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Review. Last lesson we began to look at ways Solomon taught that we could prove ourselves to be a manTake Heed to Your CounselorsKnow who you should be listening toTake Heed to Your GoalsKnow what priorities and goals are truly importantNow we
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1. “Prove Yourself a Man” 1 Kings 2:1-3
(Part 2)
2. Review Last lesson we began to look at ways Solomon taught that we could prove ourselves to be a man
Take Heed to Your Counselors
Know who you should be listening to
Take Heed to Your Goals
Know what priorities and goals are truly important
Now we’ll add a couple more
3. Take Heed to Your Relationships Avoid intimacy outside of marriage
Prov 5:1-14
They entice and destroy you
Prov 6:23-35
Will ruin one’s life and reputation
Prov 7:1-27
All are subject to temptation
Intimacy outside of marriage can alter or destroy your life
4. Take Heed to Your Relationships Love your spouse
Prov 5:15-19
Rejoice and be enraptured
Prov 5:20-23
The Lord knows who is looking elsewhere
Eccl 9:9
The Lord wants you to have a joyful life with your mate
God loves marriage, and He will condemn those who defile it (Heb 13:4)
5. Take Heed to Your Character Avoid debt and sloth
Prov 6:1-5, 17:18
Debt enslaves, especially when cosigning for another
Prov 6:6-11, 10:4, 13:4
Laziness brings poverty
We must be industrious and avoid indebtedness (Rom 12:11, 13:8)
6. Take Heed to Your Character Know what is an abomination
Prov 6:16-19, 8:13
There are things which God hates
Prov 15:8, 28:9
Even our worship can be an abomination
We need to know what is the Father’s will in order to please Him (Mt 7:21-23)
7. Conclusion How can we prove ourselves to be a man?
Know who you should be listening to
Know what priorities and goals are truly important
Know who you will love and when is the time for intimacy
Know what kind of person you are seeking to become