May 17, 2026
Proverbs 14
• Strong Foundations, Transformed Lives, Lasting Impact -Proverbs 14
• You don't get to choose if bricks come — you only choose what you do with them.
• "…speak the World's language with an accent." — A.W. Tozer, The Crucified Life
• Folly says: "I am already the standard of truth."
• You came to worship
• You remembered a fractured relationship
• You stop the ritual…no delay
• You pursue reconciliation
• Then return to worship
Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, and the end of mirth may be grief. — Proverbs 14:13
• The danger is not having emotions. The danger is pretending they are not there.
• William Newell, Commentary on Hebrews: "Drifting is the quietest, easiest, most delightful way of dying."
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth. — 3 John 1:4
Discussion Questions
1. What "bricks" are you currently building with in your life—walls or bridges?
2. Where in your life are you most tempted to live "accidentally" instead of intentionally?
3. If the people closest to you inherited your current attitudes, reactions, and spiritual habits, what kind of future would they receive?
4. Matthew 5:23-24 Jesus gives us a procedure for making amends before presenting an offering. Is there anyone out there who has something against you? If so, how can you make amends?

