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March 28 - Proverbs 11:13-18 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Sean. Here it is.
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  Friday. You clever soul, you've made it
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  to the end of the week. Well done.
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  It's the 28th of March and you have tapped on play to invite me
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  into your day and being Friday. Yes, it's time to read some
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  proverbs together. And the poll and the comments,
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  well, you guys, we're not quite unanimous, but around, well, at
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  least 90% of you have said read the Psalm, not the Psalms.
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  Sean, move forward. Read the Proverbs twice, please.
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  That is much easier. There were a handful of you that
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  said no, no, no, once. Once is good.
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  Thanks. And here, my heart, who wants to
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  please everyone is very perplexed, but I'm going to read
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  them twice. I'm sorry friends who just
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  wanted it once, I'm going to read them twice because
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  overwhelmingly most people are finding that a lot easier to
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  digest. In fact, there's also been some
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  comments saying instead of reading them 123-451-2345, why
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  don't you read each one of them twice, Pause and read the next
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  one. So why don't we try that today
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  And you can leave your your thoughts below.
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  I'll leave a little poll again and you can let me know your
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  thoughts, your preferences, or you can shoot me an email, email
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  address in the show notes. Or you can leave a comment on
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  Spotify or whatever platform you're listening.
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  Our friends, it is really wonderful that that you guys get
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  in touch and you let me know what you're thinking because
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  we're a community and we're doing this together and it just
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  it fills my heart to know that we come together and we do this
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  reading God's word. So thank you, thank you for your
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  encouragement, thank you for your feedback.
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  It is so good to be doing this. And you know, we are going to be
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  reading Proverbs every Friday all this year and next year.
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  So let's get it right. Let us do this in a way that is
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  going to be most life giving, with God's wisdom ringing in our
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  ears all through our day. And having said all that, let us
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  get down to business and read together.
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  Proverbs chapter 1113 to 18. A gossip goes around telling
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  secrets, but those who are trustworthy can keep a
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  confidence. A gossip goes around telling
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  secrets, but those who are trustworthy can keep a
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  confidence. Without wise leadership, a
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  nation falls. There is safety in having many
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  advisers. Without wise leadership, a
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  nation falls. There is safety in having many
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  advisers. There's danger in putting up
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  security for a stranger's debt. It's safer not to guarantee
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  another person's debt. There's danger in putting up
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  security for a stranger's debt. It's safer not to guarantee
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  another person's debt. A gracious woman gains respect,
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  but ruthless men gain only wealth.
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  A gracious woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only
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  wealth. Your kindness will reward you,
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  but your cruelty will destroy you.
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  Your kindness will reward you, but your cruelty will destroy
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  you. Evil people get rich for the
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  moment, but the reward of the godly will last.
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  Evil people get rich for the moment, but the reward of the
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  godly will last. Oh Father, thank you for your
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  truth. And in many of these proverbs,
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  this theme rings out that chasing after finance, chasing
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  after the quick gain doesn't win out in the end, but instead it's
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  living in the fruits of your spirit, particularly living with
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  kindness. That's where your priority lies
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  and that's what you want for your people.
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  And as there's a cheap satisfaction in that jibe, in
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  that cruel word which can so easily just roll off the tongue,
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  so that's not where your heart is, that it's in kindness, it's
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  in graciousness, it's in wisdom. Lord, that is where you want us
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  to be dwelling. So continue to shape us,
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  continue to transform our hearts, and may your proverbs
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  linger long within us. Thank you for giving us this
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  truth. But most importantly, thank you
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  for giving us Jesus, who is our truth.
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  And we pray all of this through Him and his name.
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  Amen.