Wisdom: How To Get It

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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We live in a culture in which there are more choices than there ever have been. But you can be incredibly good, moral, and knowledgeable and still make pretty stupid choices. Wisdom is knowing the right thing to do in the 80 percent of choices that the moral rules don’t directly apply to. What you need in order to make good choices is wisdom. In Proverbs 3 we learn 1) where wisdom develops, 2) the vehicles through which wisdom develops, and 3) the catalyst that sparks and fuels them all. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 15, 2013. Series: Wisdom in Life. Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-8, 11-12. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Gospel in Life podcast.
0:05.6	Many of the questions we face in life are complex and aren't always answered by simply following rules.
0:11.6	Do I speak up now or do I wait? Should I take that job or stay where I am?
0:16.1	That's why wisdom is so crucial. But how do we develop it?
0:20.2	Today, join us as Tim Keller explores how we apply
0:23.1	God's wisdom to the everyday complexities of our lives. After you listen to today's teaching,
0:28.6	we invite you to go online to gospelandlife.com and sign up for our email updates. When you sign up,
0:34.7	you'll receive our quarterly journal and other valuable gospel-centered resources.
0:39.0	Subscribe today at gospelinlife.com.
0:48.3	The scripture reading is from Proverbs chapter 3, verses 1 through 8 and 11 through 12.
0:53.4	My son, do not forget my teaching but keep
0:56.2	my commands in your heart for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity
1:01.6	let love and faithfulness never leave you bind them around your neck write them on the tablet of your
1:08.4	heart then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God
1:12.5	and man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your
1:18.3	ways, submit to him and he will make your path straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes. Fear the Lord
1:25.0	and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.
1:30.4	My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline and do not resent his rebuke.
1:35.1	Because the Lord's discipline, because the Lord disciplines those he loves.
1:39.7	As a father, the son he delights in.
1:42.0	This is God's word.
1:45.7	So we're in a short series on the early chapters of the book of Proverbs.
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