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Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 2. I will then key in on verses 1-5. On yesterday's podcast I highlighted verse 7 of Proverb 1 - The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Verses 1-5 of Proverb 2 tells us how we can obtain that knowledge. It discusses the fact that we are to follow God's commandments found in the Bible. On today's podcast I will close out the short study I began on Monday's podcast. We have been discussing the man, Noah. God was not happy with mankind, and thought seriously about destroying the earth that He had made. Had it not been for Noah, He would have done that. However, Noah found grace in the sight of God - and God decided to start the entire process all over again through Noah and his three sons. By the end of today's lesson there are three things I ask that you consider:
1. Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth (as God instructed Adam, now God is instructing Noah to do the same thing - with the exception that we are now allowed to eat meat (as well as vegetables).
2. God made rainbows as a symbol of the covenant God made with Noah (whenever there are rain clouds in the sky and a rainbow presents itself it is a reminder (to God) of the covenant that He made with Noah - never to send another flood.
3. God wants to be in covenant with us today by receiving Jesus as our Lord and risen Savior.
Scriptures found on today's podcast:
Proverb 2:1-5; Genesis 9:1-17
Call to Action - If you have not yet received Jesus as your Lord and Savior I invite you to repeat a simple prayer .
Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 1. I will then key in on verse 7 - The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Friends, the word fear hear actually means to be in "awe" of God (of His goodness, and the mercy He has towards us, and of all that He has done for us). We do not want to be fools. We want wisdom and we want to have understanding (fools do not want either of these). On today's lesson we will continue the study that I began on Monday's podcast & continued on yesterday's podcast. Today we will be going over the 8th chapter of the Book of Genesis. By the end of today's lesson there are three things I ask that you consider:
1. Noah built an altar to the Lord (notice this is the first thing that Noah did when he descended out of the Ark (it was to give praise and honor to God - for His great deliverance. Friends, I suggest that we do the same thing today as often as we can.
2. I will never again curse the ground for man's sake. (God realized that man was man - and that the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. This is why God made a covenant with Noah never to again send another flood to completely destroy the earth.
3. While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease (friends, this is the cycle which happens every day, every calendar year, etc. We will always plant seeds (which will be followed by a harvest); we will always have cold and heat (depending of which season of the year we are currently in); we will always have the four seasons, we will always have day and night throughout eternity.
Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. today we will be going over Proverb 31. I will then key in on verse 9 - Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy. Friends, Jesus was always mindful of the poor and needy. I ask that you consider doing the same. On today's podcast I will close out the year 2025 by reading the account of Noah and the Great Flood (found in Genesis, Chapter 7). I will read the entire chapter in its entiretyand go over the commentaries for several verses. By the end of today's lesson there are three things I ask that you consider:
1. Noah was righteous before God in his generation.
2. And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him.
3. God destroyed all living things which were on the face of the earth.
Call to Action - I will close the podcast with a prayer over everyone. I ask that each of you add your own prayer to what I covered in my prayer. Remember, to dray closer to God we must pray to Him on a regular basis.
Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. We will go over Proverb 30. I will then introduce a fellow first year Charis Bible College student, Craig Barnes. He will go over a couple of his favorite verses from Proverb 30. He will then go over his childhood, and how he came to know the Lord. He will go over his role of husband and father and how he implements his knowledge of God to run the household. He will close with the importance of having God, and Jesus, in your life.
Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 29. I will then key in on verse 1 - He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. Friends, this is how the people that lived on the earth when Noah was around were. God had enough grace to give Noah 120 years to convince the people around him to repent - so that they could be saved from His wrath - and yet not a single person would do so! On today's podcast I will go over the 6th chapter of the Book of Genesis. As we finish the year 2025 I believe this is an opportunity for eveyone listening to today's podcast to ask yourself where you stand with your relationship with God? Have you received Jesus into your heart? Are you reading scripture on a regular (daily) basis?
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Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill & Judy Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 26. Judy & I will then share the verses that spoke to us today. We will then go over the highlights of a short trip we took to the island of Aruba earlier this month. We will then discuss spending Christmas Eve last night with my daughter and her family, and Christmas morning today with Judy's daughter and family. We will then go over some of the highlights of the year 2025 and go over the fact that every new year is an opportunity to start anew. Judy will pray a blessing over everyone listening in the audience today and will then close us in prayer.
Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today Judy and I are going to read and share the Christmas story. This fabulous story is found in the 1st & 2nd chapters of Matthew's gospel & the 2nd Chapter of Luke. We will also sing two famous carols (Away in a Manger & Joy to the World).
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Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 24. I will then key in on verses 17 & 18 - Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, And He turn away His wrath from him. Let's look at line one - do not rejoice when your enemy falls (remember God loves every single person on Earth - even people who we consider to be our enemies). The next line says to not be glad when he stumbles (see above). The next line is important - lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him (it does not please the Lord when we rejoice when our enemy falls or when our heart is glad when he stumbles). I will then read Luke 6:35. Luke says in this verse to love our enemies - something that is hard to do (but we can do it with the power of the Holy Spirit living on the inside of us). Today, I will continue my study on Matthew's gospel. Today we will take a look at Chapter #4. I will read verses 1-4. These verses tell us the, immediately after being baptized in the River Jordan, he was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit. After not eating for 40 days and 40 nights, Jesus was hungry. He was tempted by satan three times. I will then go to 1st John Chapter 2 & read verses 15-17. These verses define the three categories of temptation that satan can tempt us with. We need to be aware of them. Of utmost importance is that you understand that after each temptation Jesus responded by quoting the Word of God. Friends, we can do the same thing today. When we are tempted by satan, and we will be tempted, we can respond with, "It is written!" Call to Action - For just a moment, I want you to close your eyes and picture Jesus dying on that cross for you (knowing that our sins would be forgiven because of what He did that day). Suggested scripture reading: 1. reread today's proverb, Proverb 24 in its entirety; 2. Reread Matthew's gospel, chapter #4 in its entirety.
Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 23. I will then introduce you to my special guest for the day - Andrea Edmond. She is a fellow 2nd year student at Charis Bible College. She has the testimony that she lost a young child two years ago. She will go over how having God in her life has helped her through the grieving process and how she is now coming into a closer and closer relationship with her Father (God).
Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be looking at Proverb 22. I will then key in on verse 6 - Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. Friends, it is important that we teach our children (and our grandchildren) the truth - meaning the Word of God. The more they hear the truth, the more it will begin to get into their heart. We need to get them meditating on the word of God - and away from the things this world would tell them to focus on. Today, we will continue our study on Matthew's gospel. I will review what we covered in last Wednesday's and Thursday's podcasts and dig into Chapter #3. I will begin by reading verses 1-3. These verses introduce us to John the Baptist. Verse 3 fulfills the prophesy by the prophet Isaiah about 750 years prior to this. John the Baptist came asking the people to resend of their sins, for the kingdom of heaven is near. He implied that if we ask for repentance and change our ways, then we would begin to bear fruit in our lives. I will then go over verses 10 & 11. These verses tell us that those who do not repent will basically be burned in the fire. Their lives will not bear fruit if they continue to walk and live in their sins. I will close with the account of Jesus being baptized in the River Jordan by John the Baptist. John wanted Jesus to baptize him, but Jesus said that it must be the other way around. Immediately upon coming our of the water, the heavens opened and God declared that Jesus was His son. This also underscored the Holy Spirit indwelling Jesus. From this point forward, Jesus would now have the power of the Holy Spirit inside Him and He would now be ready to begin His public ministry.
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Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 19. I will then key in on verse 16 - He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of his ways will die. Friends, we will find out in today's lesson that the Romans of the mid 1st century were not keeping the commandments of God. They had turned to idolatry and were totally rejecting God - but were acting according to their flesh, and not being led by the Spirit of God. On today's podcast we will be continuing our study of the Book of Romans. Today we will be completing Chapter 1. By the end of today's lesson there are three things I ask that you consider:
1. They did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful.
2. God has given us an opportunity to see how evil sin is and how desperately wicked people can become.
3. The sins the Romans were engaged with revealed their rebellious hearts.
Call to Action - I would like for you to think about the list of sins that were mentioned in verses 29-31 of Romans, Chapter 1. Ask yourself if you are involved in any of these activities? If you are, I suggest you repent, and ask God for forgiveness.
Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 18. I will then key in on verse 16 - A man's gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men. Friends, if we are living a righteous life (always doing the right thing) and speaking the truth at all times people will notice that we are different (and they will speak well of us). Do not toot your own horn - boasting about how good you are and all the great things you have done. On today's podcast we will be continuing our study of the Book of Romans. We will be going over Chapter 1 (verses 16-20) and also go over an article explaining what salvation is and the benefits we have in our lives if we make the decision to be saved (by inviting Jesus to come into our heart). By the end of today's lesson there are three things I ask that you consider:
1. I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.
2. The gospel is the power of God to salvation.
3. The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men.
Scriptures referenced on today's podcast:
Romans 1:16-20
Call to Action - Ask yourself this question - do you toot your own horn (tell others about how good you are - and all the great things you have accomplished in life)? If so, may I suggest that you dial it back a bit (allow other people to praise you - and not your own lips).
Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 17. I will then key in on verse 3 - The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the Lord tests the hearts. Friends, becoming that Christian that God would like you to eventually become is a process that will take our entire lifetime. The Bible tells us we are changed from glory to glory - in other words a bit here, and a bit there. Be patient, this is a marathon, not a sprint. On today's podcast I will begin my study of Paul's letter he wrote to the church in Rome. By the end of today's lesson there are three things I ask that you consider:
1. Paul claims to be a voluntary slave for Jesus Christ.
2. For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift.
3. So, as much as in in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you.
Call to action - Ask yourself this question - Are you aware that becoming the Christian that God calls you to be will take the rest of your life?
Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will go over Proverb 16. I will then introduce you to a good friend of mine, Melissa Vasquez, who is on the Praise and Worship team. She will share her favorite verse from Proverb 16. She will then briefly discuss her childhood, her church experience, her experience of salvation, her story about beginning in Christian entertainment, and how she arrived at Charis Bible College. She will discuss how her life has changed since she gave her heart to the Lord.
Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 15. I will then key in on verse 3 - The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good. Friends, if you are a Christian the fact that God is aware of (and watches) every thing that we do should be a comfort for us. It will help us to stay the course and should provide motivation for us to avoid evil at all costs. On today's podcast I will be giving an introduction to the most impactful letter that the Apostle Paul wrote - the letter addressed to the Romans. By the end of today's lesson there are three things that I am asking you to consider:
1. Several very important people in history have come to Christ because of the Book of Romans.
2. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Friends, all of us are sinners, and will fall short of the expectations that God has for us)
3. Paul wanted to exhort Jewish and Gentile believers to live in harmony.