Teaching by Tag: Knowledge
Wisdom for Living, Part 2: Guard Your Heart
We must guard the “wellspring” of our lives and work diligently to align the core of who we are with what God says is true about Himself, about us, about our place in the world, about life, and about everything else.
Watch / ListenThe Superlative Nature of Love, Part 2
Love is not to be construed as agreement and disagreement is not to be construed as hate. The gospel is best communicated when the conviction of those who believe it can be observed by those who don’t.
Watch / Listen2 Peter: Growing in Grace and Knowledge, Part 2
False teaching is characterized by sensuality and greed, causes the truth to be slandered, and leads to judgment. There will always be false teachers among us, but there is a Truth and God decides what it is.
Watch / Listen2 Peter: Growing in Grace and Knowledge, Part 1
In living the Christian life, we must remember how great is God’s grace toward us. We should be content in everything except for our spiritual growth. True knowledge is not purely theoretical but experiential, so we must practice the fundamentals.
Watch / ListenColossians, Part 5: Deceptive Philosophies
Paul admonished the Colossians to stop letting deceptive philosophies infiltrate the church that are human-focused, not God-focused. The primary threat to the church today is the same threat that it was to the church in the first century. Truth is not found within us, but within God’s Word.
Watch / ListenColossians, Part 2: What it Means to Walk the Walk
Eternal hope leads to faith and love, building a foundation to know God’s will through spiritual wisdom and knowledge, resulting in a walk that, by His power, is characterized by endurance, patience, and joy.
Watch / ListenTake It From an Old Man
An “old guy” encourages young people (and not-so-young people) to live lives filled with wisdom and integrity.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 50: Pharaoh’s Dreams
Pharaoh has absolutely everything—but in reality he has nothing. Joseph has absolutely nothing—but in reality he has everything. Joseph’s encounter with Pharaoh has echoes of revelation, illumination, identity, and suffering, all of which find their fulfillment in Christ.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 38: The Trajectory of Sin
By nature man is addicted to knowledge and allergic to wisdom.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 7: The Start of Societies
The more a nation advances in prosperity, the more it decreases in morality. The more a nation advances in knowledge, the more it decreases in wisdom.
Watch / ListenUnwise: How to Lose at the Comparison Game
Comparison makes idols out of what we don’t have.
Watch / ListenProverbs: A Life of Wisdom, Part 1
The Proverbs guide us to a proper application of knowledge. If you have a lot of knowledge, but you don’t apply it the way God says it needs to be applied, then you end up playing the part of a fool. Knowledge without wisdom is a bounced check.
Watch / ListenJames: Living Out Our Faith, Part 5
Every time we believe a lie, it becomes easier to believe the next one. Lies pave the way to more lies.
Watch / ListenDo Something, Part 1
In a relationship with God, as in any good relationship, both knowledge and application are vital. We must hear and do. In the context of the local church, this will result in gospel-motivated service to the body.
Watch / ListenRooted: A Study of Deeper Faith in Colossians, Part 5
Love is the prerequisite to a fuller understanding of Christ.
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