Silver Creek Church
Proverbs: The Ways of the Wise (Week 5)
Proverbs: The Ways of the Wise Week 5: Decision-Making, Part 1 3 Compass Checks
Locations & Times
Silver Creek Church
252 N Chillicothe Rd, Aurora, OH 44202, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 10:00 AM
Sunday 11:30 AM
Proverbs: The Ways of the Wise // Week 5 // Pastor Todd Iannetta
3 Compass Checks
1. What Biblical Principles Should Inform my Decision? (Principles)
2. Do I Have All the Facts? (Facts)
3. What Possible Motives are Driving My Decision? (Motives)
1. What Biblical Principles Should Inform my Decision? (Principles)
2. Do I Have All the Facts? (Facts)
3. What Possible Motives are Driving My Decision? (Motives)
1.What Biblical Principles Should Inform my Decision? (Principles)
2. Do I Have All the Facts? (Facts)
Questions (From the “Should I?” booklet)
1. What pertinent facts do you need to consider?
2. What questions remain unanswered?
3. Who can help you better understand the facts of your situation?
1. What pertinent facts do you need to consider?
2. What questions remain unanswered?
3. Who can help you better understand the facts of your situation?
3. What Possible Motives are Driving My Decision? (Motives)
Examples of Wrong Motives
- Taking a promotion or new job to prove your worth rather than to serve faithfully.
- Choosing a career path for status or comfort instead of calling or purpose.
- Dating or marrying someone out of fear of being alone rather than genuine love and shared faith.
- Choosing a school, activity, or church to fit an image rather than what spiritually forms your family.
- Serving at church to be noticed rather than to be faithful to God’s call.
- Taking a promotion or new job to prove your worth rather than to serve faithfully.
- Choosing a career path for status or comfort instead of calling or purpose.
- Dating or marrying someone out of fear of being alone rather than genuine love and shared faith.
- Choosing a school, activity, or church to fit an image rather than what spiritually forms your family.
- Serving at church to be noticed rather than to be faithful to God’s call.
Don’t let your decisions determine your identity; Let your identity in Christ determine your decisions.
Wisdom Prayer
Lord, You are the source of all wisdom. As we face decisions, help us to listen before we speak, to seek truth before we act, and to surrender our motives before You. Help us to think and act more like Jesus every day. Amen.
Lord, You are the source of all wisdom. As we face decisions, help us to listen before we speak, to seek truth before we act, and to surrender our motives before You. Help us to think and act more like Jesus every day. Amen.