This Sunday
"...they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so." — Acts 17:11
Sermon Outline & Discuss Guide for Small Groups and Families
Date: September 20, 2026
Text: Proverbs 1:8-19
Synopsis: As we continue our sermon series through Revelation, we enter into Solomon’s first major section on wisdom, which comes in the form of a poetic letter. We recall that chapters 1-9 largely are a series of poems functioning like a setup for the proverbs which appear in chapters 10-31. Here, Solomon lays out two paths for life, folly and wisdom. Folly, in this passage, is shown in the image of a violent gang who tempts a young man to follow them in their abominable deeds. While the instruction to avoid joining violent gangs might feel overly simplistic in terms of wisdom literature, in the counsel we learn something about the temptation to follow the creed into folly. This proves particularly important when we think about various social movements over the last decade that have led many well-meaning Christians into folly.
Text: Proverbs 1:8-19
Synopsis: As we continue our sermon series through Revelation, we enter into Solomon’s first major section on wisdom, which comes in the form of a poetic letter. We recall that chapters 1-9 largely are a series of poems functioning like a setup for the proverbs which appear in chapters 10-31. Here, Solomon lays out two paths for life, folly and wisdom. Folly, in this passage, is shown in the image of a violent gang who tempts a young man to follow them in their abominable deeds. While the instruction to avoid joining violent gangs might feel overly simplistic in terms of wisdom literature, in the counsel we learn something about the temptation to follow the creed into folly. This proves particularly important when we think about various social movements over the last decade that have led many well-meaning Christians into folly.
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