Bellefonte Presbyterian Church – Sermons

Words Matter | Proverbs 10:19-21, 12:18, 18:21 | Pastor Owen Hughes

Proverbs 10:19-21, 12:18, 18:21 19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking,     but whoever restrains his lips is prudent. 20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;     the heart of the wicked is of little worth. 21 The lips of the righteous feed many,     but fools die for lack of sense18 There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,     but the tongue of the wise brings healing.21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,     and those who love it will eat its fruits.

A Heart Worth Keeping

Proverbs 4:20-27English Standard Version 20 My son, be attentive to my words;     incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Let them not escape from your sight;     keep them within your heart. 22 For they are life to those who find them,     and healing to all their[a [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%204%3A20-27&version=ESV#fen-ESV-16513a]] flesh. 23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,     for from it flow the springs of life. 24 Put away from you crooked speech,     and put devious talk far from you. 25 Let your eyes look directly forward,     and your gaze be straight before you. 26 Ponder[b [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%204%3A20-27&version=ESV#fen-ESV-16517b]] the path of your feet;     then all your ways will be sure. 27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left;     turn your foot away from evil.

The Paths of Wisdom and Foolishness | Proverbs 4:10-19 | Pastor Owen Hughes

10 Hear, my son, and accept my words,     that the years of your life may be many. 11 I have taught you the way of wisdom;     I have led you in the paths of uprightness. 12 When you walk, your step will not be hampered,     and if you run, you will not stumble. 13 Keep hold of instruction; do not let go;     guard her, for she is your life. 14 Do not enter the path of the wicked,     and do not walk in the way of the evil. 15 Avoid it; do not go on it;     turn away from it and pass on. 16 For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong;     they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness     and drink the wine of violence. 18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,     which shines brighter and brighter until full day. 19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;     they do not know over what they stumble. - Proverbs 4:10-19 (ESV)

The Foundation of Wisdom | Proverbs 2:1-8/ 3:5-6 | Pastor Owen Hughes

Proverbs 2:1-8 (ESV) 2 My son, if you receive my words     and treasure up my commandments with you, 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom     and inclining your heart to understanding; 3 yes, if you call out for insight     and raise your voice for understanding, 4 if you seek it like silver     and search for it as for hidden treasures, 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord     and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lord gives wisdom;     from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; 7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;     he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, 8 guarding the paths of justice     and watching over the way of his saints. Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV) 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,     and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him,     and he will make straight your paths.

The Anatomy of Redemption | Genesis 3:8-15 | Pastor Owen Hughes

Genesis 3:8-15 (English Standard Version) 8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” 11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 The Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,     cursed are you above all livestock     and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go,     and dust you shall eat     all the days of your life. 15 I will put enmity between you and the woman,     and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head,     and you shall bruise his heel.”