DON’T BE A FOOL, DON’T ACT THE FOOL!

Eph. 5:6-17

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

There are fools and then there are those who act the fool without being a full-fledged fool. Best not to fall into either of those categories.

 

I. THE FOOL HAS PROBLEMS WITH GOD

 

1. Some Fools Don’t Believe in God [Ps. 14:1, 53:1, 92:5-6, Pr. 1:7] –some “play” like they don’t

2. Some Fools Don’t Believe the Bible [Lk. 24:25, Rm. 1:19-23ff.] –some play like they don’t

3. Some Fools Don’t Prepare for the Afterlife [Lk. 12:20]

 

II. THE FOOL HAS PROBLEMS WITH OTHERS

 

1. Some Fools Will Not Listen to Instruction [Pr. 12:15, 23:9]

2. Some Fools Will Not Listen to Their Father [Pr. 15:5, 17:21 “Sanford”]

3. Some Fools Listen to Their Own Heart [Pr. 13:20, 28:26, Jer. 17:9]

 

III. THE FOOL HAS PROBLEMS WITH HIMSELF

 

1. Fools Have a Problem with Their Mouth [Pr. 10:8, 10; 15:2, 18:6, 29:11]

2. Fools Have a Problem with Their Mind [Pr. 1:22, 10:21, 17:10, 18:2, 20:3, 26:1, 27:22]

3. Fools Have a Problem with Their Maturity [Pr. 10:23, 12:16, 13:19, 14:9]