Ot lesson31

Old Testament Sunday School
This Week
Lesson 31:
“Happy Is the Man That Findeth Wisdom”
Next Week: Old Testament
Lesson 32:
“I Know That My Redeemer Liveth”
Daniel Burgess
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408-813-5671 voice/text

1. Wisdom
2. Trust in the Lord
3. The words we speak
4. Pride
5. Friendship
6.Raising children
7. Happiness and good humor

1.Wisdom
7 ¶The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge:
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning
of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is
understanding.
Proverbs 1:7 & 9:10

2. Trust in the Lord
5 ¶Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not
unto thine own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5-7

3. The words we speak
24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the
soul, and health to the bones.
Proverbs 16:24

4. Pride
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and
arrogancy, and the evil way, and the forward mouth, do
I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am
understanding; I have strength.
Proverbs 8:13-14

5. Friendship
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for
adversity.
Proverbs 17:17

6. Raising children
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he
is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6

6. Happiness and good humor
13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by
sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Proverbs 15:13

Rediscovering the Scriptures
2 ….Now behold, O Lord, and do not be angry with
thy servant because of his weakness before thee;
…. because of the fall our natures have become evil
continually; nevertheless, O Lord, thou hast given
us a commandment that we must call upon thee,
that from thee we may receive according to our
desires…..
Ether 2:23 (23–24).

6 And it came to pass that when the brother of Jared
had said these words, behold, the Lord stretched
forth his hand and touched the stones one by
one with his finger.
Ether 2:23 (23–24).

(Learning from Noah)
16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a
cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the
ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower,
second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

(Learning from Noah)
17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters
upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the
breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing
that is in the earth shall die.
Genesis 6:16-17

16 a window
HEB sohar; some rabbis believed it was a
precious stone that shone in the ark.

Scriptures Help Us Become Good
. . . the purpose of the gospel is . . . to
make bad men good and good men
better, and to change human
nature
Thus, the journey of a lifetime is to
progress from bad to good to better and to
experience the mighty change of heart--
and to have our fallen natures changed.
Better
BAD
Good
May I suggest that the Book of
Mormon is our handbook of
instructions as we travel the pathway
from bad to good to better and to
have our hearts changed.
Elder David A. Bednar, In the Strength of the Lord Brigham Young University–Idaho Devotional January 8, 2002

FEAR: To the restored Church the Lord has stated time and time again that
fear is not of God and will not enter the hearts of those who love the Lord and
live righteously: "Wherefore, be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord
am with you, and will stand by you" (D&C 68:6).
DUTY: Men who only carry out that which is within their duty and go no
further have no claim to any reward beyond the scope of that duty and are
unprofitable servants. (Luke 17:7-10)
LOVE: "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first
commandment…The logic of this is simple, clear, and unequivocal: the proof
of love of God is love of one's brother. This becomes the fundamental
commandment of Christianity. (Mark 12:30-31).
Elder Howard W. Hunter; Motivations for Good , Conference Report, April 1966, pp. 46-49

Elder Howard W. Hunter; Motivations for Good , Conference Report, April 1966, pp. 46-49

FEAR
What examples are there of those we know or
in Scripture that have been motivated by
FEAR?

FEAR
24 And it came to pass that I beheld others
pressing forward, and they came forth and
caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and
they did press forward through the mist of
darkness, aclinging to the rod of iron, even
until they did come forth and partake of the
bfruit of the tree.
25 And after they had partaken of the
fruit of the tree they did cast their eyes
about as if they were aashamed.
1 Nephi 8:24-25

DUTY
DUTY?

Nephi
16 And it came to pass that I,
Nephi , being exceedingly
young, nevertheless being large
in stature, and also having great
desires to know of the mysteries
of God, wherefore, I did cry unto
the Lord; and behold he did
visit me, and did soften my
heart that I did believe all the
words which had been spoken
by my father; wherefore, I did
not rebel against him like unto
my brothers.
1 Nephi 2: 16
Laman & Lemuel
7 And they said: Behold, we
cannot understand the words
which our father hath spoken
concerning the natural
branches of the olive tree, and
also concerning the Gentiles.
8 And I said unto them: Have
ye inquired of the Lord?
9 And they said unto me: We
have not; for the Lord
maketh no such thing known
unto us.
1 Nephi 15:7-9
VS.

LOVE
LOVE?

Excuses and Testimony
Word of Wisdom
Blacks and the Priesthood
Gay Marriage
Polygamy
Book of Mormon
Faith
Religion

Words and actions of Love in Marriage?
If you love me or care about this relationship and family you
will…..
If you honor the Priesthood you will….
If you are a good mother you will….
Happy wife, happy life
You don’t own your spouse
We’re married, now you’re stuck with me
We are married for Eternity
Conditions
Obligations
Punishments
Shame
Fear

Destroying Stealing Agency
Change Playing Field
Discredit
Fear, Obligation & Guilt “F.O.G”. Dr. Susan Forward
Feel Stupid, doubt, Responsible, Shame
Using your values against you
Intellect & Superiority
Delusional Behavior
Crazy Making

Destroying Stealing Agency
Fear
Obligation
Guilt
Stupid
Resentment
Doubt
YOU

Things of the Testimony
Intellectual
Testimony
Rational Spiritual

You Have No Power Here
WITCH:
You stay out of this, Glinda, or I'll fix you as well!
GLINDA:
(laughs)
Oh, rubbish! You have no power here. Be gone, before
somebody drops a house on you, too.

1 Nephi 8
Would not partake, Didn’t even start Path V.18
Mist of darkness V. 23
Clinging to Rod/Ashamed V. 24-5
Mocking/Ashamed V. 27-8
Feeling their way/Drowned V. 31-2
Wandering, Lost/Join mocking. V. 33-4
Nephi
“but we heeded them not.”

Things of a Testimony
Throughout my life, I have gained spiritual strength
from the phrase “we heeded them not” (1 Nephi 8:33).
In 1 Nephi some who are making their way to the tree
of life don’t heed the mocking voices. Fingers of scorn
are pointed at them, but they don’t falter.
They don’t listen. Likewise, we hear many loud,
tempting voices today. Sometimes it can be a real
struggle not to heed those voices, but Lehi shows that it
is possible.
Pure Testimony - M. Russell Ballard

My experience throughout the Church leads me to
worry that too many of our members’ testimonies linger
on “I am thankful” and “I love,” and too few are able to
say with humble but sincere clarity, “I know.”
As a result, our meetings sometimes lack the testimony-rich,
spiritual underpinnings that stir the soul and have
meaningful, positive impact on the lives of all those who
hear them.

Our testimony meetings need to be more centered on
the Savior, the doctrines of the gospel, the blessings of
the Restoration, and the teachings of the scriptures. We
need to replace stories, travelogues, and lectures with
pure testimonies.
Those who are entrusted to speak and teach in our
meetings need to do so with doctrinal power that will be
both heard and felt, lifting the spirits and edifying our
people.

Principle #1 — We must desire the companionship of the
Holy Ghost.
Principle #2 — We must invite the companionship of the
Holy Ghost.
Principle #3 — We must heed simple promptings.
Principle #4 — We must heed promptings quickly.
Receiving, Recognizing, and Responding to the Promptings of the Holy Ghost
Elder David A. Bednar

Principle #1 — We must desire the companionship of
the Holy Ghost.
And when they had ministered those same words which
Jesus had spoken—nothing varying from the words
which Jesus had spoken—behold, they knelt again and
prayed to the Father in the name of Jesus.
And they did pray for that which they most desired; and
they desired that the Holy Ghost should be given unto
them. 3 Nephi 19:6-9

Principle #2 — We must invite the companionship of
the Holy Ghost
We cannot compel or coerce or command the Holy
Ghost. We must invite Him into our lives with the same
gentleness and tenderness by which He influences us.
Frankly, I am bothered by frequently repeated language
that suggests we can "call down the powers of heaven."
Certainly we can invite such power, but I would never
suggest we can "call it down" according to our will and
timing.

The law of the harvest is real; we cannot gather crops in
the fall which we did not properly plant and cultivate
during the spring and summer. And we cannot
realistically expect to recognize "big" promptings if we
consistently fail to heed the "small" ones. The Lord’s
pattern is to teach us ". . . line upon line, precept upon
precept, here a little and there a little . . ." (2 Nephi
28:30).

Thus, revelation from our Heavenly Father comes most
frequently in small increments and, like all knowledge,
is granted according to our preparation. Misguided
attempts to get spiritually supercharged through
unusually long prayers, lengthy and unwise fasting, and
intensive, short-term temple attendance certainly are
no substitute for gradual, consistent, and conscientious
attention to the promptings of the Holy Ghost

Have you ever received and recognized a prompting
from the Holy Ghost, and then decided to respond to it
"later"? And then when later arrived, you found that
you could not remember the prompting. I have learned
that acting upon promptings quickly greatly increases
our capacity to receive and recognize the influence of
the Holy Ghost.

I have also learned that properly recording spiritual
impressions demonstrates to the Savior how much I
treasure His direction. The simple practice of writing
down spiritual thoughts and feelings greatly enhances
the likelihood of receiving and recognizing additional
promptings from the Holy Ghost.

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