1. Searching for Wisdom Session 8

2. Knowledge Objectives  Define “wisdom” and be able to distinguish between the “helicopter view” and the “dashboard view.”  Explain what will be judged at the Judgment Seat of Christ.  State the two basic disciplines contained within the master discipline of hearing.  Describe biblical meditation.

3. Application Objectives  Respond by pursuing wisdom.  Respond by removing distractions that keep you from giving attention to God.  Respond by committing yourself to daily meditation on the Word so that you are not a “forgetful hearer.”

4. Searching for Wisdom Session 8

5. Matthew 7:24-25 “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.” “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.”

6. Matthew 7:26-27 “And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.” “And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.”

7. What Is Wisdom?  The Helicopter View  The Dashboard View

8. What Is Wisdom?  It is having God’s perspective about what next response will honor Him while keeping us still usable to Him.  The Judgment Seat of Christ will examine our usefulness or fruitfulness for God.

9. Disciplines of Wisdom Master Disciplines Hearing Doing Attention Obedience Meditation Endurance Attention Obedience Meditation Endurance Basic Disc.

10. The Master Discipline of Hearing  The indifferent hearer  The impulsive hearer  The infested hearer  The ideal hearer  Are we treating God’s words like “spiritual junk mail”?

11. The Basic Discipline of Attention  Adam was not created autonomous.  We must make it a habit of life, a discipline, to listen to God.

12. The Basic Discipline of Meditation  Remembering God’s words is tied to our relationship with Him.  “Looketh”  Parakupto  “to bend over (to see something better)”

13. How to Remember Not to Forget  Continue peering intently into the Word...  Until you do not forget what you have heard.  Until the Word makes a difference in your lifestyle and practice.