SERIES: SOUND SENSE FOR SUCCESSFUL LIVING (6 OF 7)

NOTE: This sermon is part 11 and 12 of a 14 part sermon series. Two sermons outlines are included in this download.

PREVIEWS:

Part 11: Living Right in a Wicked World
Series: Sound Sense For Successful Living
Stuart Briscoe
Proverbs 12-13

We are all living in the same world at the same time. But our views of the world and our lifestyles vary greatly. The Bible teaches the world is wicked, and we are to live right. But what is necessary to do it?

I. A Clear Comprehension of the Issues.

A. A clear comprehension of wickedness.
1. The condition of a wicked world. 1 John 5:19

2. The existence of the wicked one. Matthew 13:19

3. The reality of a wicked heart. Mark 7:18-23

4. The danger of a wicked person. Proverbs 15:29; Psalm 9:17

B. A clear comprehension of righteousness.
1. The absence of righteous behavior. Psalm 14; Romans 3:10

2. The revelation of righteous requirements. Proverbs 13:13

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Part 12: Before Honor Is Humility
Series: Sound Sense For Successful Living
Stuart Briscoe
Proverbs 14-15

In a society that loves to bestow and receive honors, it is possible that those least deserving are the most highly honored (see Proverbs 26:1). To be honored by society is nothing when compared with being honored by God. He spells out the steps to honor.

I. The Humility that Precedes Honor.

A. Attention to God's Truth.
1. Understanding how the Lord works. 14:2, 31

2. Accepting how the Lord evaluates. 14:12; 15:16

3. Recognizing that the Lord sees. 15:3, 11

4. Hearing what the Lord says. 15:31-32

5. Grasping how the Lord feels. 15:8-9, 26

B. Appraisal of personal status.
1. What am I doing to God? 14:2

2. What do I feel about sin? 14:9