Tommy Blumberg

The Sin of Simplicity Proverbs 1:22 “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? Insight A simple person is another name for a foolish person. It describes those who do not fear God. They do not weigh what they say or do. They live as if there is no …

The Price Tag of Greed Proverbs 1:19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; It takes away the life of its owners. Insight We live in a materialistic age today. Covetousness is the great sin of the hour. 1 Application I remember hearing someone once say …

Right Decisions, Right Living Proverbs 1:10, 15 My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. My son, do not walk in the way with them, Keep your foot from their path. Insight The father tells his son how to avoid yielding to temptation. First, he says, check carefully the …

The Father Teaches Proverbs 1:8–9 My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother; For they will be a graceful ornament on your head, And chains about your neck. Insight God speaks here through the mouth of a parent or teacher, blending …

Listen and Learn Proverbs 1:5 A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel. Insight This has been the characteristic of all great men. They never reached the place where they felt that they had learned everything. 1 Application The first person …

The Way of Wisdom Proverbs 1:2–3 To know wisdom and instruction, To perceive the words of understanding, To receive the instruction of wisdom, Justice, judgment, and equity. Insight These verses elaborate on the qualities of life that must be acquired for leading a wise life. A disciplined life is one …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19 In many respects, we have departed from this pattern. In most churches, the congregation pays the …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen. John 21:25 John is not exaggerating when he says …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.” This He …