In this week’s teaching, we’ll see what Proverbs is about, including themes to look for.
There’s even a suggestion about how to change up your reading schedule so you can slow down and get the most out of the treasures this amazing book has to offer.
Some themes include:
- Wisdom is much more than applied knowledge
- Wisdom is inseparable from moral behavior
- Wisdom must be lived in relationship – with God and each other
- Wisdom was the raw material of creation
- If the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, the love of God is its goal
The Bible Reading Coach podcast is designed to help anyone read through the Bible in a year. In 10-15 minutes each Friday, I’ll introduce you to the passage for the following week, including:
- What it’s about
- How to deal with challenging passages
- How the original readers saw it
- How it applies today
- And much more
After listening, take the next week to read the passage on your own. This time you’ll have a clearer understanding of it.
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Karl Vaters produces resources for Helping Small Churches Thrive at KarlVaters.com.
He's the author of five books on church leadership, including his newest, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next. His other books include The Grasshopper Myth and Small Church Essentials.
Karl also hosts a bi-weekly podcast, The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry, featuring in-depth interviews about topics that concern pastors, especially those who minister in a small church context. He has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years, so he speaks and writes from decades of hands-on pastoral experience.
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