This morning we continue our series “Grace that is Simply Amazing.” After leading the followers of John to Jesus in Ephesus, Paul went to the local synagogue and preached for the next three months. Paul preached the Kingdom of God with boldness and power, but some became stubborn, rejecting his message and publicly speaking against him and the message. Instead of getting into a confrontation with them, Paul chose to leave the synagogue and he moved his ministry to the lect

(2 Kings 5:5 CEV) The king replied, “Go ahead! I will give you a letter to take to the king of Israel.” Naaman left and took along seven hundred fifty pounds of silver, one hundred fifty pounds of gold, and ten new outfits.

(2 Sam 9:9,10 NLT) Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said, “I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family. You and your sons and servants are to farm the land for him to produce food for your master’s household. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, will eat here at my table.” (Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)

(Gen 30:31,32 NLT) “What wages do you want?” Laban asked again. Jacob replied, “Don’t give me anything. Just do this one thing, and I’ll continue to tend and watch over your flocks. Let me inspect your flocks today and remove all the sheep and goats that are speckled or spotted, along with all the black sheep. Give these to me as my wages.

(Prov 28:15 GNB) Poor people are helpless against a wicked ruler; he is as dangerous as a growling lion or a prowling bear. This morning we continue our “Unlocking the Power of Proverbs – Walking in the Wisdom of God” series. We must remember that the person writing this verse is a sitting King. As a King Solomon was a sovereign and supreme ruler, he had no checks or balances, and his word was always the final word.

(Prov 28:10 CEV) Whoever leads decent people into evil will fall into his own pit, but innocent people will inherit good things. This morning we continue our “Unlocking the Power of Proverbs – Walking in the Wisdom of God” series. In this statement Solomon is reminding us about the principle of sowing and reaping.

(Prov 28:8 CEV) If you make money by charging high interest rates, you will lose it all to someone who cares for the poor. This morning we continue our “Unlocking the Power of Proverbs – Walking in the Wisdom of God” series. Solomon was an astute businessman and a head of state who ran a nation with a multi-billion dollar surplus.

(Prov 27:25-27 GNB) You cut the hay and then cut the grass on the hillsides while the next crop of hay is growing. You can make clothes from the wool of your sheep and buy land with the money you get from selling some of your goats. The rest of the goats will provide milk for you and your family, and for your servant women as well.

(Prov 27:23,24 GNB) Look after your sheep and cattle as carefully as you can, because wealth is not permanent. Not even nations last forever.

(Prov 24:27 GNB) Don’t build your house and establish a home until your fields are ready, and you are sure that you can earn a living.

(Prov 22:28 NLT) Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers set up by previous generations.

(Prov 22:26,27 NLT) Don’t agree to guarantee another person’s debt or put up security for someone else. If you can’t pay it, even your bed will be snatched from under you.

(Prov 22:16 GW) Oppressing the poor for profit or giving to the rich certainly leads to poverty.

This morning we continue our series entitled “Unlocking the Power of Proverbs – Walking in the Wisdom of God.” Without question the Bible instructs us to walk in love.

This morning we continue our series entitled “Unlocking the Power of Proverbs – Walking in the Wisdom of God.” A few verses ago Solomon said, “The rich and poor have this in common: The LORD made them both (v.2).

What good is it to seek progress the wrong way, when you know that ill-gotten progress is actually regress? One of the major ways the enemy has gotten believers off of God’s destined path for their lives is with the lure of a quick buck.