How to Trust God at All Times (Psalm 62:5-8)
Feeling overwhelmed or uncertain of God’s presence in your life? Struggling to trust him at all times? This episode explores Psalm 62:5-8, offering encouragement on how to trust God exclusively, personally, and completely. Learn how to face life’s challenges, practically pour out your heart to God, and grow your faith through the waiting.
21 Why Wisdom is Worth Your Commitment (Proverbs 8:1-11)
What makes wisdom worth more than any treasure on Earth? Proverbs 8 presents “Woman Wisdom,” whose call is unwavering, public, and deeply personal. Here, you’ll find why wisdom is not only trustworthy and righteous but eternally transformative—pointing to fulfillment that surpasses anything earthly. Read to learn more.
20 Practical Warnings Against Surety, Laziness, and Wickedness (Proverbs 6:1-19)
What wisdom does Proverbs offer about the dangers of debt, laziness, and wickedness? Discover how warnings against poor choices—taking on another’s burdens, living without purpose, and following deceitful paths—reveal life’s deeper truths. How might these ancient lessons impact your daily walk and transform your spiritual perspective?
There Are So Many Reasons to Love the Lord (Making an ABC List)
Circumstances don't always change when we are grateful, but our hearts certainly do. On today's episode, we work through an exercise I like to call 'Creating an ABC List', which aids in increasing our gratitude and takes us on a beautiful journey through Scripture that effectively heightens our intimacy with the Lord.
19 Overcoming Sexual Sin: God’s High View of Sex and Marriage (Proverbs 5:15-20)
Building on last week’s discussion of the dangers of sexual sin, this episode explores God's high view of sex within marriage, based on Proverbs 5:15-20. Discover the beauty of marital intimacy as God's true design for sex and learn how sexual fidelity offers joy and fulfillment, and serves as an answer to overcoming sexual sin.
Don’t Give the Devil a Foothold (Ephesians 4:27)
In this episode of the X+1 Podcast, host Luke Metzler builds on previous discussion on sexual sin, urging listeners to give no room to the devil. Drawing from Ephesians 4:27, Proverbs 5:8, and 2 Timothy 2:22, Luke shares how we can guard our hearts by avoiding temptation and proactively pursuing righteousness in Christ.
18 The Perils of Sexual Sin (Proverbs 5-7)
Discover the profound wisdom in Proverbs 5-7 as we unpack the immense dangers of sexual sin and the power of intimacy in marriage. In this episode, learn how Solomon’s timeless advice on language and looks in regards to sexual sin speaks to us today. Tune in to safeguard your relationships and grow in godly wisdom.
17 Two Hearts (Proverbs 4:20-27)
In western Christianity it is very easy to be led by behavior modification rather than the Lord's changing of your heart. We commonly think behavior change leads to life change. This misconception causes us to place band-aid's on internal bleeding, which does us no good. Proverbs 4:20-27 shows us the importance of the heart, as it directly impacts our thoughts, words, and actions; it shows us heart change that leads to life change.
16 Two Paths (Proverbs 4:10-19)
Remember the greek mythical character Medusa? How when someone looked at her they were turned to stone? Solomon makes a similar case today in Proverbs 4:10-19 for the path of the wicked, encouraging his audience to stay away from that path at all costs (lest their hearts become hardened like stone), and to embrace/walk a different path - that of wisdom.
15 God’s Design for the Family (Proverbs 4:1-9)
What is God's design for the family?
In this episode of the X+1 Podcast, we explore how wisdom is multigenerational, uncovering its importance in our roles as grandparents, parents, and children.
14 From Vertical to Horizontal With Wisdom (Proverbs 3:27-35)
Today we round off Proverbs 3, and we do so by shifting our focus from our vertical relationship with God to our horizontal relationship with others, specifically with our neighbors.
13 The Value of Wisdom to the Son (Proverbs 3:21-26)
What would your life look like if you put as much emphasis on wisdom as Solomon did? Would you live in greater life? Greater security? Greater peace? There's a reason Solomon places so much emphasis on wisdom, and in today's verses he shows us more reasons why we should 'keep sound wisdom and discretion' all our days.
Build/Establish/Fill Your House. (Proverbs 24:3-4)
On today's episode, we look at the connection between Proverbs 3:19-20 & Proverbs 24:3-4. Both sets of Scripture utilize the same agents in the same order, and thus produce very similar meanings. Be encouraged today to build, establish, and fill your house with wisdom.
12 The Value of Wisdom to the LORD (Proverbs 3:19-20)
God values wisdom A LOT. He founded the earth by wisdom, established the heavens by understanding, and sustains creation by His knowledge. Discover how pursuing this divine wisdom can transform your life.
Apples to Apples. (Proverbs 22:4)
On today's episode of 'FRIDAY MOOD', we build off of the other podcast series 'Pursuing Wisdom in Proverbs' by looking at the VERY STRONG connection between Proverbs 3:16, and Proverbs 22:4; the connection between wisdom, humility, and fear of the Lord.
11 Blessed is the One Who Finds Wisdom (Proverbs 3:13-18)
We tend to daydream about what we desire most. So what do you daydream about most? Is it money? Relationships? Success? You see it’s in our pattern of thought that our greatest desires are revealed. It’s in our daydreams, in our thoughts, where we can find out what we treasure most.
10 Submit to the LORD (Proverbs 3:11-12)
Submission. Discipline. Correction. You read those words and how do you react? Do they have a more negative or positive connotation to them? Most people despise those words and what they mean to us. But are we to despise them? Or should we love them? In today's verses, Solomon shows us that asking God for less discipline & less correction, by refusing to submit to His authority, we are actually asking God to love us LESS, not more.
09 Trust, Fear, Honor the LORD (Proverbs 3:5-10)
Verses 5-10 in Proverbs 3 contain some of the most commonly quoted verses in the whole book by Christians. They're very popular & in many ways they are to Christ’s disciples what the wedding ceremony is to newlyweds, as they show us the vows we must keep in our covenant relationship with the LORD.
How Jesus is Like the FedEx Logo. (John 5:39-40)
It is wild to think that the Pharisees, the most 'religious' people, looked Jesus face to face their whole lives & NEVER worshiped Him as Christ! They say history repeats itself...we are subject to doing the same if we are not careful. And somewhere in all of that, Jesus is like the…Fedex logo? Yes, yes He is.
08 The LORD’s Promises and the Son’s Obligations (Proverbs 3:1-4)
Welcome to Proverbs 3!!! Today we move from focusing on the outer life to the inner life, further exploring how this journey for wisdom isn't about behavior modification; it's about transformation of the heart.