Guard Your Heart (3 of 4)
Series: Under Construction
Jeff Strite
Proverbs 4:20-27
(A sermon preached by our Family Minister: Scott Jewell)
I'm part of a group of preachers who meet weekly for lunch, to discuss life, and to plan sermons. Some of us have been using this month to preach on the them of ''under construction.'' Jeff recently shared the acronym ''PBPGINFWMY'' which means ''Please Be Patient, God Is Not Finished With Me Yet.'' It's a good reminder that none of us have arrived yet, that we all have something to work on as we mature in our faith.
As I read through this passage, I pictured a father gathering his sons around so they can have a serious talk. That's why I'm sitting on a stool down off the stage instead of up behind the pulpit. This text doesn't feel like a lecture or sermon, but more of a family meeting, let's have a more intimate conversation. I remember when my dad decided it was time to have the talk with me. It was a later night, we were riding in the car together, and he decided it was time. He hemmed and hawed some, it was rather awkward for a bit, and concluded with him letting me know he was there for me if I have any questions or find myself in a situation.
In this passage, it's King Solomon having the talk with his sons. We're not really told when or where it happened. He may have been sitting on his throne and summoned his boys together. Maybe they were out in the palace garden under a shade tree. It could have been at bedtime as he tucked them in for the night. It may have even been on his deathbed when he brought the boys in to have this talk.
I can picture King Solomon telling his boys to listen up, give me your full attention, if you've heard nothing else I've ever taught you, make sure you remember this. Hear me now and hold on to these words because they give life and healing. If he was having this talk today, he's probably lead off with, ''Set your phone down, put your tablet to the side, turn off the radio ...
Series: Under Construction
Jeff Strite
Proverbs 4:20-27
(A sermon preached by our Family Minister: Scott Jewell)
I'm part of a group of preachers who meet weekly for lunch, to discuss life, and to plan sermons. Some of us have been using this month to preach on the them of ''under construction.'' Jeff recently shared the acronym ''PBPGINFWMY'' which means ''Please Be Patient, God Is Not Finished With Me Yet.'' It's a good reminder that none of us have arrived yet, that we all have something to work on as we mature in our faith.
As I read through this passage, I pictured a father gathering his sons around so they can have a serious talk. That's why I'm sitting on a stool down off the stage instead of up behind the pulpit. This text doesn't feel like a lecture or sermon, but more of a family meeting, let's have a more intimate conversation. I remember when my dad decided it was time to have the talk with me. It was a later night, we were riding in the car together, and he decided it was time. He hemmed and hawed some, it was rather awkward for a bit, and concluded with him letting me know he was there for me if I have any questions or find myself in a situation.
In this passage, it's King Solomon having the talk with his sons. We're not really told when or where it happened. He may have been sitting on his throne and summoned his boys together. Maybe they were out in the palace garden under a shade tree. It could have been at bedtime as he tucked them in for the night. It may have even been on his deathbed when he brought the boys in to have this talk.
I can picture King Solomon telling his boys to listen up, give me your full attention, if you've heard nothing else I've ever taught you, make sure you remember this. Hear me now and hold on to these words because they give life and healing. If he was having this talk today, he's probably lead off with, ''Set your phone down, put your tablet to the side, turn off the radio ...
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