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Wisdom at home
6-Week journey in the book of proverbs
Let’s be honest – life is complicated. Every day we’re faced with a thousand decisions, big and small, and the stakes are high. One careless word can wound someone we love. A pattern of laziness can sabotage our future. Poor money choices can crush us with debt. A failure to invest in our kids can leave them rudderless. Choosing the wrong friends can lead us down destructive paths. The truth is, we desperately need wisdom – not just information, but the kind of deep, soul-level insight that actually changes how we live. And here’s the good news: wisdom isn’t just good advice for a better life. True wisdom is a person, and his name is Jesus.
In Colossians 2:3, Paul tells us that in Christ “are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” When Solomon wrote Proverbs, he was pointing us forward to the One who would embody every word of wisdom he penned. Jesus is the fear of the Lord made flesh. He’s the Word that brings life, the diligent servant who finished his Father’s work, the generous King who gave everything, the perfect Son who honored his parents, and the friend who sticks closer than a brother. Over the next six weeks, we’re diving into Proverbs not just to get practical tips for living, but to meet Jesus – the Wisdom of God – and let him transform every corner of our lives. Because when we find him, we find the life we’ve been searching for all along.
This year, our church’s theme is MAGNIFIED – our aim is to see Jesus Christ be magnified in our ministry, in our thankfulness, in the new life that we would see, in the generosity that would come from this church, and ultimately in the glory that we would give to him. At the core of this is an ever-deepening humility. A deepening understanding that apart from Jesus moving in his strength, in his power, in his truth, we can do nothing.
“He must increase, but I must decrease.” This foundational truth from John 3:30 shapes our study of Proverbs also! As we learn God’s wisdom for home, relationships, work, and money, we’re not just seeking self-improvement – we’re seeking to magnify Christ in every area of life. The book of Proverbs isn’t ultimately about making us wiser; it’s about pointing us to the One who is Wisdom incarnate.