Message: “Wise Christians In a Wild World- Lessons from Proverbs. – Wednesday Service” from James Sumpter
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CloseJames Sumpter - September 11, 2024
Warning 4: Lifeless, Slothful Living - Wednesday Evening Service

– The whole world is busy. We are all busy. You are busy. I have met very few people who did not think that their life was at least a little busy. Because of this, very few of us consider ourselves to be lazy. However, the Bible, in particular Proverbs, talks a lot about laziness. It is most often called “sloth”. – “I’m way to busy, there is no way I’m lazy.” Maybe a good question to help us see ourselves clearly would be, “Is my busyness leading to lifelessness?” As Christians, let’s ask ourselves: Am I spiritually productive? Do I do things that matter? Do I understand my most important roles in this world? Am I focused on them? Am I aware of how I spend time and the brevity of life? Proverbs will call us to consider these as well. “Sloth” is not simply laziness. The words used for slothful in Proverbs mean “sluggish, to sink down, to relax, to loosen, hang limp.” Slothfulness can be found in our lives as laziness, idleness, inactivity, distraction, pointless amusement, misdirected priorities, or apathy.
Scripture References: Matthew 13:22, Proverbs 6:9-11, Proverbs 10:26, Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 26:15, Matthew 25:14-30, Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 19:15, Proverbs 23:20-21, Proverbs 19:24, Proverbs 27:1, Proverbs 26:13, Proverbs 15:19, Proverbs 23:2, Proverbs 20:4, Proverbs 3:5-6, Proverbs 22:13, 1 Timothy 5:6, Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 26:14, Proverbs 12:27, Proverbs 21:21, Proverbs 20:4, Ecclesiastes 5:3, Proverbs 10:4-5, Proverbs 20:13, Proverbs 14:23, Proverbs 26:16, Proverbs 21:20, John 15:1-6, Proverbs 18:1-24, Proverbs 19:15, Proverbs 24:30-34, Proverbs 21:25, Proverbs 20:17
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