W I S D O M

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How do we become people who build our lives on God’s wisdom rather than ruining them? How do we navigate life and all its complexities? How do we make sense of death and suffering? How about friendships, wealth, and decision-making? What about sex and marriage? 

These questions are where the Old Testament’s wisdom books come in. Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs depict how to navigate life’s complexity. Through poetry and narrative, the Bible shows us following Jesus is more than just acquiring knowledge. It’s about seeing reality the way God sees it and learning how to live within it—in short, it’s about becoming a person of wisdom.

This series is part of our Year of Biblical Literacy initiative.

SERMONS

To help facilitate LifeGroup discussion, we'll be posting resources for each week of the series.

Week 1: Wisdom and the Fear of the LORD

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Week 2: Wisdom and Decision-Making

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Week 3: Wisdom and Pride

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Week 4: Wisdom and Wealth

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Week 5: Wisdom and Sex

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RESOURCES

Check out our Year of Biblical Literacy site for more articles, podcasts, and book recommendations.

BOOKS

• Interpreting the Wisdom Books: An Exegetical Handbook (Handbooks for Old Testament Exegesis) by Edward M. Curtis

• The Wisdom Pyramid by Brett McCracken

• God's Wisdom for Navigating Life: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Book of Proverbs by Tim Keller

• The Fear of the Lord Is Wisdom: A Theological Introduction to Wisdom in Israel by Tremper Longman III

VIDEOS

• Song of Songs Summary: A Complete Animated Overview

• The Book of Proverbs: What It Teaches About Being Good at Life

• The Disturbing But Surprising Wisdom of Ecclesiastes

• The Book of Job's Wisdom on How God Runs the World

TEXT-IN QUESTIONS

Throughout the year, we want to know the concepts and passages you wrestle with. We'll answer some of these questions in podcast episodes throughout the year.

To submit your topic or question, text "LEXINGTON" followed by your topic to 855-855-0655.

Ruth

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The story of Ruth centers around one of the most vulnerable and marginalized figures in the Old Testament. This series examines God’s sovereignty over all of life and how God uses unlikely people to bring hope and healing to the world.

This series is part of our Year of Biblical Literacy initiative.

SERMONS

To help facilitate LifeGroup discussion, we'll be posting resources for each week of the series.

Week 1: Compromise, Bitterness, or Faithfulness?

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Week 2: God’s Faithfulness in Your Faithfulness

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Week 3: The Risk of Hope

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Week 4: The Story Behind the Story

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RESOURCES

Check out our Year of Biblical Literacy site for more articles, podcasts, and book recommendations.

BOOKS

VIDEOS

TEXT-IN QUESTIONS

Throughout the year, we want to know the concepts and passages you wrestle with. We'll answer some of these questions in podcast episodes throughout the year.

To submit your topic or question, text "LEXINGTON" followed by your topic to 855-855-0655.

Ghosts & Ancestors

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It’s often said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” 

As we look at the first five books of Scripture, stories abound of those who trusted God and those who did not. Some, through faith, went on to be ancestors who blessed those after them. Others proved to be ghosts that haunt their lineage with heartache and pain. 

As we learn to interpret the narratives in the Torah, both the negative and the positive, we’ll see how God works in the midst of it all and calls us into his story, inviting us to walk in the steps of our ancestors who came before us.

SERMONS

To help facilitate LifeGroup discussion, we'll be posting resources for each week of the series.

Week 1: The Two Paths

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Week 2: Abraham

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Week 3: Esau

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Week 4: Jacob

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Week 5: Leah

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Week 6: Moses

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Week 7: Aaron

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Week 8: Joseph

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RESOURCES

Check out our Year of Biblical Literacy site for more articles, podcasts, and book recommendations.

BOOKS

PODCASTS

This will be updated as we progress through the series. Stay tuned!

VIDEOS

TEXT-IN QUESTIONS

Throughout the year, we want to know the concepts and passages you wrestle with. We'll answer some of these questions in podcast episodes throughout the year.

To submit your topic or question, text "LEXINGTON" followed by your topic to 855-855-0655.