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Sermon 10/21: Words of Encouragement

10:20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;     the heart of the wicked is of little worth. 10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many,     but fools die for lack of sense. 11:11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,     but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown. 12:18 There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,     but the tongue of the wise brings healing. 15:2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,     but the mouths of fools pour out folly. 15:7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge;     not so the hearts of fools. 15:26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,     but gracious words are pure. 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,     and good news refreshes the bones. 16:23 The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious     and adds persuasiveness to his lips. 16:24 Gracious words are like a honeycomb,     sweetness to the soul and health to the body. 18:4 The words of a man's mouth are d
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Gossip notes

3:13 #3:00 definition of 3 words. #4:30 Psalm 52:1-4 Mark 7:21-22 "out of the heart... come evil thoughts... slander..." 2 Cor 12:21 "perhaps there may be quarrelling... slander..." Gossip means your heart is sick with insecurities #7:20 Romans 1:28-32 "they are gossips, slanderers..." #8:50 Matthew Mitchell, " Winning the war against the wagging tongue " (blog page with the outline is here: sermon outline 1 Spy : 11:13 "reveals secrets" " (rakil) which Robert O’Connell defines as “peddler, huckster, hawker, deceiver, slanderer, defamer Hunger for power.  Influence.  May enhance the spy's reputation.  Power to include or exclude a person.  Realize that Jesus is the most powerful.  The gospel alone can grant life.  In Him you have all the power you need.  You will always be included.  real power comes by giving life. 2 The Grumbler Nirgan. Psalm 106:24-25. "they despised, grumbled in the wilderness, murm
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Proverbs A6a and A6b: Walking in Wisdom & not by sight

This is the one that has the weird "a6c" section all about contrasting which was really hard to nail down concise titles for.  But it's also the section that has the "not walking by sight" section. (a6b).  And I just noticed that a6a is all summed up by the biggest chiasm fail of the book (the one with the center line of "industry" and the huge stretch of A/A' where he tries to say that talking about a woman building her house is the same thing as saying to join the counsel of the wise. Proverbs 14:2 Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD   but he who is devious in his ways despises him. Proverbs 14:2 Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD   but he who is devious in his ways despises him. Proverbs 14:2 That word "devious" is translated "perverse" by Waltke. This is a Yahweh verse and was used on the first God Sunday. Waltke comments "piety and ethics are inseparable" "by his ethics
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Mapping good LHP songs

LHP, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2017 at 2pm at just after the 14 minute mark. Audrey Assad "I shall not want" LHP, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2017 at 2pm at just after the 20 minute mark. a gruesome death you died for me one could barely recognize your You were whipped for my rebellion Beaten ... Like a lamb led to the slaughter, you were killed cause I was wrong And I trace the scars of your love for me A constant reminder of what I mean You bore the stripes so that I know peace Oh wounded healer How I love you Jesus And the wounds upon your hands and feed Will mark you for eternity A fountain's opened up Where blood and water flow And I run to find my cleansing I run to be made whole (carl jung? weird... audrey assad has one by this title too) LHP, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2017 at 2pm at 25 minutes. and he prays that my faith would not fail always living to intercede with groanings too deep to be uttered there is a power that is greater a force that is
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Things I would tell Blair

If we are moving from heart emotions to deeds, it would be helpful to notice how A is primarily concerned with heart-outcome and B is primarily concerned with deed-outcome. Did he add verse 19:21 because it completed the proverb pair? Proverbs 16:20 He always takes this (whoever gives thought to the word will discover good) as referring only to "the word" as in like just the word of God, instead of it being translated as "a saying" or "one's speech".  But the original proverb is more generic.  It definitely includes giving thought to the words of God.  (And from an a fortiori  argument [from the lesser to the greater], one could say this one underscores its importance.  i.e. if it is this important to give thought to the sayings of the wise in general, or to our own speech, how much more important is it for us to give thought to the words of God.) The proverbs 24:23 reference makes no sense.(9.23, 12:06)
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In the secret of His presence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo1wIc8qcvE Sandra McCracken sings this too, but her syncopation is too hard to match. In the secret of His presence how my soul delights to hide! Oh, how precious are the lessons which I learn at Jesus' side! Earthly cares can never vex me, neither trials lay me low; For when Satan comes to tempt me, to the secret place I go, To the secret place I go. When my soul is faint and thirsty, 'neath the shadow of His wing There is cool and pleasant shelter, and a fresh and crystal spring; And my Savior rests beside me, as we hold communion sweet: If I tried, I could not utter what He says when thus we meet, What He says when thus we meet. Only this I know: I tell Him all my doubts, my griefs and fears; Oh, how patiently He listens! and my drooping soul He cheers: Do you think He ne'er reproves me? What a false Friend He would be, If He never, never told me of the sins which He must see, Of the sins which He must see. Would you like to know
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