The Word from South Highland

Words of Death, Words of Life

July 27m, 2025  |  Selected Proverbs — Scripture has much to say about our speech, and Proverbs is no exception. Emily Knight teaches that the words we say can have eternal consquences, both for ourselves and for others, and that the Lord calls us to speak words of life.

God and Money

July 20, 2025  |  Selected Proverbs - The book of Proverbs presents a holistic picture of our relationship with money. Rev. Abby Gatliff teaches that we need wisdom to be able to see the difference between what is pleasing in our own sight and our own eyes, versus what is pleasing in the sight of the Lord.

Wisdom in Friendship

July 13, 2025  |  Selected Proverbs — When we have good friends and when we are good friends, finding God's wisdom for how to live the good life is just a little bit easier. Rev. Abby Gatliff teaches the book of Proverbs implies that as we help friends find God's vision and bring it to life, we may just stumble upon God's vision for the good life ourselves. 

Rejoicing in Rebuke

July 6, 2025 | Selected Proverbs — Throughout the book of Proverbs are verses about accepting God's correction and discipline. Rev. Abby Gatliff teaches that this discipline is not just punishment but actually is the Lord's discipling.

Wisdom and Temptation

June 29, 2025 | Proverbs 5:1-23, 6:27 — Rev. Cort Gatliff has a lesson for us about the Lord's gift of physical intimacy between man and woman. He teaches that at the heart of the the Christian vision of sex is the idea that sex is both far more dangerous and far more beautiful than we tend to imagine. And so, because that is true, we need wisdom. 

Wisdom in Justice

June 22, 2025 | Selected Proverbs — What is it about knowing God that propels us to look outside of ourselves and to care for the marginalized? Rev. Cort Gatliff teaches that justice should matter to us because justice matters deeply to God.

Planning With Wisdom

June 15, 2025 | Selected Proverbs — God's will for our life is not some sort of corn maze, with only one right way and lots of wrong turns. Rev. Cort Gatliff teaches about God's sovereign will and about being so immersed in God's word that HIs priorities begin to transform our hearts, and our decision making.

House of Wisdom, House of Folly

June 9, 2025 | Proverbs 9:1-6, 13-18 — In the book of Proverbs, the Ladies Wisdom and Folly issue identical invitations to the people passing by. Rev. Cort Gatliff teaches that, when we listen to Folly, the next voice we hear is from the Holy Spirit, that we are not alone, and that it's not to late to change our path.

The Call of Wisdom

June 1, 2025 | Proverbs 1:20-33 — In the early part of Proverbs, we find Lady Wisdom represented as a character crying out wherever she can be heard, imploring God's people to listen. Rev. Cort Gatliff teaches that Jesus worked the same way, that God is not hiding from us but rather is speaking to us all the time.

The Beginning of Wisdom

May 25, 2025 | Proverbs 1:1-7 — The whole of Scripture points us to Jesus and shows us how to live. But that goes beyond the do's and don'ts of the ten commandments. Rev. Cort Gatliff teaches about the Proverbs that their goal is deep character, straight thinking, and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.