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Introduction Good morning, church family! Today, we turn our hearts to the profound wisdom found in Ecclesiastes 3:1–9 . This passage reminds us that life is marked by seasons, and there is a divine rhythm to our experiences. Just as a song has rhythm—a pattern of beats and pauses that create harmony—our…

Introduction The new year is the season of change, the season of a new beginning. For some of us it is a fresh start and a chance to wipe away the things that we have held on to over the last year. This is the very moment that we need to just stop and take a deep breath in and exhale relief from the…

12 But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel, 13 so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; 14 and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident…

Introduction The Mexican Fisherman An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village late one morning when a small boat docked. Inside the small boat was just one fisherman who had already caught several large fish. The American complimented the fisherman on the fish and…

Opening Prayer: Good morning, church! Let me first before we get started in today's message say a personal word of thanks to all the VBS works, could you please stand. We thank the LORD for each of you and how God used you and worked through your life to reach the kids with the message of the Gospel.…

2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; a light has dawned on those living in the land of darkness. 1 “Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the water; and you without silver, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without silver and without cost! 2 Why do you spend silver on…

INTRODUCTION In the OT the word for trusting faith is a Hebrew word that meant ROPE. It demonstrated what a rope did for you Provided Security Tide you to another person Something you could depend on For tonight’s lesson, I would like to use this analogy to demonstrate how trust is built and how trust…

Wealth under the sun Ecclesiastes 4 and 5:8-22 BI: Many problems come when you love money, love Jesus and be content and give to Gospel ministry Introduction Well I wonder if you can tell me the artist of these songs. · Money don’t get everything its true but what I don’t get I can’t use, just give me…

Trust Yahweh in his work in his time. Ecclesiastes 3 . 1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time…

INTRODUCTION How to do catch fish 1. Good Bait What constitutes good bait Through trail and error you discover the best bait For Bass, you allow the fish to run with the bait You want the fish to feel no resistance and you want it to think that it has the fish with not strings attached 2. Create a False…

Introduction Value this time in your life kids its’ the time you still have choices. You’re a teenager so you think you can do anything and you do. Your twenties are a blur. Thirties you raise your family you make a little money, you think to yourself what happened in my twenties. 40s you grow a pot…

Life under the sun Ecclesiastes 1-2 Prayer Through your word we might know you. knowing you we might know wisdom for life. I pray that you might give us ears to hear, eyes to see, and a softened heart to see the reality of our lives and the wonderful truth of your Word. Introduction Ah… another day.…

Matthew 2:13-23 A few years ago, I had the chance to walk through the Subway Caves in Lassen National Park, in Northern California. As I stepped into the entrance, the temperature dropped, and it started to get darker. Soon the darkness envelops you. So with a flashlight in hand you have to find your…

9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! 11 Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? 12 And though a man…

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn,…

Intro We are in this series that we are doing because of the toxic culture we are in and that we are in an election season. People are going around with bad attitudes and tempers flare up. We seem to have los the ability to disagree without being disagreeable. so during this emotionally charged season,…

This morning we’re going to start a series studying the book of James. We’ll start in James 1 and work our way through the whole book. The book of James was written by James the half brother of Jesus (see Matthew 13:55 and Gal. 1:9 ). He was a firsthand witness of the sinless life of Jesus. It’s pretty…

It is said that good news doesn’t sell. Only bad news does. Which is why if you turn on the tv or pick up a newspaper, most of the news you will see, a great majority is bad news, about injustice, oppression, turmoil. It’s amazing what happens when you follow the money. But, that’s not the whole story.…

Have you ever met someone famous? I remember the first time that I got to meet a president. Well, technically, I didn’t meet him, but I got really close to him! George W. Bush came to a rally about 45 miles from where we lived. So, we pack up our lunches and got to the rally location several hours before…

Introduciton Many things in our culture are rooted in our once-collective knowledge of the Bible. While that knowledge has been largely lost, some random bits still surface from time to time…Like Solomon’s summation of time itself. Illumination There Is Time Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NKJV) 1 To everything there…

There is a time for everything Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 (KJV 1900) To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and…

Simplicity In this series we are talking about the habits of a healthy heart. Last week we talked about the habit of self-examination and we confronted the fact that we all tell lies. Specifically we discovered that the person you often lie to the most is YOU. Today we are going to talk about one of…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Introduction There is a plague in our society that has been growing by leaps and bounds for the last 60 years. I don’t think it surprising that as we as a nation have lost Biblical focus, this industry has ballooned. Now what I’m going to address today, it’s quite probable that some of you will not get…

Tax Time - Joke … man couldn’t sleep so he woke up and called the IRS office… I can’t sleep so I am sending you a $150. If I can’t go back to sleep I’ll send you the rest. Intro Week 3 of 4 part series of it’s time… The whole series is aimed at getting us going in 2024 I want you to live your best life…