Sermon

Wisdom and Wealth: Insights from Agur’s Prayer

Proverbs 30

March 13, 2009 | Joel R. Beeke

Joel Beeke’s sermon on “Agur’s Prayer” from Proverbs 30 delves into the themes of wisdom, contentment, and the dangers of falsehood and lies. He emphasizes the need for a balance between not being too wealthy to forget God and not too poor to steal, reflecting on how this balance relates to living a life of faithfulness and integrity.

Joel R. Beeke serves as president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, and pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 books, editor of another 100 volumes, and has just finished writing the final volume, with Paul Smalley, of Reformed Systematic Theology (4 vols.; Crossway).