The Wisdom of God
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In “The Wisdom of God,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about the wisdom of God, prayer, Satanic opposition. Drawing especially from Ecclesiastes 1:6, Psalm 119, Matthew 25, Colossians 2, the teaching emphasizes that God’s wisdom confronts human pride and teaches believers to judge life from an eternal perspective. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that prayer expresses dependence on God and prepares believers to hear and obey Him.
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Odle focuses on the wisdom of God. The message argues that God’s wisdom confronts human pride and teaches believers to judge life from an eternal perspective. It connects this with the conviction that true worship centers on God and is expressed through reverence, surrender, and obedience. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on the wisdom of God. The message argues that God’s wisdom confronts human pride and teaches believers to judge life from an eternal perspective. It connects this with the conviction that the believer must answer fear with trust in God, sober judgment, and faithful action. The practical emphasis is to respond with honest repentance and concrete obedience.
Odle focuses on the wisdom of God while working through Ecclesiastes 1:6, Psalm 119, Matthew 25. The message argues that God’s wisdom confronts human pride and teaches believers to judge life from an eternal perspective. It connects this with the conviction that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on the wisdom of God while working through Colossians 2, Romans 1, Romans 1:22. The message argues that God’s wisdom confronts human pride and teaches believers to judge life from an eternal perspective. It connects this with the conviction that David’s choices are used to examine leadership, testing, repentance, and renewed dependence on God. The practical emphasis is to practice patient, truthful love in relationships and conflict.
Odle focuses on Satanic opposition. The message argues that Satan’s work is described through deception, accusation, temptation, and opposition to God’s purposes. It connects this with the conviction that the creation account is defended as foundational to biblical authority and the meaning of the created order. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on the wisdom of God while working through Ephesians 1, Proverbs 16:1, Proverbs 16:16. The message argues that God’s wisdom confronts human pride and teaches believers to judge life from an eternal perspective. It connects this with the conviction that prayer expresses dependence on God and prepares believers to hear and obey Him. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on demons and deliverance. The message argues that demonic influence must be answered through Christ’s authority and the freedom He provides. It connects this with the conviction that God’s wisdom confronts human pride and teaches believers to judge life from an eternal perspective. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on Satanic opposition. The message argues that Satan’s work is described through deception, accusation, temptation, and opposition to God’s purposes. It connects this with the conviction that demonic influence must be answered through Christ’s authority and the freedom He provides. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on the wisdom of God. The message argues that God’s wisdom confronts human pride and teaches believers to judge life from an eternal perspective. It connects this with the conviction that faithfulness in the home requires instruction, loving correction, protection, and a consistent Christian example. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
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be seated this morning we welcome everyone to Fire and grace church this morning everyone watching and listening um that was good good good worship time good to be in the house of God Amen uh got a little announcement before we get into the word this morning uh the registration for the battle ready Marriage Boot Camp opens today at noon so you can register this is for Couples married couples only or for those who are engaged to be married so you have to register as a couple all right um so the information is on the event brigh page it's going to be Saturday May 3rd uh from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 P p.m. at the opala public library Auditorium uh so it's going to be a one-day seminar hosted by fire and Grace Church for married and engaged couples who desire to strengthen their relationship with God and their spouse or future spouse so uh we're trying to work out a Friday hangout and early checkin uh we haven't figured that out yet but we will all right the link is on Facebook also so are we on everything that's good to good to know that we're on everything Hallelujah well I hope everybody has their Bibles this morning I think we're going to continue I started uh a series last week I I think we're just going to entitle it the wisdom of God and last week I talked about the difference between knowledge and wisdom and we're going to expand on that today we're got a lot of scriptures to go through so I hope you're ready y'all ready all right let's get your Bibles out real quick and turn to uh 2 Chronicles chapter 1 and we're going to read verses 10 11 and 12 uh who remembers who was the wisest man in the Old Testament Solomon and we're going to see why and kind of how that begins but remember what did Jesus say about Solomon when he was talking to the Pharisees he said what greater than Solomon is here and there's a reason for that not just that he's God uh in In the Flesh and the Savior the Messiah but uh I'm just going to spell it out for you if you want a definition of wisdom it is Jesus Christ he is the wisdom of God all the treasures we're going to see that all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in him so if you are not in Jesus Christ any wisdom you think you have is fleshly wisdom man's Wisdom or the devil's wisdom you hear me and there is the devil's wisdom James talks about wisdom that's
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devilish people think they're crafty smart you know out there in the world and you can be smart and skilled in the world in your own understanding but the wisdom of God is Supernatural you don't have to be a Christian that's been saved a long time to have the wisdom of God you don't have to be perfect to have the wisdom of God is't that wonderful you do have to be serious though you have to be a serious person that is serious about seeking God and spending time in his presence through worship and prayer and fasting and meditating and studying the word of God you've got to spend time with him and you got to get to know him and you got to be serious about hating the sin in your life and turning from it you hear me because wisdom first comes by the fear of the Lord you're going to see that meaning you respect God's laws his rules his morality you respect it enough to understand that there will be judgment and Punishment if you don't truly repent now we're going to see that in fact uh I might even skip down to this real quick and read this one we'll come back to it but proverbs BS 9:10 says the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and listen to this and the knowledge of the Holy is understanding what does holy mean holy means to be separate from sin and worldliness and fleshly desires and the devil's Kingdom you got to be you got to be a person that makes up your mind I'm done with this stuff and I'm going to follow Jesus okay and there's a difference as I've said many times between living in a sin that's habitual practice of sin versus you trying to walk with God and maybe you stumble and fall but you get back up and you ask for forgiveness and you keep moving on but you don't use forgiveness and God's love and patience as an excuse to keep on living in adultery or fornication or drunkenness or drug use or whatever you may be doing pornography that's the big problem today lust of the eyes lust of the Flesh and the pride of life but the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and guess what the word fear is you'll go to some of these big churches and lukewarm what I call them lukewarm churches you know what they're going to tell you you fear oh it's just awe in reverence of God no that's not what the word means if you look it up in Hebrew it means to be afraid it means to have some Terror it means to understand that God is Not playing with you this is not a
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