Sermon Notes June 15
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Father’s Day
Proverbs 15
Introduction:
A. A father’s instruction never _____________
B. Solomon contrasts between the _________ and the _____________
C. Seven eternal truths:
1. Their _______________ (v. 1-7)
2. Their _______________ and ______________________ (v. 8-9)
3. Their response to ___________________ (v. 10-12)
4. Their _______________ (v. 13-15)
5. Their value of ____________ and _____________ (v. 16-17)
6. Their _____________ and its consequences (v. 18-30)
7. Their seeking of ___________________ and life (v. 31-33)
I. Their Speech (v. 1-7)
A. A wise answer softly turns away ____________, but the foolish reply
__________________ and stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1
B. Make __________________ and virtues of wisdom attractive (v. 2)
1. Recommend knowledge and ________________
2. Guard your ______________
3. Share words of _________________
4. Encourage __________________
5. Seek wisdom by _____________ God
6. The foolish speak with __________________ and sin
C. The righteous speak to ________________ and bring ____________
1. Words have ______________ to heal or harm
2. Words can be like a _______________ that soothes
3. The foolish speak to ________________ and crush the spirit
4. Be a _____________________, not a _____________________
5. Give _______________ with what you say
6. _______________ hear what you say and learn to express your
attitude
II. Their Heart (v. 13-15)
A. The heart affects people’s ____________________
1. If you have a _________________ spirit, life will be a “continual
feast”- how you handle life’s situations
2. Is life always happy, happy, happy? _________
3. The difference is that your heart & mind is set on ____________
B. Your face tells a _________________ (v. 13)
C. Solomon’s advice (v. 14)
1. Seek _______________________
2. John 14:6 “Jesus said, ‘I am the ___________, the ___________,
and the ____________.’”
3. The foolish are ______________________
III. Their Conduct and Its Consequences (v. 18-30)
A. The righteous are _________________, but the wicked stir up strife
B. The upright have an ____________ road, but the wicked are
_______________________________
C. Wise children bring ___________ to their parents, but the foolish
show __________________
D. The wise stay on the ______________ path
1. They are __________________________________________
2. They are ________________ to God’s Word
3. They avoid __________________ that can destroy their lives
Conclusion: “The fear of the Lord is the instructi
on of wisdom and before honor is humility.” Proverbs 15:33