Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.   Today we will go over Proverb 1.  I will then key in on verse 1-2 (NLT) - These are the proverbs of Solomon, David's son, king of Israel.   Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise.  My prayer over anyone listening to today's podcast is that you will desire and...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 27.  I will then key in on verse 17 - As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.  I will then continue our Friday topical study series - today focusing on the subject of peace.  I will go over five scripture verses that contain the word faith (I will actually only be able...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 20.  I will then key in on verse 7 - The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them.  Friends, I live every day of my life pursuing integrity in my life.  What that means to me is acting the same way whether people are watching you or are NOT watching you.  Are you wil...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 19.  I will then key in on verse 3 - People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord.  Many people are guilty of doing this today.  Many people do stupid things, or are careless with their words, and then, when they lose their job, or a relationship comes to an end (be...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 18.  I will then key in on verse 4 - Wise words are like deep waters; wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.  When I think of this verse, I think of being in the mountains and hearing the bubbling waters that come when all of the snow begins to melt and turns into churning waters!  When yo...

Welcome to Wisdom today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 16.  I will then key in on verse 3 - Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.  Listen to the instructions Paul says in the Book of Collisions, Chapter 3, verses 23 & 24 - And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receiv...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 6.  I will then key in on verses 16-19 - There are six things the Lord hates - no, seven things her detests: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent, a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong, a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord in a family.  Friends,...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 5.  I will then key in on verse 18 - Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice in the wife of your youth.  Although this is written specifically to men and ask us to rejoice in the wife of your youth - I am going to ask both men and women (who are married) to purpose in their heart right now - as we are b...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 4.  I will then key in on verse 13 - Take hold of instruction; do not let go, Guard her for she is your life.  Friends, one of the most important things that we can do in life is to continue learning and growing every day.  I have met some people that do NOT do that anymore.  They are retired an...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 2.  I will then key in on verse 6:  For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.  I will review that first comes knowledge, then you learn to apply that knowledge as you gain understanding.  Finally, after weeks, month, etc. that understanding will eventually t...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be reading Proverb 30.  I will then go over verse 11.   There is a generation that curses its father, And does not bless its mother.  I will then go over Ephesians 1-3.  These verses tell us that we should honor our father and mother.  Regardless of the relationship that you have with your natural mother an...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 29.  I will then key in on verse 17:  Correct your son, and he will give you rest; Yes, he will give delight to your should.  Friends, we are to be the primary teachers in the lives of our children.  Proverb 22:6 tells us that we are to train our children in the way they should go, and that when...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 28.  I will then key in on verse 14:  Happy is the man who is always reverent, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.  I will talk about how reverent I always feel when I go to a large cathedral in Europe.  Whether it is the Sacred Heart Cathedral in the Montmartre section of Pari...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 27.  I will then introduce you to a fellow student at Charis Bible Student.  He is Thor.  I ask that you please listen to the June 14th podcast when I had him on for the first time.  I will be asking different questions this time around.  He will speak of going home this summer and how diff...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 26.  I will then key in on verse 3:  A whip for the horse, A Bridle for the donkey; And a rod for the fool's back.  This verse highlights the fact that fools are rarely motivated to do well.  As you would with a donkey, or a horse, you have to work hard in order for you to get across to a fool t...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 23.  Judy & I will then go over the Christmas story found in Luke, Chapter #2 - verses 1-20 & then Matthew's account in Chapter #2, verses 1-15.  In addition, Judy and I will sing two Christmas Hymns - Away in a Manger & We Three Kings.  Merry Christmas!

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 22.  I will then key in on verse 2 - The rich and the poor have this in common, The Lord is the maker of them all.  I will then also mention Romans 2:11 - which states that God is NOT a respecter of persons.  Friends, God loves each and every one of us - whether we are rich or poor, young or old, man...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 21.  I will then key in on verse 21:  To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.  Friends, I am hoping by now that this is becoming a way of life for you.  I am hoping, that by listening to this podcast on a daily basis, that your life is beginning to be trans...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over December 20.  I will then invite Virginia Croy back on again.  For those who did not listen to last week's (December 13) podcast, I invite you to please listen to that before listening to this.  Virginia will share her favorite verse from Proverb 20.  She will then go over the fact that she was raised n...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 19.  I will then key in on verse 23:  The fear of the Lord leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil.  Friends, I can testify that if you have God in your life, and that you seek Him when things go wrong in your life, that your life will begin to tu...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 16.  I will then go over verse 24:  Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.  This verse goes hand in hand to my CALL TO ACTION that I began two days ago.  I have asked that everyone go out of their way and pay a compliment to one person a day.  I...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 15.  I will then go over verses 2, 5 & 7:  The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness; A fool despises his father's instruction, But he who receives correction is prudent; The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, But the heart of the fool does not do...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 14.  I will then key in on verse 3 - In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.  Friends, this is such practical advice for any of us today.  This particular verse once again separates the difference between those who have wisdom and those that don't (fools...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 13.  I will read Proverb 13, and then I will introduce my special guest today, Virginia Croy.  She has quite a story to tell.  She will go over her favorite verses from Proverb 13: verses 12 & 13.  She will go over her upbringing, and how she was pretty much separated from the world.  S...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 12.  I will then key in on verse 26 - The righteous should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray.  This verse goes hand in hand with Psalm 1 (which I will read in its entirety).  Friends, we are to choose our friends (and the people that we seek advise from) carefu...