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God’s Wisdom (Sally Michael) Making Him Known Series
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Every day our children are confronted with the call of wisdom and the call of foolishness. Which call will they answer? All of us, down to the youngest child, start out on the path of foolishness because we are born with foolishness in our hearts. Only God can incline your child’s heart toward the path of wisdom—and he can use your example and diligent instruction to do it.
Through these teachings and stories from the Bible, Sally Michael describes for parents and children the characteristics of the foolish and the wise, contrasts for them the way of wisdom with the way of foolishness, and shows them the end result of each path. Explore these two paths with your own child and let the words of Proverbs encourage them on the life-giving path of wisdom.
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God’s Wisdom
Making Him Known
Every day our children are confronted with the call of wisdom and the call of foolishness. Which call will they answer? All of us, down to the youngest child, start out on the path of foolishness because we are born with foolishness in our hearts. Only God can incline your child’s heart toward the path of wisdom—and he can use your example and diligent instruction to do it.
Through these teachings and stories from the Bible, Sally Michael describes for parents and children the characteristics of the foolish and the wise, contrasts for them the way of wisdom with the way of foolishness, and shows them the end result of each path. Explore these two paths with your own child and let the words of Proverbs encourage them on the life-giving path of wisdom.
Endorsements
“Wisdom comes from God’s Word. Once again, Sally Michael has used her fervent love for Christ and her keen understanding of the Scriptures to help parents and children to see that fact. I’m very excited to put this book into the hands of parents.” -— Deepak Reju, Associate Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.
“In God’s Wisdom, Sally Michael seamlessly weaves New Testament and Old Testament stories together to teach biblical wisdom in a way that is clear, fun, and engaging for children. Her compelling word pictures and analogies make difficult concepts easier to grasp. Sally offers our kids more than biblical horse sense; Sally grounds biblical wisdom in the gospel. Parents looking for tools to point their children to Christ would be wise to buy this book for their family.” —- Marty Machowski, Pastor, Author of Long Story Short, Old Story New and The Gospel Story Bible
About the Author
Sally Michael is the co-founder and publishing consultant of Children Desiring God, and she developed their widely used Sunday school curriculum for young people. She is also an author and a speaker, and she served as Minister for Children at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for sixteen years.
Table of Contents
Introduction: How to Use This Book
- Jesus is the Sure Foundation
- Two Paths
- Wisdom and Foolishness
- Wisdom is a Treasure
- Run from Foolishness
- The Mocking Fool
- The Rebellious Fool
- The Godless Fool
- The Simple Fool
- Foolishness Leads to Destruction
- Driving Out Folly
- Get Wisdom
- Fearing God: Who He Is
- Fearing God: What He is Like – Perfect in Everything
- Fearing God: What He is Like – Amazing Love
- Imitating God
- The Wise Seek Knowledge
- The Wise Love God’s Commands
- The Wise Hate Evil
- The Wise Listen to Advice
- The Wise Accept Correction
- The Wise Have Self-Control
- The Wise Look Ahead
- The Wise Trust God
- The End of the Path
- Jesus is the Bridge
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