Repent--Turn 180
Series Theme:
Life without God is purposeless and meaningless.
Theme Verse:
- Fear God and Keep His commandments
- Control your tongue
- Examine your life and get rid of the foolish things that would destroy you.
Ecc.3:11--He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men. Yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
A little bit of folly hurts a lot--vs.8-11
- Our own actions may be our undoing
- Bad choices can lead to all sorts of hidden dangers...life is full of uncertainty.
Vs.10--Wisdom or skill brings success!
A little bit of folly can wreck a lot--vs.1-4
WISDOM
IS
BETTER
THAN
FOLLY
BIG IDEA:
One bad choice can ruin a lifetime of good choices...but wisdom can save the day!
- Richard Nixon
- Pete Rose
- Ben Johnson
- Tiger Woods
- Lindsay Lohan
- Mark Driscoll
Don't
Play
the Fool
Our own actions may be our undoing and bad choices can lead to all sorts of hidden dangers, but wisdom makes it easier to succeed.
How to know your playing the fool with your mouth?
A little bit of folly makes for a BIG mouth.
- constantly talking about yourself
- trash talking others so you can look better
- using F-bombs as adverbs and adjective
- anger lashing out and hurting people you love
When a wise person speaks the effect is positive. When a fool speaks the effect is destructive.
Romans 1:22
Claiming to be wise, they became fools...
Fool Defined:
Someone who knows what's right, but chooses to do their own thing because they know better
Wisdom is Better Part 2
Ecclesiastes 10:1-14