Wednesday Night January 11, 2012
scriptures: Proverbs 17, 2 Corinthians 13, 1 Samuel 15
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Notes
Consider what commitments or principles that you can get from each scripture.
Proverbs 17
vs. 1 valuing peace and contentment, don’t strive to keep getting more stuff
vs. 3 a man is ultimately tested by God. have a good perspective on being tested – it is from
God and He is testing you. You are responsible for how you are in God.
vs. 4 Stop listening to foolishness. You have to take responsibility to control what you listen to.
You can’t just know it is bad; make the choice not to listen to it.
vs. 5 Don’t be glad at bad news. Don’t make fun of people because of what they don’t have,
because they are poor.
vs. 9 You have to move on when a person seeks forgiveness from you. Don’t hold on to it or
spread the matter to other people.
What commitments are you going to make personally based on the principles in the word? That’s
the point of learning from bible study.
vs. 10 Not require multiple admonishments, but to take heed to correction. Close the lips and
listen. Appreciating being told.
Are you willing to give reproof?
2 Corinthians 13:1-14
An example of coming to correct a group. This was the third time Paul had to address the
matter.
Be honest with yourself. Are you doing right by God?
The correction is not to prove that I am right, but to show that you are doing what God says is
right.
It is good that you come out right and strong in God. That is the purpose of correction/reproof.
It may come as sharpness, but to edify you so that you don’t experience a worse destruction.
The ultimate goal is to be better. Wanting well for each others.
Proverbs 17:11
There are people whose purpose it to get back. They are stuck on what they want to do and
hate for someone to tell them something instructive or corrective.
1 Samuel 15:1-24
Are there things in the background in your life that you should have gotten rid of?
I doesn’t matter what you do if you do it against the way God said do it? You can’t go against
Him to please Him.
Instead of trying to do more stuff to make up for what you haven’t done, just do what you’re
supposed to do.
Rebelling, doing something other than what is told, is the devil working in people.
When you don’t do something you should just because you don’t want to and can’t be moved, it
shows that you have deeply stained character against God.
Many times sin happens when people try to please people instead of God.
Stubbornness is also idolatry. Stubborn people are worshipping themselves.
“I just don’t want to” is not a reason against what you should do. But it drives many people’s
decisions. They serve themselves as their god.
A Christian does based on whether or not something pleases the Lord.
Is that how I’ve made my decisions? Is that how I commit to make my decisions?
Rebellion is still rebellion, regardless of the reason/excuse.
Do I have a rebellious spirit? Seeking my own?
The one seeking to please God first asks if something pleases God, has goodness, virtue, or truth
in it. not asking do I want to…
Ask self: who is the real god in your life? Is it God or yourself?