CLASS IS IN SESSION
Week 10
WEEK OF: November 8, 2026
Getting Started
Get to Know Each Other - What's something you thought you knew everything about when you were younger,
but now realize you knew absolutely nothing?
but now realize you knew absolutely nothing?
This Week's Conversation
We live in a world that tells us success is about getting more: more money, more opportunities, more recognition, and more security. And if we're honest, it's easy to get caught up chasing those things, believing that once we have them, life will finally fall into place. But what if we've been chasing the wrong things? In Proverbs 8, Solomon reminds us that wisdom is worth far more than wealth, success, or recognition because wisdom doesn't just change what we have; it changes how we live. It shapes our decisions, our character, our relationships, and even the way we influence the people around us.
And here's something worth thinking about: What if the things we're spending so much energy chasing are actually supposed to follow something else?
And here's something worth thinking about: What if the things we're spending so much energy chasing are actually supposed to follow something else?
Discuss
- What's been your experience with wisdom? When have you found yourself wishing you had more wisdom in a particular situation?
- What's one area of life where you think people tend to make decisions with their emotions instead of their wisdom?
- Why do you think we sometimes know exactly what we should do but still choose to do something else?
- What's something you've learned over the years that you wish you had figured out a little sooner?
Read
Together, let’s read a few passages of scripture that were discussed on Sunday. Note or write down one thing that sticks out to you as we read.
Read Proverbs 8:12-14 (Wisdom Speaks)
5. What is one word, thought, or principle that stands out to you in these scriptures?
6. What do you think it looks like to actually live with God's wisdom in everyday life?
6. What do you think it looks like to actually live with God's wisdom in everyday life?
Read
Read Matthew 6:33 (Jesus on - The Kingdom)
7. Why do you think it's so easy to get caught up chasing things like success, money, and security instead of putting God first?
8. What do you think might begin to change in our lives if we spent less time asking God for what we want and more time asking Him for wisdom?
8. What do you think might begin to change in our lives if we spent less time asking God for what we want and more time asking Him for wisdom?
Closing Thought
It's easy to spend our lives chasing things we believe will make us successful, secure, or happy. But Solomon reminds us that wisdom is worth pursuing more than any of those things. When we seek God's wisdom, it begins changing the way we think, the decisions we make, and the people we become. And the blessings God brings into our lives become more than something we enjoy; they become opportunities to point others toward Him.
This week, consider this question: Am I chasing God's blessings, or am I pursuing the God who blesses?
This week, consider this question: Am I chasing God's blessings, or am I pursuing the God who blesses?
Pray
Let’s pray together - both for each other and what we talked about today.