“Making God Smile” | Proverbs 6:16-19
1. Embrace Humility (as opposed to arrogance)
- Pride causes independence from God
- Pride causes contempt for others
2. Embrace Truth (as opposed to lying)
- Truth builds up
- Truth endures
3. Embrace Life (as opposed to cruelty)
- All mankind is created in the image of God
- Respect for life is respect for God
4. Embrace Purity of Heart (as opposed to malice)
- All have a bent towards wrong; some make it habit
- The heart must be trained (Phil. 4:8)
5. Embrace Purity of Life (as opposed to loving sin)
- All have a bent towards wrong; some make it habit
- Purity must be intentional (II Tim. 2:22)
6. Embrace Honesty (as opposed to slander)
7. Embrace Unity (as opposed to friction)
- Refuse to gossip
- Think the best, first
8. Takeaways
- The things God hates are characteristics of Satan
- The things God loves are characteristics of Christ
