{"id":8117124432166,"title":"Discernment for the Ages: A Sermon on Wisdom in Turbulent Times","handle":"discernment-for-the-ages-a-sermon-in-wisdom-in-turbulent-times","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/kress_160x160.png?v=1502997441\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"72\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205b25;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Richard Caldwell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205b25;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781934952603\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205b25;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 40\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow often the evangelical church of our time has been willing to re-evaluate what she has long believed, because of social consciousness, the moral outrage, of a world that has already demonstrated that it has no conscience, and has no respect for what is truly moral according to Scripture! The church is often found speaking the same \u003cspan color=\"#205b26\"\u003elanguage\u003c\/span\u003e, using the same jargon, and spouting the same \u003cspan color=\"#205b26\"\u003eperspectives\u003c\/span\u003e, as a world in darkness. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop and think about it: Are we to \u003cspan color=\"#205b26\"\u003ebelieve\u003c\/span\u003e that a world lost in sin, immersed in spiritual darkness, alienated from the life of God, so demonstrably wrong on so many issues, is suddenly supposed to be our guide concerning: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow to live in this world?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow to view race?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoes the church suddenly need to take its cue from this world?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProverbs 2:1-15 is a timeless guide to discernment for all time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo enjoy the fruits of discernment, we must first desire \u003cspan color=\"#205b26\"\u003ediscernment\u003c\/span\u003e - as a treasure far more valuable than anything the world has to offer. We must seek the Giver of discernment and meet the requirements of discernment. 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We must seek the Giver of discernment and meet the requirements of discernment. The life that flows from such discernment is truly blessed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1e501c;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Caldwell, a graduate of Southwestern Seminary (M.Div.) and The Master's Seminary (D.Min.), is Pastor-Teacher of Founders Baptist Church in Spring, Texas. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}