“My Son, if thou wilt hear my words …” Prov. 2:1 DOTH NOT WISDOM CRY? ADDRESS: 2 “My Son, if thou wilt hear my words …” Prov. 2:1 HYMN: 33

THE FEAR OF GOD Is where Instruction BEGINS! Promotes Actions of Conscience! Is to Hate Evil! Is a Deterrent to Wrong doing! Is a Consequence of Understanding! Stems From Gratitude! Is a Vital Part of Ecclesial Life!

THE BENEFITS OF WISDOM! Happiness Long Life and Good Days Peace

Words of WISDOM are first heard from the voice of Parents. DOTH NOT WISDOM CRY! Words of WISDOM are first heard from the voice of Parents. THE ROLE OF PARENTS

THE ROLE OF PARENTS “My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:” Prov. 1:8

THE ROLE OF PARENTS “My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:” Prov.1:10,11

The RESPONSIBILITY of PARENTS in our INSTRUCTION. “My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.” Both Parents. Father’s Instruction. Mother’s laws. Prov.1:8-9

The RESPONSIBILITY of PARENTS in our INSTRUCTION. Discipline is Essential. Adrenaline is Provided. “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.” Prov 13:24

The RESPONSIBILITY of PARENTS in our INSTRUCTION. Corporeal punishment should be: Understood. Deserved. Limited. “Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.” Prov 23:13-14

The RESPONSIBILITY of PARENTS in our INSTRUCTION. Corporeal punishment leads to: Peace. Harmony. “Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.” Prov 29:17

The RESPONSIBILITY of PARENTS in our INSTRUCTION. Happiness. Peace. Satisfaction. “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.” 3 John 4

Words of WISDOM are first heard from the voice of Parents. DOTH NOT WISDOM CRY! Words of WISDOM are first heard from the voice of Parents. THE ROLE OF CHILDREN

Children Obey your Parents … “Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.” Eph 6:1-3

Children Obey your Parents … “Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.” Prov.20:20

Children Obey your Parents … “The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.” Proverbs 28:24

DO YOU KNOW THE GOD OF YOUR FATHER? “And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts:” 1 Chronicles 28:9

DO YOU KNOW THE GOD OF YOUR FATHER? “And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts:” 1 Chronicles 28:9

DO YOU KNOW THE GOD OF YOUR FATHER? “Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.” Genesis 31:42

DO YOU KNOW THE GOD OF YOUR FATHER? “Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.” Genesis 31:42

WISDOM CRIETH WITHOUT! “Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, …” Pro. 1:20-21 Wisdom is constantly calling upon people to consider their ways.

WISDOM CRIETH WITHOUT! Proverbs 1:22 “How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?” Proverbs 1:22 Some people do not like to change. Others like to mock. Others cannot be told.

WISDOM CRIETH WITHOUT! In real life, this often happens. “I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.” Proverbs 1:26-27 In real life, this often happens. It may be the only way some will learn the way of righteousness. Others will die in the process.

WISDOM CRIETH WITHOUT! What you sow is what you shall reap. “Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.” Proverbs 1:31-32 What you sow is what you shall reap.

WISDOM CRIETH WITHOUT! “But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.” Proverbs 1:33

WISDOM CRIETH WITHOUT! “But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.” Proverbs 1:33

DOTH NOT WISDOM CRY? “How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? ADDRESS: 3 “How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?” Prov. 6:9 HYMN: 17