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The Life of Wisdom-2

Day 14 | Drive Out the Mocker

Joe Wyrostek, May 17, 2013

Proverbs 22:10, “Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.” All throughout the book of Proverbs the fool is contrasted …

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Day 15 | Hot-Tempered

Joe Wyrostek, May 16, 2013

Proverbs 22:24-25, “24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, 25 or you may learn their ways …

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Day 16 | Don’t Wear Yourself Out

Joe Wyrostek, May 15, 2013

Proverbs 23:4, “Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.” According to recent studies the American worker is the …

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Day 17 | Don’t Envy Sinners

Joe Wyrostek, May 14, 2013

Proverbs 23:17, “Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.” One of the key elements advertisers …

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Day 18 | Unfaithful People

Joe Wyrostek, May 13, 2013

Proverbs 25:19, “Like a broken tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.” Have you ever had a …

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Day 19 | Feed Your Enemy

Joe Wyrostek, May 12, 2013

Proverbs 25:19, “If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.” Some people have the …

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Day 20 | Lack of Self Control

Joe Wyrostek, May 11, 2013

Proverbs 25:28, “Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.” I’ll never forget the first time I really understood …

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Day 21 | Two Kinds of Fools

Joe Wyrostek, May 10, 2013

Proverbs 25:28, “4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. 5 Answer a fool according …

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Day 22 | The Fool and Their Vomit

Joe Wyrostek, May 9, 2013

Proverbs 26:11, “As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.” Have you ever watched a dog eat its own vomit?  I …

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Day 23 | Better Open Rebuke

Joe Wyrostek, May 8, 2013

Proverbs 27:5, “Better is open rebuke than hidden love.” Today in the American culture “moral relativism” is the new trend.  Moral relativism is a philosophy …

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Day 24 | Trusted Wounds

Joe Wyrostek, May 7, 2013

Proverbs 27:6, “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.” If you were in a bad place with God and headed …

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Love & Faithfulness

Joe Wyrostek, May 6, 2013

King Solomon lays out two of the most important things a person can have in life- love and faithfulness. Paul also reiterated this in 1 Corinthians 13:13 …

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Day 25 | Iron Sharping Iron

Joe Wyrostek, May 6, 2013

Proverbs 27:17, “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” King Solomon lived in a time when iron swords were commonplace.  For these swords …

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Day 26 | Never Hide Your Sin

Joe Wyrostek, May 5, 2013

Proverbs 28:13, “Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” What is the difference between a …

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Ten Attitudes to Avoid in the Church

Joe Wyrostek, May 4, 2013

So often I as a pastor have to deal with attitudes in the church that are not “Christ-like.” So I thought I would share the “top ten” …

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Day 27 | Tremble Before God

Joe Wyrostek, May 4, 2013

Proverbs 28:14, “Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.” There is a false notion today …

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Three Ways to Love the Church in Your City as Much as Jesus Does

Joe Wyrostek, May 3, 2013

I’ve been noticing the division that exists among churches in the same city and thus wanted to write an honest blog that shares some things …

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Day 28 | Don’t Trust in Yourself

Joe Wyrostek, May 3, 2013

Proverbs 28:26, “Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.” If you were to be honest I’m …

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When I Say

Joe Wyrostek, May 2, 2013

When I say that ‘I am a Disciple’, I am not whispering, “I’m lost and still a sinner,” but I’m shouting “I’ve been saved, sanctified, …

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Day 29 | Stiff-Necked

Joe Wyrostek, May 2, 2013

Proverbs 29:1, “Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.” Everyone in life from time to time will be rebuked- either …

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Day 30 | A Proverbs 31 Woman

Joe Wyrostek, May 1, 2013

Proverbs 31:10, “A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.” Proverbs 31 is a famous passage of Scripture …

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Day 1 | Proverbs, Better Than Fortune Cookies

Joe Wyrostek, April 30, 2013

Proverbs 1:1-2, “1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: 2 for attaining wisdom and discipline for understanding words of insight…” It …

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Day 2 | The Fear of the Lord

Joe Wyrostek, April 29, 2013

Proverbs 1:7, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.” The fear of the Lord is one …

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Day 3 | Don’t Follow Sinners

Joe Wyrostek, April 28, 2013

Proverbs 1:10, “My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in to them.” The first time I ever saw pornography was because my friend …

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Day 4 | Wisdom Will Save You

Joe Wyrostek, April 27, 2013

Proverbs 2:12, “Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse…” Have you ever thought about how wisdom …

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