PLEASING GOD THROUGH MY BEHAVIOR PART 5

TEXT- PROVERBS 17:10-14

INTRODUCTION

TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH OUR STUDY FROM WITHIN THE BOOK OF PROVERBS ON THE TOPIC OF PLEASING THE LORD.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLEASE THE LORD BY THE TIME WE FINISH WITH THIS BOOK YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T BEEN LISTENING.

SOLOMON REALIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF PLEASING GOD BECAUSE OF HIS OWN LIFE EXPERIENCES.

HE WAS A MAN WHO HAD LEARNED BY EXPERIENCE WHAT WAS PLEASING OR NOT PLEASING TO GOD.

AND IF WE ARE WISE WE WILL LISTEN TO HIS WISDOM AND ADVICE ON THIS TOPIC.

A VISITOR ASKED THE PASTOR OF A CHURCH, "PASTOR, HOW MANY OF YOUR MEMBERS ARE ACTIVE?" THE PASTOR REPLIED, "THEY ALL ARE! SOME ARE ACTIVE FOR THE LORD AND THE REST ARE ACTIVE FOR THE DEVIL!"

TONIGHT WE SHOULD ALL ASK OURSELVES, "WHO ARE WE TRYING TO PLEASE?"

LAST SUNDAY EVENING WE LEARNED THAT ONE OF THE WAYS TO PLEASE THE LORD IS TO BE PEACEABLE.

TONIGHT OUR TEXT IS FOUND IN PROVERBS 17:10-15 AND WE WILL SEE HOW WE CAN PLEASE THE LORD THROUGH OUR CONDUCT.

LET’S LOOK AT FIVE BEHAVIORS THAT WILL PLEASE GOD.