Keeping and regaining hope…
* Fellowship with Jesus
* Major on the mission (the good fight)
* Rekindle our desire for the mission
Prov. 13:1 A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Prov. 13:2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
Prov. 13:3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Prov. 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Prov. 13:5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Prov. 13:6 Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Prov. 13:7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
Prov. 13:8 The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
Prov. 13:9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Prov. 13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
Prov. 13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Prov. 13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Prov. 13:13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
Prov. 13:14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Prov. 13:15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
Prov. 13:16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
Prov. 13:17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
Prov. 13:18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Prov. 13:19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Prov. 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Prov. 13:21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
Prov. 13:22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Prov. 13:23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
Prov. 13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Prov. 13:25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
We Need Hope!
Jesus, Our Blessed Hope
August 31, 2022 • Dr. John Waterloo • Proverbs 13:12
The Impact of Godly Women
December 20, 2023 • Dr. John Waterloo
Prov. 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. 17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. 22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. 24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. 25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. 27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. 28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. 29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. 30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Mother Knows Best
December 6, 2023 • Dr. John Waterloo • Proverbs 31:1–9, 1 Kings 11:1–8
Prov. 31:1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. 2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows? 3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. 7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. 8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. 9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. 1Kings 11:1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; 2 Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love. 3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. 4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. 5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. 6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father. 7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon. 8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
Small Things That Make a Big Difference
November 19, 2023 • Dr. John Waterloo • Proverbs 30:24–28
Don’t fear… rather PREPARE Don’t fight… seek PEACE Don’t faint… rather PERSEVERE Prov. 30:24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: 25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; 26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; 27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; 28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.