Proverbs 3.5-10 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. 8This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. 9 Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; 10then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. Scripture Reading
2010 Charge to Graduates
Proverbs 3.5-10 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. 8This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. 9 Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; 10then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. Proverbs 3, mc 3.5-10, vv 3.5-10
High School Graduation is the beginning of the rest of your life Thoughts High School Graduation is the beginning of the rest of your life
Thoughts High School Graduation is the beginning of the rest of your life What you do now affects who you are, who you will become and your future What you think and your decisions influence your coming years Allow your faith and belief structure to mature
Thoughts Be mindful of your physical actions Protect your emotions and heart
Thoughts Be mindful of your physical actions Protect your emotions and heart Allow your mind to grow in godly wisdom Permit God to shape and mold your spiritual being
Proverbs 3.5-6 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart Trust God and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3, mc 3.5-10, vv 3.5-6
Trust God It is okay to search for more answers and seek wise godly counsel It is okay to not know or to not understand It is okay to ask why Continue Learning Continue Maturing A.S.K. God Matthew 7.7-8
Proverbs 3.7-8 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Stay Humble fear the LORD and shun evil. 8 This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. Proverbs 3, mc 3.5-10, vv 3.7-8
Stay Humble Stay Humble, Don’t Compare Luke 18.9-14, 2 Cor. 10.12 Romans 12.3-MSG Stay Active, Don’t Stagnate Philippians 3.12-14
Proverbs 3.9-10 9 Honor the LORD with your wealth, Honor God with the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, Never be hungry and your vats will brim over with new wine. Never be thirsty Proverbs 3, mc 3.5-10, vv 3.9-10
Honor God Honor God, In Your Emotions, Physical Actions Spirit and Intellect 1 Corinthians 6.18-20 If you become a farmer, God will let your farming be bountiful If you become an artist, God will let your artistry blossom If you are a business person, God will let your business profit If you are an intellectual, God will let your intellect enlighten
Endnotes Lesson: 2010 Charge to Graduates Presented: April 25, 2010 Author: Raymond Harris www.raymondharris.com All Scripture Quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version; used from www.biblegateway.com. Some ideas were taken from: http://expositorythoughts.wordpress.com/2006/06/09/a-sermon-charge-to-high-school-graduates-pt-1/ Bible Verse Citation is provided in a specified format: Book Name, Minimum Verse Context (mc), Specific Verse/Verses (vv) Such as seen in: 1 Peter 1, mc 1.13-25, vv 1.18-21
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