Tests (Proverbs 3:9-14; 10:16, 25; 24:10-12)

listen to this weeks sermon

• Big Idea
  • Our tests can either make us wiser or more foolish.
• The Test of Success                                                                                                               
  • One of the worst things that can happen to us in life is to become successful.  
  • Without wisdom our fulfilled desires can ruin us. Proverbs 10:16, 25; Jeremiah 45:5   
• The Test of Suffering                                                                                                                 
  • Pain can lead us to harden our hearts to God and others. Proverbs 3:11; Romans 1: 18-32
  • Pain can help us to see that we're not alone.  Proverbs 3:11-12
• The Way of Wisdom                                                                                                           
  • Giving things to God first, changes what success does to us. Proverbs 3:9
  • We can't get over our foolishness, until we admit we're fools. Proverbs 3:13-14
• The Rescue Plan                                                                                                                 
  • Worshipping and serving God alone reveals our confidence that He is at work. Proverbs 24:10-12; John 12:12-13; Luke 4:5-7
  • Jesus showed us the true meaning of success. John 12:23-26