SUNDAYS AT 9:00 AND 10:30 AM
ARBOR CHURCH
Kicking off Make It Make Sense, Pastor Ryan walks us into the wiser, older path of Proverbs. Fewer hot takes and more holy formation for real modern life.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline.
– Proverbs 1:7
What does The Fear of the Lord really mean? Pastor Ryan helps us see how awe, not anxiety, is the foundation of wise living.
In a world that’s “always on” yet strangely lonely, Proverbs shows us how wise friendships shape who we’re becoming—and why that can’t happen in isolation.
When the loudest voice sounds wise but leads to dead ends, Scripture shows a better way: humble hearts that listen, learn, and live.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
– Childhood saying (not true)
There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
– Proverbs (12:18) (true)
This week, we look at the wisdom Proverbs has to offer on words – and how to use them wisely.
Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread.
– Proverbs 30:18
Money isn’t a popular topic in the church, but it’s popular in Proverbs; a huge number of verses in this book of wisdom have to do with money. This week, Ryan helps us make sense of them by focusing on a prayer for financial wisdom and peace found in Proverbs 30.
To learn wisdom and moral instruction, and to discern wise counsel. To receive moral instruction in skillful living, in righteousness, justice, and equity.
– Proverbs 1:2-3
This week, one of the themes of Proverbs we don’t talk about as often: love in action, expressed in justice.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.
– Proverbs 3:5
Guest speaker Garrett Shelp wraps our series on wisdom with a message about how our need for certainty and control can lead us astray, and what it takes to release these things so we can lead a life of wisdom.
