor 1:18-30