Main Idea: Let the unknown, uncontrollable things of life inform you how to enjoy the known things of life. Outline: Point 1: Three Things we Do Not Know We do not know how to predict the future (v. 2)We do no...

Three Assurances of God’s Abiding Love (v. 13-16a)What We Have From God - The Spirit (v. 13)What we confess about Christ - He is Savior (v. 14-15)How we live with God - living ...

In this sermon we look at 6 Inadequacies of Wisdom. Solomon has been telling us that, as a general rule, life will go best for us when we pursue wisdom. The fool follows his passions, the fool doesn’t plan, the fool doesn’t ...

Main Idea: Christian, you must keep loving each other like Christ because your God is love. Keep loving one anotherConsider your nature and God’s natureConsider how The Father manifested his loveLove...

Main Idea: Test every messenger and their message to guard their influence in your life. Introduction The top things I listen to/watch most…. Be discerning—false prophets are already out thereExamine...

Main Idea: Death’s certainties and life’s uncertainties call us to faith-filled joy in God. Outline: Point 1: The Certainties of Death (vv. 1-6) Certainty #1: Death and difficulty in the believer’s life are not c...

Introduction What is the resurrection of Jesus Christ? (Acts 2:22-23, 31-33)What does the resurrection of Jesus Christ bring? (Acts 3:17-26)What does the resurrection of Jesus Christ mean? (Acts 4:1-12)...

Main Idea: When death exposes life's limitations, wisdom calls us to faith in God. Death has lingered throughout the book of Ecclesiastes up to this point. It has been in the shadows, it has loomed overhead, it has been observed from a dis...

Main idea: If you are living in obedience, be reassured that you are in true fellowship with God. If you live according to God’s commandments: You are of the truth (1 John 3:19-20)If you live according to Go...

Main Idea: Knowing what foolish worship looks like can help us worship wisely.  At this point in Ecclesiastes, Solomon turns his eyes upward toward God, more so than he has already. He directly commands his readers to be careful ...

Main Idea: Love fellow Christians like Christ, and you will display supernatural evidence of God’s work of salvation. Remember Christ’s original message (1 John 3:11)John 13The Apostle Paul...

Main Idea: Correctly understand sin to clarify those who are truly Christians and motivate you to purify yourself from sin. Consider the practice of sinConsider the severity and source of sinRemember why Chri...

The Vanity of Envy, Loneliness, and Politics will Weigh Down Your Ability to Enjoy God’s Gifts In this passage, Solomon is teaching on yet another three vexations that commonly weigh down man’s ability to enjoy the gifts of life his Cr...

Main Idea: Purify yourself in preparation for Christ’s return. Introduction: Abide in ChristContinuing to trustContinuing to take in God’s WordContinuing to prayContinuing to obey...

Main Idea: Share in the life of God by holding fast to the truth of Christ as He is revealed in the Bible and rejecting the false messages of the antichrists. Beware of deceivers and liars who deny Jesus Christ (1 John 2...

Solomon once again reaches back into his memory bank to consider how he once processed the realities of Death and Injustice. In Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Solomon expressed his God-fearing conclusion about every day matters of life. The frustrations and ...

Main Idea: Cling to Him who is eternal and reject the “world” that is passing away 1. Cling to Him who is eternal (2:12-14) Realities to treasure: Forgiveness Fellowship Faithfulness Vict...

Solomon once again reaches back into his memory bank to consider how he once processed the realities of Death and Injustice. In Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Solomon expressed his God-fearing conclusion about every day matters of life. The frustrations and ...

Main Idea: John gives three manifestations of a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ that assures the heart of a true Christian. Keep His CommandsJohn 14:23-24a Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he w...

Introduction: God is light Life giving (John 8:12)IlluminatingHolyPurifying Three conditions for complete joy and fellowship with God and his people Walk in the lig...

God is always loving and good, therefore we must abide in Him and depend on Him. Key Passages: Exodus 34:6, Romans 1:18-32, Matthew 5:44-45, Note: this audio cuts off before the end due to a techn...

God has limitless, fervent zeal to glorify Himself in the lives of His people. Key Passages: Exodus 20:5; Exodus 34:14-16; James 4:1-6...

God rules over and is in control of or in charge of everything. Key Passages: Genesis 45:4-6; Genesis 50:19-20; Acts 2:22-24; Romans 8:28-29; ...

God’s holiness means that He is infinitely and transcendentally separate from the world and thus the only Being worthy of all worship. Key Passages: 1 Peter 1:14-16; 1 Peter 2:9; Isaiah 6:1-8; Exodus 15:11...

Five insights into making God’s sovereignty the foundation of persistent joy. You can usually bet that when the season changes, the weather changes accordingly. Certain weather is appropriate and fitting for certain seasons. In Ecclesias...

Proposition: John describes three realities about his letter that you must embrace so that you might know fullness of joy. The message is Christ Himself (v. 1)The personal experience of the Apostle means his message ...

In this passage Solomon turns from describing his pursuit of gain through wisdom and folly. Now he begins to explain what he learned through a deep evaluation of that pursuit. ‘What does he have to show for it?’ In other words, he’s still tr...

Main Idea: Four reasons why 1 John demands our attention and interest We need to keep a high view of the gospel.We need encouragement and assurance when false teaching and sinful behavior swirl close to us.W...

Main Idea: The purpose of Ecclesiastes is to teach us how to think rightly about a God-pleasing life that focuses on eternal things. In this message, we enter back in to the book of Ecclesiastes after 6 weeks away from it. The purpose is t...

Main Idea: Delight in your God and King and declare His greatness to the next generation! Delight in your God and KingPsalm 145:1-3Declare God’s greatness to the next generationPsalm 145:4-7 Declar...

Main Idea: God is the rightful king. Repent of participating in or promoting LGBTQ sins and believe the gospel of Jesus Christ Feelings and desires are not the same as identity Heed the consequences of acting out on c...

Main Idea: Live and speak the gospel in such a way that the message is clear and compelling when opportunities arise. Get Prayer SupportLive wisely before unbelieversBe aware and intentionalSpe...

Main Idea: God’s Name is Proclaimed to the World through the Unity of His Church The Church is: A People Shaped By the GospelA People Clothed in Christ’s GloryA People Included in His Love...

Main Idea: A loving community making disciples of Jesus Christ engages in three categories of God pleasing and world changing prayer. Concerns of World Changing prayer The Preeminence of Christ (Col. 1:18)Wal...

Main Idea: Christ’s return changes everything and everyone—whether you’re ready or not. 1. Scripture tells us about future events. (1–2) 2. Some will scoff at Jesus’ promised return. (3–6) 3. Jesus’ delay has...

The storyline of the Bible: Luke 24:45, Acts 17:2 God’s glory in salvation: God’s saving power on display through weakness Main Idea: Consider how the wicked and the righteous talk about the L...

An Echo of Covering for Shame (Genesis 2 and 3)An Echo of Appeasing God’s Wrath (Genesis 8)An Echo of Substitution for Man (Genesis 22)An Echo of Salvation through Judgment (Exodus 12)An Echo of Entering ...

King Solomon has discovered that every surface upon which life can be enjoyed, every nook and cranny in which one might search for some new hidden gem of fulfillment, and any luxurious amenity life might have to offer for a man’s short stay on t...

Main Idea: Consider how the wicked and the righteous talk about the Lord and how God will judge them so that you will choose the fear of the Lord. Guard against wicked con...

‘Hevel…’ Vanity…Smoke…Mist…Breath… If these things represent the transience of life, and if they represent the transience of the experiences life has to offer, then Solomon wants to be sure we’re not chasing after the wron...