Tucker Presbyterian Church Sermons

The Proverbs 1-31 Woman Our sermon text this morning comes mainly from Proverbs 31. Verses 1-3 and 10-31. You can find that on page 654 in the pew Bible. There are also 3 other verses from earlier in Proverbs. Those are printed on the first page of the hymn insert. We’ll begin with those and then I’ll read from chapter 31. By the way, Proverbs 31 is the last chapter of Proverbs. But we have 2 more...

We are winding down our Proverbs study. Today, we do not have a Proverbs insert. That is because we are covering all of chapter 30. Next week, we’ll be in the last half of chapter 31, and we’ll have a couple of concluding sermons. The author of chapter 30 identifies himself as Agur. We don’t know who he is, but he is a man of great wisdom. He tells us these words are an oracle – they are the wisdo...

Thank you to Tim Townsend for preaching last week… a very clear and convicting exposition on finances and wealth in Proverbs – and very much centered on Christ. Please take out the Proverbs insert. Our Proverbs theme today is more broadly related to wisdom. So far, we’ve covered the various contrasts between wisdom and foolishness and between righteousness and wickedness. But there’s a theme that...

Before we begin, I wanted to answer a question. Some of you have asked whether these Proverbs sermons are topical or expository. That’s an excellent question. Typically, a topical sermon uses different passages in the Bible to focus on a particular topic – thus the name. Expository sermons involve preaching through a book of the Bible. The goal is to understand both what the original human author...

This morning, we’ll be considering the Proverbs theme of justice and injustice. Please take out your Proverbs insert. By the way, I think we’ll be wrapping up Proverbs by the end of June. We have a few themes left and a couple of concluding chapters. Our verses today are organized into three groupings. Determining Justice, Defending Justice, and Denying Justice. In other words, what is justice and...

Please take out the Proverbs insert in your bulletin. You can see on the front page that we are in the last third of our study. I did want to note two things. 1. First, we skipped over the one titled Financial Wisdom, Giving, and Wealth. A couple of you have asked about that. Tim Townsend will be preaching on that one later next month and it has just been a matter of timing. Stay tuned. 2. Second,...

We’re resuming our Proverbs study this morning. This is our 26th sermon in the book of Proverbs. We’ve learned a lot of things about wisdom and foolishness and righteousness and wickedness. Before we begin, I wanted to take a few minutes and summarize our Proverbs series to date. It will be helpful for our study today. 1.   First, while Proverbs does give us day to day wisdom for life’s decisions,...

Thank you to our instrumentalists and choir. Especially Oscar and David. For the last few months, we’ve been studying the book of Proverbs. It’s one of the wisdom books in the Bible and it is full of wisdom for life. I think that’s a good summary of Proverbs – wisdom for life. Some of you are joining us for the first time this morning, and so let me give a quick synopsis. Last fall, we considered...

Acts 18:1-11 Many in this City Are My People We’re taking a one week break today from our Proverbs study. Next week, we’ll resume. It will be an Easter sermon from Proverbs. That’ll be interesting. But today, as part of our focus on outreach, I wanted to consider the call and importance of Gospel ministry to the community in which God has placed us. To do that, we are going back to the book of Act...

Parenting and Honoring Parents If you would please take out the insert with the Proverbs verses. On the inside, you’ll see that our Proverbs reading this morning begins a few verses from Proverbs chapter 23. Verses 13-16. If you would like to read those in the pew Bible, You can find that on page 646. Our theme is parenting and parents. Let me say, these verses are not just for parents with younge...

Faithful Friendships, Fake Friendships Several of you have expressed appreciation for our Proverbs series. Thank you. Before we started working through the themes, I was worried they would feel repetitive or moralistic. But I’ve found it refreshing, convicting, and redemptive. It sounds like many of you have as well. Our verses this morning deal with a thing that is near and dear to each of us - f...

Gluttony, Drunkenness, and the Grace of God This morning our Proverbs topic is gluttony and drunkenness. Neither are a primary emphases in Proverbs, but there are several verses that speak to the issues. While gluttony and drunkenness are related, they are also different. Gluttony is essentially indulgence in matters of food, but it does not lead to a mental impairment, so in that sense it is diff...

Discernment, Discretion, and Answering the Fool Our proverb’s focus this morning is on discernment, discretion, and whether to answer a fool in his folly. Originally, I was planning on preaching these in two sermons, “Discernment and Discretion” and Answering a fool. But I realized that the verses about answering a fool in his folly are really about discernment. So, I thought we’s take them togeth...

The Ant and the Slug Thank you to Coleman for his sermon last week on integrity and slander, and flattery, among other things. I listened to it a few days ago. Very well done! And I’m not trying to flatter him. Well, as we’ve gone through the book of Proverbs, one of the amazing things is how timeless the proverbs are. I think you would agree. This book was written almost 3000 years ago… But no ma...

Introduction We’re continuing our Proverbs thematic study this morning. And let me say, we’ve been in unchartered territory. I’ve actually never heard anyone preach through the second half of Proverbs, so this has been a new experience. I’ve learned a couple of things: ·      First, reading 40-50 Proverbs takes more time than I realized. My sermons have been a few minutes longer than usual, so I’...

Wisdom vs. Foolishness Part 1: The folly of the fool; The wisdom of the wise Introduction This is the second sermon in our Proverbs thematic study. Last week, we talked through our need for rebuke and discipline and godly counsellors in our lives. Those are important first steps as we move into these themes that deal with our words and actions. If you’ll take out the Proverbs insert in your bullet...

Discipline, Rebuke, and Godly Counsellors Thank you… and thank you to David Fraser for bringing God’s Word last week. Always a blessing. You’ll see there is a second insert in the bulletin beside the hymn sheet. On the front is a chart of the themes in Proverbs that we’ll be covering this winter and spring. Last fall, we worked through Solomon’s 12 wisdom lessons to his son, which are found in cha...

Revival of the Fittest - Rev. Jay Scharfenberg

Proverbs 9 Two Invitations, One Choice We’ll be considering Proverbs chapter 9 this morning. You can find that on page 632 in the provided Bibles. This is Solomon’s final introductory lesson on wisdom. Over these 9 chapters, Solomon has presented 12 lectures on wisdom. He’s answered the questions… What is wisdom? Where do we find wisdom? How do we pursue wisdom? These lessons have also given us co...