Wisdom part 4

 May 27, 2021

LESSON 21: WISDOM

A. Definition of wisdom:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

B. An example from my everyday life:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

C. A positive example from the Bible: Gen. 37:39-45; 1 Kings 3:23-28; Dan. 2:17-24, 46-49; Matt. 22:15-45; Luke 2:41-52. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

D. A negative example from the Bible: Gen. 3:1-7; Ex. 32:1-3; 1 Sam. 25; Luke 12:15-21; Rom. 1:18-32. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

E. Thinking about wisdom in my own life:

1. When have I been wise?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. In what situation did I fail to be wise? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What problem in my life could God use to build wisdom? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Who can be a Christian model for me of wisdom? ________________________________________________

5. How can I develop this quality in my life?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

F. A scripture verse I will memorize to help build wisdom into my life: Prov. 1:7; 4:5; 24:3; Col. 2:3; James 1:5, 6; 3:13.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

G. Self-evaluation:

1. Try to remember the last three decisions you made. Were they wise ones?______________________________

2. Do I seek advice from wise people to help me with major decisions? __________________________________

3. Do I consider my parents to be wiser than I am? __________________________________________________

4. Am I gaining in wisdom or in foolishness? ______________________________________________________

5. Do I envy people who seem to make wise choices consistently? ______________________________________

6. Does wisdom receive higher priority in my life than “happiness”? ____________________________________

7. Does reading and study increase wisdom?_______________________________________________________

8. Are people today generally wiser than people were 2,000 years ago?__________________________________

9. Can I be successful without being wise? ________________________________________________________

10. Do I depend upon the Holy Spirit to guide me when making a decision? ______________________________

11. Do I seek direction from the Scriptures when faced with alternatives? ________________________________

12. Do I respect the advice of my parents, teachers, or pastor? _________________________________________

13. Am I convinced that the wisdom of the Bible is superior to the wisdom of this world?____________________

14. Am I teachable? Do I readily listen to advice? ___________________________________________________

15. In conversation, am I interested in receiving wisdom from others or giving mine? _______________________

16. Am I convinced that all true wisdom comes from God? ___________________________________________

17. Am I cooperating with God to make myself a wise person? ________________________________________