Title: Devoted to God
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00:34 - We Are Engaged in Spiritual Warfare
02:50 - Proverbs: In All Your Ways
05:13 - Who Is Lemuel?
07:52 - Two Poems: A King and a Wife Who Live in Wisdom
09:14 - The Wise King
10:02 - Don't Waste Your Life
12:08 - Don't Numb Yourself in Self-Centered Pleasure
12:36 - Don't Tear Down the Good You've Built
14:03 - Don't Live As One Who Has No Hope
16:07 - Numbing Comes from More Than Just Alcohol
17:33 - Speak Up for Those Who Can't
19:35 - The Wise Wife
19:47 - Wifehood is Worthy to be Praised
23:38 - Reading Proverbs 31:10-31
25:41 - Wisdom is for Everyone
27:22 - A Wise Wife is Valuable
28:59 - She Provides for Those in Her Care
30:17 - She's Diligent
31:25 - She's Strong
31:53 - She Has Ample Resources for Her Household
33:08 - She's Generous
33:32 - She's Fearless
34:47 - She is Praised
36:32 - She Enjoys the Fruit of Her Hands
36:57 - You Don't Pursue the Path of Wisdom by Accident
39:00 - Walking in Wisdom as a Married Couple
41:37 - Grace Marriage Shift the Drift
44:46 - Grace Marriage at Berean Bible Church
52:08 - Closing
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Proverbs 31
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In this final message from Proverbs, Jed Gillis explores Proverbs 31 as a call to live “devoted to God” in every role. The chapter contains two linked poems that picture wisdom in action.
First, King Lemuel’s mother warns her son to guard his strength. He should guard against destructive relationships and self-numbing excess, and he should govern with clear judgment, defending the poor and voiceless. Her counsel shows how a leader who fears God stewards power for the good of others.
Second, the acrostic portrait of the “excellent wife” celebrates a woman whose strength, diligence, generosity, and foresight bless her household and community. Her true beauty is reverent trust in the Lord.
Together, the poems teach that wisdom is a deliberate path: every believer, whether wielding public authority or managing daily tasks at home, is summoned to intentional, God-honoring living
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