Wisdom and Doubt

Susan R. Garrett
Dean of the Seminary
Professor of New Testament

March 7, 2014
Exploratory Weekend
Proverbs 8:1-11
James 1:5-7; 3:13-18

Doubts are not all bad—sometimes they serve very useful purposes. Some kinds of doubt actually serve a useful purpose. Doubt can be the still small voice causing us to question our choices. Doubt can be the messenger from above prompting us to question the wisdom we receive from the world and measure it against the standards of God. Listen to the sermon.  Read the sermon in PDF.

Caution: May Cause Drowsiness

Heather Thiessen
Former Director of the Women’s Center at Louisville Seminary

October 4, 2013
Proverbs 24:21-22
Psalm 76

This sermon was preached in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Listen to the sermon.  Read the sermon in PDF.

It Is the Worst of Times; It Is the Best of Times

It Is the Worst of Times; It Is the Best of Times

Kathryn L. Johnson
Paul Tudor Jones Professor of Church History and Professor of Historical Theology

February 7, 2012
Proverbs 8:1-11, 32–9:4
Philippians 1:3-11

Perhaps the challenges that in our context help to make this “the worst of times” for our church communities can be part of what can allow us, perhaps only retrospectively and with difficulty, that see it is also – not alternatively, but also – the best.  Listen to the sermon.  Read the sermon in PDF.

A Word Fitly Spoken

Amy Plantinga Pauw
Henry P. Mobley Jr. Professor of Doctrinal Theology

September 16, 2011

Proverbs 25:11-20
Proverbs 8:22-31

Any fool can spout proverbs, but only a wise person knows how to draw on the great treasury of human words to find the one that is fitly spoken on a given occasion. Wise persons are discerning in what to say and when to say it.  Listen to the sermon.  Read the sermon in PDF.

Sticking Close to Woman Wisdom

Amy Plantinga Pauw
Henry P. Mobley Professor of Doctrinal Theology

May 1, 2009
1 Cor. 1:18-25
Proverbs 8:32-9:6

God’s wisdom is alive in the world, and it is inseparable from justice and righteousness. Trust God beyond what you can see, beyond what you can understand. Listen to the sermon. Read the sermon in PDF.

Focus. Relinquish. Love

Susan R. Garrett
Professor of New Testament

September 12, 2008
Proverbs 8:22-36
Philippians 2:5-11

Paul’s letter reminds us to put aside discord and work together to focus on the mission of the church. Read the sermon in PDF. (We are sorry to not have the audio version available for this sermon. There was an equipment malfunction that prevented the recording.)

What a Difference Difference Can Make!

Douglas L. Gragg
Associate Professor of Bibliography and Research
Director of Library and Information Technology Services

Matthew 15: 1-28
Proverbs 27:17
October 12, 2007—Preached in honor of Theological Libraries Month

In this text Jesus’ inclusive vision of the community that lives under the reign of God is expanded even further through an encounter with a gentile woman of faith. This encourages us to celebrate diversity and pursue inclusivity, trusting that our own vision of the beloved community will be expanded and our lives enriched in ways beyond our capacity to predict through engagement with difference. Listen to the sermon. Read the sermon in PDF.