Aleethia!

This lesson was taught on Sunday morning, 08-10-2008.

Sometimes it seems the Lord is far away and you can’t feel his presence. It seems like he has abandoned you just at the moment when you need him most. David felt that way and wrote about it in the Psalms.

In Psalm 13 we’ll look at the journey from sorrow and desolation, to joy and rejoicing. The hinge between the two, we’ll see, is prayer.

The Psalm can be divided into 3 parts which Spurgeon has labeled

the question of anxiety, 1, 2; the cry of prayer, 3, 4; the song of faith, 5, 6. ¹

Taking verses one and two let’s look at “the question of anxiety.” What is meant, is the question we ask of God while suffering from anxiety. Do you know the question? It is in the text four times.

How long?

That is the question. Have you ever felt that way toward God? Just asking him “How long will I have to suffer through this? How long till I’m out from under my parent’s authority? How long till…?” › Continue reading

This lesson was taught on Sunday morning, 08-03-2008.

A Proverb is a short, concise, forcefully expressive saying that conveys general truth or advice.

In this lesson we’ll take a look at the first 7 verses of Proverbs 1. These verses serve as an introduction to the entire book. Here’s an outline of these verses.

• Proverbs 1:1-7 - Introduction to Proverbs
• 1:1 - Title (Proverbs of Solomon)
• 1:2-6 - Purposes (moral skill and mental acumen)
• 1:7 - motto (fear of the Lord)

Verse 1 introduces us to the author of the majority of the Proverbs, Solomon. Who was Solomon?

Solomon was the son of David. The third king of Israel. He built the Temple and the wall around Jerusalem. And he has the distinction of being the wisest man to ever live. (1 Kings 3:3-14)

God tells Solomon to ask for any one thing that the Lord could do for him, and he asks for understanding and discernment. So God makes him to be the wisest man to ever live (v12).

Immediately his wisdom is tested. The story is told in 1 Kings 3:16-28.

Two prostitutes come with a problem. › Continue reading