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2007 Annual Bible Conference

October 21-24, 2007

Speaker: Joel Williamson
- Professor at Calvary Bible College & Theological Seminary

Theme:
Being a grown-up in an adolescent society
A Practical Exposition of Proverbs 1-6

Wise Up and Grow Up - Listen
Proverbs 1:1-7; Proverbs 3:13-26

1. What Wisdom Is: The Art of Being a Grown Up
     a. General Principles of Living
     b. Creative Appilcation of Living
     c.  Consistent Success
2. Why We Need Wisdom (Proverbs 3:13-26)
     a. Its Value (3:14-15)
     b. Its Benefits (3:16-26)
3. What Wisdom Involves (Proverbs 1:2-6)
     a. Morally (1:2a, 3-5)
     b. Intellectually (1:2b, 6)
4. Where Wisdom Begins: The Fear of the Lord (Proverbs 1:7)

 

Don't Court Disaster - Listen
Proverbs 1:8-31

1. Following Bad Advice (Proverbs 1:8-19)
     a. Fascination of Bad Advice (1:11-14)
     b. Effect of Following It ( 1:15-19)
2. Rejecting Good Advice (Proverbs 1:20-33)
     a. Nuisance of Good Advice (1:22-23)
     b. Effect of Rejecting It (1:24-31)
3. Distinguishing Good Advice from Bad

Discover What Growing Up Involves Listen
Proverbs 2:1-22

1. Procedure for Growing Up (Proverbs 2:1-4)
     a. Acceptance (2;1-1)
     b. Diligence (2:3-4)
2. Process of Growing Up (Proverbs 2:5-20)
     a. Relationship (2:5-8)
     b. Recognition (2:9-11)
     c. Resistance (2:12-19)
     d. Rectitude (2:20)
3. Principle of Growing Up (Proverbs 2:21-22)

Be Grown Up in Your Relationships Listen
Proverbs 3:5-35

1. In Your Relationships with God (3:5-12)
     a. Trust (3:5-6)
     b. Humility (3:6-8)
     c. Honor (3:9-10)
     d. Submission (3:11-12)
2. In Your Relationship with People (3:27-35)
     a. Not Greedy, but Gracious (3:27-35)
     b. Not Harming, but Helping (3:29-31, cf. 15:1, 4)
     c. Not cursed, but Blessed (3:32-35)

Be Grown Up in Your Lifestyle Listen
Proverbs 4:1-27

1. Gaining the Benefits of Wisdom
     a. Protection (4:5-6)
     b. Promotion (4:7-9)
2. Avoiding the Way of Wickedness (4:10-19)
     a. Wickedness of Lifestyle (4:10-19)
     b. Wickedness of Character (4:16-19)
3. Practicing the Way of Righteousness (4:20-27)
     a. In Your Heart (4:23)
     b. With Your Mouth (4:24)
     c. With Your Eyes (4:25)
     d. With Your Feet (4:26-27)

Don't Be a Fool Listen
Proverbs 6:1-23

1. Not Rash, but Reasonable (6:1-5, cf. 17:18)
      a. Problem (6:1-2)
      b. Solution (6:3-5)
2. Not Indolent, but Industrious (6:6-11, cf. 12:11; 24:30)
     a. The Ant (6:6-8)
     b. The Sluggard (6:9-11)
3. Not Aggravating, but Alleviating (6:12-19, cf. 11:12)
     a. Troublemaker's Deeds (6:12-14)
     b. Troublemaker's Doom (6:15-19)
4. Not Fornicating, but Faithful (6:20-35, cf. 5:7-23)
     a. Expense of Fornication (6:26-35)
     b. Escape from Fornication (5:7-23)