Wise Speech - Proverbs

May 24, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org.
Title: "Wise Speech"
Text: Proverbs 10:19, 15:1-2, 18:20-21
Sermon Points:
1) Be slow to speak and quick to listen.
2) Know when to speak and what to say. 
3) Speaks words of life and not words of death. 

The Feast of Wisdom - Proverbs

May 17, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn.  www.machiasvalley.org.
Title: "The Feast of Wisdom"
Text: Proverbs 9:1-18
Sermon Points:
1) Wisdom offers a lavish banquet; folly offers stolen bread eaten in secret.
2) The wise receive correction; fools reject it.
3) True wisdom is found by fearing and knowing the Lord. 
 

Wisdom and Its Blessings - Proverbs

May 10, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org.
Title: "Wisdom and Its Blessings"
Text: Proverbs 8:1-36
Sermon Points:
1) Wisdom calls out for all who will listen.
2) Wisdom brings righteousness and blessing.
3) God created the world in His wisdom.
4) Wisdom brings life and favor. 

Sexual Temptation and a Better Affection - Proverbs

May 3, 2026.  Pastor Zach Vaughn.  www.machiasvalley.org.
Proverbs 6:20-7:27

Loans, Laziness, and Liars - Proverbs

April 26, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "Loans, Laziness, and Liars"
Text: Proverbs 6:1-19
Sermon Points:
1) God cares about integrity in our financial dealings.
2) God cares about our work ethic.
3) God cares about our dealings with others. 

Sexual Temptation and God's Design for Intimacy - Proverbs

April 19, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn.  www.machiasvalley.org.
Title: "Sexual Temptation and God's Design for Intimacy"
Text: Proverbs 5:1-23
Sermon Points:
1) Giving into sexual temptation only leads to ruin and regret. 
2) Delight yourself in your spouse. 
3) Honor the Lord's design for sexual intimacy. 

Two Ways to Live - Proverbs

March 29, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "Two Ways to Live"
Text: Proverbs 4:10-27
Sermon Points:
1) We have a choice in life: The path of the righteous or the path of the wicked.
2) One path leads to increasing light, the other to deepening darkness.
3) Guard your heart by walking straight on the path of life.

An Inheritance of Instruction - Proverbs

March 15, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "An Inheritance of Instruction"
Text: Proverbs 4:1-13
Sermon Points:
1) Godly instruction is received and passed down as an inheritance.
2) Godly instruction must be pursued and guarded.
3) Godly instruction leads us to true life. 

The Blessing of Wisdom - Proverbs

March 8, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "The Blessing of Wisdom"
Text: Proverbs 3:13-35
Sermon Points:
1) Wisdom is a priceless blessing.
2) Wisdom is given and governed by God.
3) Wisdom bids us to live humbly before God and others. 

Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart - Proverbs

March 1, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn.  www.machiasvalley.org.
Title: "Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart"
Text: Proverbs 3:1-12
Sermon Points:
1) Trust the Lord's commands and promises.
2) Trust the Lord's leading. 
3) Trust the Lord's provision. 
4) Trust the Lord's correction.