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DISCIPLINE! (Heb 12:1-11, quoting Prov 3:11-12)

Proverbs 3:11-12 1. The COMMAND Do not despise the Lord’s discipline or reproof 2. The REASON It’s a lesson of love and a display of delight Hebrews 12:3-11 3. The Application and Outcome Our Endurance Our Good Our Holiness Our Peace Our Righteousness

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REAL HOPE FOR REAL LIVES 4. LONELINESS! (Ecc 4:9-12, Prov 18:19-24, Psalm 142)

1. ITS REALITY! The world’s most devastating malady 2. ITS ROBBERY! Robs us of confidence, identity, humanity & dignity 3. ITS REMEDY! A community of care The Friend who sticks closer than a brother