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Week One- a sample of what our Study holds:
Wisdom vs.
Knowledge
The scriptures
are equally concerned with living on Earth,
living well- in
robust sanity.
In our
scriptures heaven is not the primary concern to which
Earth is a
tag-a-long or afterthought.
“One Earth as it is in Heaven” was Jesus
prayer.
Wisdom is the
biblical term for this- on – earth-as-it-is-in-heaven.
Everyday
living.
Wisdom is the
art of living skillfully in whatever actual conditions we find ourselves.
It has virtually
nothing to do with information.
A college degree
is no certification of wisdom,
nor is it
concerned with keeping us out of mud puddles.
Wisdom has to do
with becoming skillful in honoring our parents
and raising our
children,
handling money
and conducting
our sexual lives,
going to work,
exercising leadership,
using words well
and treating friends kindly,
eating and
drinking healthy,
cultivating
emotions within us and attitudes towards others that cultivate peace. Threaded through all of this is the
insistence
that the way we
think of and respond to
God is the most
practical thing we do.
In matters of
everyday practicality, nothing
–
absolutely
nothing-
takes precedence
over God.
Proverbs
concentrates on these concerns more than any other book in the Bible. Attention to the here and now, Holy Obedience
to the Ordinary. - The Message
Thoughts and
reflections, to journal, create and discuss:
*What does “On
Earth- as it is in Heaven” look like and how do we reflect this truth in our
everyday?
*Proverbs will
help us with our everyday living, is there an area where you feel the Lord is
magnifying focus for you, after reading the above attributes of Wisdom?
*If you read
through the list above, there is no greater New Year’s resolution than chasing
wisdom, as it puts God first, and a holy obedience to the ordinary 2nd. If we
can really get our heads and our hearts around this truth – what a kingdom
presence we would be!
*How we THINK OF
and respond to God is our most important thing. How do you think of God? Is He a safe place?
Can He be trusted with the everyday moments of your life, the details of your
everyday? Are you seeking to know Him more? Remember that gratitude journaling
is part of our study, and part of our everyday seeking Him. Where will you do
your gratitude journaling? How will you incorporate that into the study? I
promise that the gratitude journaling – daily – will change your faith walk!!!
So, for this
week, lets enter into thoughts of Wisdom and lay out our journals. With a focal point, word or verse…and with
Wisdom vs. Knowledge. Videos start Jan
15th, classroom date to be announced!
Have fun and – please- post pics as you, and your groups meet and delve
into His Holy word!!!
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