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Sermon Notes: Learning the Fear of the LORD from "Warrior Woman"

  Proverbs 31.10-31; Psalm 1; James 3.13-4.3, 7-8a; Mark 9.30-37   Prayer of Invocation   Father, teach us to trust in you with all our heart, and to not lean on our own understanding, but in all our ways to acknowledge you and to live faithfully according to  your calling on our lives, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever. Amen.    Prayer of Illumination   Father, in your Son Jesus are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Open our eyes that we may see the wonders of your Word; and give us grace that we may clearly understand and freely choose the way of your wisdom; through Christ our Lord. Amen.   Proclamation   In our modern world, wisdom is different from knowledge. Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing that you don’t put a tomato in a fruit salad just because it’s a fruit! Wisdom is applied knowledge; it’s not only knowing about something but also knowing