1. Walking in Wisdom Living In Grace A Way of Life
Proverbs 1:2 "for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight"

2. “Wisdom is the capacity to see things from God’s perspective and to respond to them according to scriptural principles.”
Charles Stanley
“…wisdom is not knowledge alone, but the skill of living a godly life as God intended us to live.”
John MacArthur

3. Proverbs 1: (ESV)
1 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
2 To know wisdom and instruction,
to understand words of insight,
3 to receive instruction in wise dealing,
in righteousness, justice, and equity;
4 to give prudence to the simple,
knowledge and discretion to the youth—
5 Let the wise hear and increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
6 to understand a proverb and a saying,
the words of the wise and their riddles.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.

4. UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE
How we live our lives
UNDERSTANDING
Cognitive
Sense
Making
KNOWLEDGE
Internal
Processing
INFORMATION

5. Sympathy is when you share the feelings of another – you have or had common experiences; you understand how they feel.
How we live our lives
UNDERSTANDING
Cognitive
Sense
Making
Empathy is when you can imagine how they might feel based on what you know about that person, despite not having those feelings.
KNOWLEDGE
Internal
Processing
INFORMATION

6. UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE
How we live our lives
We relate; it is in our routine
(muscle memory)
UNDERSTANDING
Cognitive
Sense
Making
We listen; it is in our head
KNOWLEDGE
Internal
We hear; we obtain information
Processing
INFORMATION

7. Ephesians 5: 15 – 20 (NIV)
15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,
16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,
19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,
20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ

8. Game plan for walking wisely
1. We must choose to peruse wisdom. It’s up to each of us to determine how we will walk through this life.
2. We must seek God’s plan. The person who walks in wisdom is very aware of his life, how he affects the world, and how the world affects him.
3. We must take responsibility for applying wisdom to our lives. The person who walks in wisdom feels a responsibility for his or her actions and use of time. We have been given a limited amount of time and must spend it in a way that produces the largest amount of good.

9. WISDOM UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE
We live; it is our way of life
We never stop learning, yearning and praising God
WISDOM
Living a Godly life
We know what it takes to be saved and we aim to please God and strive for the Holy Spirit to dwell within us.
We relate; we commit our lives to Jesus
Integrate Biblical structure and Godly values into our lives
UNDERSTANDING
Cognitive
Sense
Making
We listen; it is in our head, hearts and soul
KNOWLEDGE
Fear of God
Grace of Christ
Internal
Processing
The Bible
Christian Books / Studies
We hear; we obtain information
Church/ Sermons
Small Groups
INFORMATION

10. God’s Wisdom Earthly Wisdom Foolish living Accept Jesus as Our Savior
Christian
Born Again
The “Follow Me” line
christian
‘Unborn”
Earthly Wisdom
Foolish living

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