{"id":5346,"date":"2017-08-01T15:18:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T20:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/?p=5346"},"modified":"2017-08-01T15:18:27","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T20:18:27","slug":"wisdom-from-the-new-d-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/2017\/08\/wisdom-from-the-new-d-s\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Wisdom&#8221; from the new D.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"thread-view-header\">\n<h1 class=\"subject\">DS Rev. Foster&#8217;s Monthly Devotional for August<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"thread-view list-view\">\n<article class=\"list-item mail-item mail-detail f6-target focusable expanded\" tabindex=\"0\" data-cid=\"default0\/INBOX.647456\" data-loaded=\"true\">\n<header class=\"detail-view-header\">\n<div class=\"contact-picture\" data-drag-data=\"default0\/INBOX.647456\" data-drag-message=\"DS Rev. 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for understanding words of insight; for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair; for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young \u2013 let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance \u2013 for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.\u201d\u00a0 Proverbs 1:1-6<br \/>\nAn older bumper sticker that was popular in Texas read, \u201cIf you don\u2019t have an oil well, get one!\u201d\u00a0 The obvious joke was that everyone would like to have an oil well, but getting one is a lot easier said than done.\u00a0 The message of the book of Proverbs is similar:\u00a0 If you don\u2019t have wisdom, get some!\u00a0 But unlike the bumper sticker, the message of Proverbs is no joke.\u00a0 And unlike the humorous slogan, Proverbs doesn\u2019t tell you to get something \u2013 without telling you how.<br \/>\nThe highest goal you can set for yourself, the best use you can make of your time and the smartest choice you can make in life is to follow the advice of Proverbs and get wisdom.\u00a0 But what is wisdom?\u00a0 The meaning of that word is fuzzy, isn\u2019t it?\u00a0 That\u2019s because people use the word wisdom to mean all sorts of different things.\u00a0 In the Bible, the word means the skill to live God\u2019s way.\u00a0 It comes through gaining understanding about how God wants you to live and then applying that understanding by putting it into practice in your daily life, if you do that over the course of your life, you\u2019ll be wise!\u00a0 And being wise is better than being rich, popular, and famous, a great athlete, or any of the other earthly goals we set for ourselves.\u00a0 So, if you want to get wisdom, where do you start?\u00a0 Next month, we\u2019ll look at the first step on the exciting, lifelong journey of becoming wise.<br \/>\n<strong>Discussion Starters:<\/strong>\u00a0 What does wisdom mean to you?\u00a0 How is being wise different from being smart?\u00a0 Why do you think it\u2019s important to God that we get wisdom?<br \/>\n<strong>Lifeline:<\/strong>\u00a0 Pray that God will give you wisdom as you study together as a family\/church\/district and ask him to help you apply the things you learn in your daily life.<br \/>\n<strong>Reflections<\/strong>:<br \/>\nLet us seek God\u2019s wisdom for our local church, our district, and our conference.<\/p>\n<p>Blessings Always, (Numbers 6:24-26)<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Dr. Andrew L. Foster, III.<br \/>\nRISEM District Superintendent<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/neumc-email.brtapp.com\/forward\/b124f12084b80dfcdec2a6d4b9b478bb?email=pclarkgoff@comcast.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forward this email<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/neumc-email.brtapp.com\/viewinsite\/b124f12084b80dfcdec2a6d4b9b478bb?email=pclarkgoff@comcast.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View in browser<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mailto-link\" href=\"mailto:pclarkgoff@comcast.net\" target=\"_blank\">pclarkgoff@comcast.net<\/a>\u00a0is receiving this email from RISEM District Office because you have an existing relationship with us. 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Foster III<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><b>Administrative Assistant<\/b><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Mrs. Susan Leatherwood<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><b>Lay Leaders<\/b><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Dan Genannt and Darin Krum<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><b>Address<\/b><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>12 Bay Spring Avenue<\/div>\n<div>Barrington, RI 02806<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><b>Office Phone<\/b><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>(401) 246-1100<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><b>Email<\/b><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"mailto-link\" href=\"mailto:rim@neumc.org\" target=\"_blank\">rim@neumc.org<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DS Rev. Foster&#8217;s Monthly Devotional for August 2:18 PM RISEM District Office To\u00a0\u00a0pclarkgoff@comcast.net Quick reply all Reply Forward Delete Actions Greetings RISEM District\u2026 Below is a District Devotional that can be shared with your leadership or small group ministries\u2026 The Devotional is adapted from \u201cDare2B Wise\u201d by Joe White and Kelli Stuart.\u00a0 Enjoy\u2026 August 2017 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5346"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5347,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5346\/revisions\/5347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}