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Part 2: Worldly Wisdom vs Godly Wisdom

 • Series: Great Expectations

The apostle Paul also had great expectations on his life…. Before his dramatic conversion, he relied on worldly wisdom to succeed. After Jesus revealed Himself to Paul, He was on a journey to discover Godly Wisdom. How can we glean from Paul’s life? There is a ___________________ between godly wisdom and worldly wisdom. Just because something is a good idea does not mean it is a __________________ idea. ____________ wisdom may look good at the time, but it is always wrong vs Godly wisdom. People can deceive themselves thinking they are ___________________ by the standards of this __________. Godly wisdom sometimes makes _________________________ in the wisdom of the world. Partial obedience is still _________________. Verses for Study on this Topic: 1 Samuel 13, 1 Corinthians 1:18, 1 Corinthians 3:19-20, Job 5:13, Psalm 94:11 Acts 22:10, 1 Corinthians 1:27-29 2. Worldly wisdom either reasons God out of the equation, or is openly _______________ God Leaning on our own understanding is ___________________ wisdom. Verses for Study on this Topic: Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 2, James 1:5 3. Godly wisdom may not make sense to the _________________ mind, but it is always the right decision. King Jehoshaphat putting the worship band in the front lines in a real battle – doesn’t make sense to the natural mind – yet it was definitely the right decision to let God fight for them. King Jehoshaphat trusted God enough to _____________ HIm even when the idea seemed crazy Sometimes godly wisdom is frustrating because it looks _____________ than what we thought it was going to be We can trust God that His timing is ______________________. Verses for Study on this Topic: Romans 8:5-8, 2 Chronicles 20:15, Acts 16:6, Psalm 88