What’s unique about the wisdom found in the book of Proverbs? It’s God-centred.

“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Prov 18:24. When thinking about the topic of friendship, the best place to look is to Jesus.

”The tongue of the wise brings healing.” (Prov. 12:18)

Friendship is not an optional extra but is essential to our God-given humanity.

The abused need to be released from all kinds of shame, and the gospel has that power.

True wisdom does not begin with us. It begins with God.

The Christian life is an all-out, bloody, no holds barred spiritual war.

Inability to connect. Constant fear and mistrust. Deep insecurities. And, more than anything, shame.

Our first and foremost struggle with wisdom is that without Christ, our position is spiritually dead, putting true wisdom beyond our grasp.

Far too many churches are like sheep pens with gates wide open, allowing wolves to enter unnoticed in order to entrap and savage our weakest sheep.