PLEASING GOD AS A PEACEMAKER PART 4

TEXT- PROVERBS 17:1-9

INTRODUCTION

AS WE CONTINUE WITH OUR STUDY FROM THE BOOK OF PROVERBS WE COME TO A NEW CHAPTER.

OUR TEXT TONIGHT IS FOUND IN PROVERBS 17:1-9 AND THE TITLE OF MY MESSAGE IS, "PLEASING THE LORD."

THIS IS THE MAIN THEME FROM CHAPTER 16 TO CHAPTER 22.

IN THESE MISCELLANEOUS PROVERBS SOLOMON IS DESCRIBING FOR US WAYS THAT WE CAN PLEASE THE LORD.

MANY PEOPLE WHEN THEY STUDY THE BOOK OF PROVERBS THINK THAT SOLOMON IS JUMPING RANDOMLY FROM ONE TOPIC TO ANOTHER.

HOWEVER, THE MORE YOU READ AND STUDY THIS BOOK YOU WILL DISCOVER THAT HE HAS A PATTERN WHICH IS FORMED BY THE WORDS GOD INSPIRED HIM TO USE.

TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE US TO SEE HOW THAT IF WE ARE WISE CHRISTIANS WE WILL PLEASE THE LORD BY BEING PEACEMAKERS.

SOME PEOPLE WERE VISITING THE LOCAL ZOO WERE AMAZED TO FIND A CAGE WITH A SIGN ABOVE IT SAYING, "PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE." INSIDE WAS A FOX AND FOUR CHICKENS. WHEN ASKED HOW THEY COULD "PEACEFULLY COEXIST THE ZOO KEEPER EXPLAINED, IT'S EASY ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS TOSS IN A FEW MORE CHICKENS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

LET’S LOOK AT NINE WAYS WE CAN BECOME PEACEMAKERS FOR GOD.