Tag: Friends

Reflections on Proverbs 12-13

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Which proverb especially speaks to your life situation today?  How should you respond?

  • The Wise and the Fool – A wise man listens to advice, but a fool only pays attention to his own ideas (12:15). The wise ignore an insult, but the fool gets angry (12:16).  When are you tempted to act like a fool?  How might you learn the wisdom found in these verses?
  • Choice of Companions – Proverb 13:20 tells us we become like those we spend time with. If we spend time with the wise, we will grow wise.  If we make fools our companions, we will become foolish.  Who are you spending time with?  In what direction are they leading you?

Passion Points

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Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

Heaven Will Never Be Boring – Dave Radford (DG)
Because God is infinite, he can be infinitely enjoyed. Jesus Christ is not concerned about running out of ways to keep up with your ever-increasing ability to enjoy him. His character is endlessly deep, unsearchable, and inexhaustible. Imagine the scope of the entire universe: trillions of shining stars, burning brighter than the sun; magnificent constellations; billions of spinning galaxies, all magnificent and vast, colorful and mysterious. Yet, they are finite. Brilliant, though they are, they fall utterly short in comparison to the breadth, length, height, and depth of the love of Christ. His love, grace, kindness, wisdom, power, and mercy each stand as never-ending, infinite universes for all your affections to delight in. 

All Of Us Need A Friend Like Martin Luther Once In A While – Justin Taylor
All of us need a Martin Luther in our lives now and then—a friend who is not afraid to stand on gospel promises and get in our face with gospel truth when we would rather wallow in self-pity.

Why the Church Needs Intergenerational Friendships – Joseph Rhea (TGC) Intergenerational community is part of God’s vision for the church (see Titus 2). It’s a beautiful one, and friendship is the key. When individual Christians believe it’s worth sacrificing for, our churches will begin reflecting that multigenerational beauty.

5 Reasons to Pray for Other Churches – Eric Bancroft (Ligonier)
When natural disasters take place, churches act lovingly to care for other affected churches. But why must we wait until problems strike and only help in physical ways? I propose that we act now with the greatest resource we have and for the greatest goal: that churches reflect the character of God.

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day in fellowship with God’s people of all ages as you gather to worship our great Lord!