The Gospel for Life

Respectable Sins – Chapter 12 – “Selfishness” Jerry Bridges writes that “we can be very learned in our theology or very upright in our morality and yet fail to display the gracious qualities of Christian character that Paul called the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) Remember, we are all born with a selfish nature Not a learned attribute  Easy to see in others; hard to identify in ourselves...

Respectable Sins – Chapter 11 – “Pride Pt 2 ” Jerry Bridges addresses the sin of pride, but not pride in general, but certain expression of pride that are special temptations to believers: ·          Pride of moral self-righteousness, correct doctrine, achievement, and independent spirit Pride of Moral Self-righteousness ·          Luke 18:11 – Pharisee and tax collector ·          Feeling of mora...

Respectable Sins – Chapter 11 – “Pride” Jerry Bridges addresses the sin of pride, but not pride in general, but certain expression of pride that are special temptations to believers:  Pride of moral self-righteousness, correct doctrine, achievement, and independent spirit Pride of Moral Self-righteousness  Luke 18:11 – Pharisee and tax collector  Feeling of moral superiority with respect to others...

Respectable Sins – Chapter 9 – “Discontentment” Based on Kevin DeYoung’s Just Do Something Jerry Bridges begins the chapter with these words: “Anxiety is a fearful uncertainty over the future, whether short-term or long-term. Frustration is usually the result of some immediate event that has blocked my plans or desires. Discontentment most often arises from ongoing and unchanging circumstances tha...

 Based on Kevin DeYoung’s:   Just Do Something Respectable Sins – Chapter 8 – “Anxiety and Frustration ” We will be spending a little time on some sins that Jerry Bridges refers to as “Respectable Sins.” These tend to be those sins in our lives that we accept or excuse. Today we will be looking at anxiety and frustration. ▪ The opposite of trust in God is lack of trust which usually manifests itse...

Wise Parenting “A Proverbs-Driven Life accepts the calling to raise children as a task delegated and directed by God.” “Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.” Proverbs 22:15, ESV “I used to be an expert on raising and disciplining children. I possessed deep, biblical insights into all the rich dynamics and subtle intricacies of parent-child in...

The wise choice in a spouse “A Proverbs-Driven Life embraces marriage as the most significant of relationships and guards it jealously.” “For whoever finds me (wisdom) finds life and obtains favor from the Lord,”Proverbs 8:35, ESV “Without going into an elaborate commentary on this passage, let me just note that Proverbs 31 is not a universal checklist or standard for godliness in women, something...

How to be a Wise Friend “A Proverbs-Driven Life knows that friendship is intended to be redemptive.” “A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24, ESV Sam and Frodo “Here, as the two Hobbits are leaving the Shire on their grim mission to destroy the ring, Frodo says:“ It is going to be very dangerous, Sam. It is already dangero...

Wisdom with Wealth: “A Proverbs-Driven Life understands the place and purpose of material wealth.” “Proverbs counsels us to remember that money isn’t everything. In fact, money is a poor source of happiness, a rich source of temptation and, in the final analysis, completely worthless.” “Wealth is a Poor Source of Happiness” “Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding,...

Finding Joy in work: Consider the Ant and imitating our God who works “Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.” Proverbs 6:6–8, ESV “Bondservants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of...

"God's pattern of creation consisted of work followed by rest." "Generally, people become workaholics because they covet something-they are so greedy for this something that they have made it into an idol that they worship by consistently giving it more attention than it deserves" Do we agree with the above statements?   +++++++++++++++++++ +++ For more information about t...

“Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.” Pro...

Summation of the Book: Proverbs 1:7 ESV The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. +++++++++++++++++ +++ For more information about this group, please visit their website at reformationboise.com . Every weekday at 3:30 am and 7:30 am you can listen to The Gospel for Life on KSPD 94.5 FM and 790 AM Boise's Solid Talk in the Treasure Valley,  Idaho...

Speaking Wisdom: A Proverbs driven Life Chapter 2 The Marks of Wise Words “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.” Proverbs 25:11, ESV Chapter opens with a summarized account of Israel’s fateful encounter with the Gibeonites. “we are reminded just how easy—and how harmful—it can be to speak foolishly. Unwise words are no rare event, being, unfortunately, very common amo...

Jesus is Wisdom. 1 Corinthians 1:30 Jesus lived Wisdom. (Luke 2:41-50) Jesus is the way of Wisdom. 1 Corinthians 2:6-8 Jesus supplies Wisdom. Luke 21:15, Ephesians 1:17, James 1:5. +++ For more information about this group, please visit their website at reformationboise.com . Every weekday at 3:30 am and 7:30 am you can listen to The Gospel for Life on KSPD 94.5 FM and 790 AM Boise's Solid Ta...

Reflect and Discuss the Draw of Proverbs: Why are we drawn to resources with “quick and easy steps to success”? What is the problem with approaching Proverbs this way? How does the doctrine of Sin mess up our wisdom? How did it affect our relationship to the world, God, and to other people? Solomon, the king of Israel, uses proverbs to teach his son to rule an earthly kingdom in righteousness. Wha...

Book Background and Proverbs 1:1-7 Preamble Author and Purpose: Proverbs tells us that King Solomon was not only the author, but more importantly the collector of the wisdom contained in Proverbs. Because God used the most powerful man of the time, it’s accuracy and completeness is ensured. It is also why the Book of Proverbs is generally attributed to him. Some of the many sources that Solomon ga...

Proverbs: An introduction Proverbs is all about pursuing harmony with God and others through the pursuit of wisdom. Ultimately this harmony is found only through the work of Jesus Christ. Proverbs is all about becoming wise in the everyday stuff of life through a relationship with Jesus through the gospel. Because Proverbs is written in a different style than other books such as the Epistles and G...

+++ For more information about this group, please visit their website at reformationboise.com . Every weekday at 3:30 am and 7:30 am you can listen to The Gospel for Life on KSPD 94.5 FM and 790 AM Boise's Solid Talk in the Treasure Valley,  Idaho, USA. If you have a question, comment, or even a topic suggestion for the Pastors, you can email them.   If you enjoy The Gospel for Life , please...

Lord’s Day 17 of the Heidelberg Catechism Q 45: How does Christ’s resurrection benefit us ? A. First, by his resurrection he has overcome death, so that he might make us share in the righteousness he obtained for us by his death. 1 Second, by his power we too are already raised to a new life. 2 Third, Christ’s resurrection is a sure pledge to us of our blessed resurrection. 3 1  Rom. 4:25; 1 Cor....

Today we will be thinking about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ by using the questions and answers from Lord’s Day 15 & 16 of the Heidelberg Catechism Q 37: What do you understand by the word “suffered”? A. That during his whole life on earth, but especially at the end, Christ sustained in body and soul the wrath of God against the sin of the whole human race. 1 This he did in order that,...

Work through these principles from chapter 8, “The Way of Wisdom” ▪ He begins with Proverbs 2:1-6 and then provides these three insights about how we get wisdom: 1. By reading our Bibles (storing up God’s commands) [scripture] 2. Listening to sound advice (turning our ears to wisdom) [counsel] 3. Praying to God (calling out for insight) [prayer] And make application to work & marriage (Chapter...

Based on Kevin DeYoung’s Just Do Something Chapter 7 – What are we to do with the following tools for discerning God’s will? 1. Open Doors (and Don’t Be Afraid to Knock) – pages 75-77 2. Flee the Fleece! – pages 77-78 3. Random is as Random Does – pages 78-81 4. Impressions as Impression – pages 81-83 DeYoung concludes about these “tools of the trade” that, in his experience, “these tools have bee...

+++ For more information about this group, please visit their website at reformationboise.com . Every weekday at 3:30 am and 7:30 am you can listen to The Gospel for Life on KSPD 94.5 FM and 790 AM Boise's Solid Talk in the Treasure Valley,  Idaho, USA. If you have a question, comment, or even a topic suggestion for the Pastors, you can email them.   If you enjoy The Gospel for Life , please...

+++ For more information about this group, please visit their website at reformationboise.com . Every weekday at 3:30 am and 7:30 am you can listen to The Gospel for Life on KSPD 94.5 FM and 790 AM Boise's Solid Talk in the Treasure Valley,  Idaho, USA. If you have a question, comment, or even a topic suggestion for the Pastors, you can email them.   If you enjoy The Gospel for Life , please...