Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Memorial Day Weekend Sunday, May 25, 2014

Prov 3:5, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.”

Proverbs Chapter 14 Section III, Vs

“How we Walk by Faith in the Sight of Others.” Contrasting social characterizations and consequences.

Outline

Outline 1. Contrasts in character and ethical behavior, vs

Outline 1. Contrasts in character and ethical behavior, vs Contrasts in consequences of social behavior, vs

Outline 1. Contrasts in character and ethical behavior, vs Contrasts in consequences of social behavior, vs Contrasts of consequences regarding life or death, vs

1. Contrasts in Character and Ethical Behavior, vs The Patient Spirit!

Prov 14:16a, 18b, “A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil. The sensible are crowned with knowledge.”

This believer avoids evil things like the plague. To avoid evil things you first must be able to recognize what is evil and what is righteous.

The only way to distinguish between the two is by having an absolute basis or truth for righteousness and evil. That absolute basis is the Word of God.

With that knowledge you embrace what is good and avoid like the plague that which is evil. This is also what is meant by “the fear of the Lord.”

You honor and respect God and His holiness and you desire to avoid the evils of sin and Satan’s cosmic system.

When we personally and collectively function under a standard that is counter to God’s we are not walking in fellowship with Him; we are not walking in Christ.

With many variants of standards, it causes division and disunity among people; family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, communities and in our nation.

Judges 21:25, “In those days there was no king, and every man did what was right in his own eyes.”

Evil tears people apart from God and each other.

Yet, with an absolute basis for living life that is also shared by others who are like minded, it causes unity amongst them and with God.

In vs. 18b, we note the consequences of turning away from evil, “the prudent / sensible are crowned with knowledge.”

By not surrounding yourself with evil you will instead be surrounded with righteousness - God’s Word, and people who love His Word.

You will learn impersonal and unconditional love for all of mankind, thereby learning patients, having grace orientation and avoiding sinful anger, worry, fear and anxiety.

Patient consideration before acting or speaking, even in the face of provocation averts many disasters. As a result you will build unity with God and your fellow man.

Memorial Day Tribute by Kevin Kabrick

"Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you; Jesus Christ and the American G. I. One died for your soul; the other for your freedom."

Grace Offering Gal 6:6-8, “The one who is taught the word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him. 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.”

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Grace Fellowship Church Sunday May 25, 2014 Lesson # Proverbs Chapter 14 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2014 Grace Fellowship Church Sunday May 25, 2014 Lesson # Proverbs Chapter 14 Walking by Faith in the Sight of others. Introduction to Proverbs 14:16-32 Prov 14:16-18; Judges 21:25 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2014