Reading for today: Proverbs 7:1-27 In this Proverb Solomon warns his son about unfaithfulness. In stark and gripping words he paints an incredibly dark and painful picture of what happens to us when we begin to walk down this road which leads eventually to death. How many people do you know who have walked down […]
ReadReading for today: Proverbs 6:1-35 Just like there is no way this guy will not get burned carrying fire that close to Him, so you also cannot put yourself in tempting situations and continue not to sin. This wisdom from Solomon reminds us that if we want to stay on the path that God wants […]
ReadReading for today: Proverbs 5:1-23 OUCH! Now that one hurts doesn’t it? I remember as a kid thinking, “I got away with that one, no one saw me.” My joy and celebration was brought to an abrupt halt one morning during Sunday School when the teacher told us that God sees everything and that he […]
ReadPost originally published at DaveCrandall.me on February 26, 2015 Our small group (shout out to all my groupies!) is currently doing an ancient study (circa 2001) of Andy Stanley’s called The Best Question Ever. The study is mainly about how to make wise decisions; not good or bad, but wise. Wise decisions are basically defined […]
ReadReading for today: Proverbs 4:1-27 I love it! To have something, you have to go out there and get it. Just like we accepted Christ ourselves and no one could do it for us, the same goes for wisdom. You have to seek it out. Search for it. Find it. Where do you find it? […]
ReadReading for today: Proverbs 3:1-35 All throughout the Bible God makes it very clear that he wants to be first place in our lives. In fact, the Bible says that anything that is more important to us than God is an idol, or a false god. Here is a good way to determine whether or […]
ReadReading for today: Proverbs 2:1-22 What a great promise we have in being faithful to follow our King. You probably have prayed many times that God would protect you, but here is a promise in His Word that says He “protects the way of his faithful ones.” Today, walk in the assurance that you are […]
ReadReading for today: Proverbs 1:1-33 Temptation is a part of life. From the moment you hit the snooze bar to get “just a minute more” we are tempted or enticed to do things we know are wrong. The older I get the more amazed I am at my constant struggle with different temptations. The minute […]
ReadAt Friendship we believe the Church is not a building, it’s people, serving together to glorify God as an effective and influential church. So, each week, we highlight a volunteer or staff member who serves at Friendship, because our volunteers and staff make everything we do possible! We’ve asked each person some fun questions to help […]
ReadA Grace-filled Father God’s Grace is always extended to let us go, to bring us back, to go out to us, and to invite us in. What an incredible wrap up to The Moral of the Story. Through this series it’s been our prayer that Jesus’ stories would come alive to you and help you […]
ReadWisdom is the ability to both understand and apply knowledge. In the book of Proverbs we are compelled by King Solomon to pursue wisdom at all costs, in fact he says, if it costs you all you have…get it! Wisdom has the power to make our break our lives, and our level of wisdom will […]
ReadHere’s what we sang this morning as we wrapped up our series, “The Moral of the Story”: Our God Is Love (Hillsong) Breaking Through (Jeremy Riddle/Bethel) Lord, I Need You (Chris Tomlin’s version) This Grace (Kristian Stanfill) Listen to this set list on Spotify here. (playlist links are active for the whole calendar year of this post)
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