Wisdom Pursues Diligence And Rejects Laziness
Big Truth:
Wisdom Pursues Diligence And Rejects Laziness
Proverbs 13:4; Galatians 6:9; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 2 Peter 1:10; 3:14; 2 Timothy 2:15; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Colossians 3:23
Bible Verse:
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich, He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.
Big Ideas:
- Diligence pursues what is good without being told what to do.
- Diligence is willing to work hard and labor for what is good.
- The end of laziness is lack and loss.
Bible Passage:
Proverbs 6:6-11, 8:17, 12:24, 13:4, 21:5Influence:
FOCUS: Living In Wisdom
SERIES: Proverbs
This semester looks at how we are to live wisely for Christ in a world that is dark and decaying in sin. It overviews Proverbs in four mini-series, leading students to understand what wisdom is, why it is worthy to be pursued, how we ought to strive for it, and how we live in light of wisdom given from God.
View tips to teach and talk in this series here!
Every student should know:
- What wisdom is.
- Why wisdom is worthy to be pursued.
- How to grow in wisdom.
Every student should strive to:
- Read through the book of Proverbs one time each month.
- Memorize the Bible verse each week.
- Repent of the ways they have not pursued God and His wisdom.
Every student should feel:
- Love for God who gives all wisdom.
- Satisfied and secure in the wisdom of God.
- Responsible to use their influence to live for Jesus alone.
Every student should want:
- To fear the Lord and keep His commandments.
- To live their lives in pursuit of true wisdom.
- To guard their heart from all impurity.
