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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…

Or the Preacher might have talked about the tyranny of time—the way it seems to control our lives down to the millisecond. Plautus wrote about this. Bemoaning the stress caused by the latest device for keeping time, the Roman playwright said, “The gods confound the man who first found out how to distinguish…

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.…

1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 4 When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” 17 So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb…

Thinking about New Year’s resolutions for the church.

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Jesus - Light of the World You - Light of the World Uncovering the Lamp Conclusion

All Is Hevel 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 to build up; 4 a time to weep, and a time…

Meaninglessness of Work Without God

1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall…

Intro 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 to build up; 4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh;…

Our first Scripture lesson this morning comes for Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 : 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…

2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. 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…

If you would open your Bibles to Mark chapter 2. We all instinctively know that there is a time and a place for certain activities, right? No one goes to the baseball game and files their taxes at the ballpark. No one shows up to work wearing a costume, except maybe on Halloween, depending on what the…

Last week, Stephen covered “Experiencing God Though Obedience”. What is it God requires of us? Simple obedience. Our obedience reveals the relationship we have with God. But James goes on to say that our obedient faith to God without actions…is dead. Faith will bring about works. Faith is not a spectator…

Time Time is a funny thing isn’t it. We all have the same amount of hours in a day. We all are afforded the same segments of time on a day to day basis. But the effects of time are different for each one of us. I remember when I was in middle school and high school how quickly the summer went by while…

Our journey through the book of Ecclesiastes, one of the books of wisdom of the Bible. The key phrase that we’ve heard thus far and that Qoholet opens with is, “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” And we’ve learned that the term vanity can be translated as vapor. In other words so much of what we chase…

1 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: We must understand that life is short for humanity. 10 The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.…