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The Family Tree of Laziness

The Family Tree of Laziness

Proverbs 6:6 Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
  • Laziness 19:24
    • Selfish 21:26
      • Loveless 31:10-31
      • Proud 26:16
    • Disobedient 21:25
      • Wasteful 12:27; 18:9
        • Undisciplined 28:19
          • Self-destructive 21:25; 24:30-31
        • Needy 19:15
          • Unsatisfied 13:4; 21:26
          • Troubled 12:24; 15:19
    • Ease 6:10
      • Unmotivated 26:14; 16:26
      • Self-indulgent 6:9; 21:17
        • Short-sighted 20:4; 27:26
Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.

Three concluding thoughts:

  1. Work is not part of the curse.
  2. Work to reflect God's image and carry out our calling.
  3. The work/rest pattern points us to the gospel.
When Christ tranforms your life, laziness can be weeded out because we can do all the work that we do as though we are doing it for the Lord himself.
SermonDavid McClurgThe Wisdom of Solomon
Wisdom and Wealth

What does it mean to honor the Lord with your wealth?

6 Principles That Guide You To Honor The Lord With Your Wealth

  1. Don't apologize for wealth. Stuff isn't sinful in and of itself.
  2. Don't compromise your integrity. Character is more important than wealth.
  3. Don't focus on lack. See what you have and not what you don't have. You must live in contentment.
  4. Don't hoard your resources.
  5. Don't trust in wealth. Ask the question, What are you trusting in?
  6. Don't undervalue God's wisdom.

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SermonDavid McClurgThe Wisdom of Solomon
The Question of Civil Disobedience

Two Scenarios for Civil Disobedience

  1. When human government commands something God forbids
  2. When human government forbids something God commands

7 Guiding Principles Before Civil Disobedience

  1. Thanksgiving - 1 Thessalonians 5:18
  2. Forbearance - Romans 12:10
  3. Obedience - Matthew 22:21; Romans 13:1-7; Titus 3:1-2; 1 Peter 2:13-17
  4. Stewardship - Acts 16 & 22
  5. Prayer - 1 Timothy 2:1-3
  6. Cooperation
  7. Creativity

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SermonDavid McClurg
Tools for Interpreting Proverbs

5 Tools for Interpreting Proverbs

  1. Interpret Proverbs by remembering what a proverb is.
    • Brief
    • Poetic
    • Guide to godly living
  2. Interpret Proverbs as general principles, rather than unconditional promises.
  3. Interpret Proverbs recognizing that the proverbs generally fall into two literary forms.
    • Instructions/commands
    • Wisdom sayings
  4. Interpret Proverbs by understanding parallelism.
    • Synonymous parallelism
    • Antithetic parallelism
    • Emblematic parallelism
    • Synthetic parallelism
  5. Interpret Proverbs with the broader teaching of scripture.

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SermonDavid McClurgThe Wisdom of Solomon