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7:15-25, 29 Last week, Jacob walked us through the extended proverb section of Ecclesiastes, and helped understand how God can use adversity to develop wisdom within us and, with that, more Christlikeness as we grow in Humility, Patience, Gentleness, Self-Control, Contentment. The teacher continues that…

7:15-25, 29 Last week, Jacob walked us through the extended proverb section of Ecclesiastes, and helped understand how God can use adversity to develop wisdom within us and, with that, more Christlikeness as we grow in Humility, Patience, Gentleness, Self-Control, Contentment. The teacher continues that…

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.…

7:15-25, 29 Last week, Jacob walked us through the extended proverb section of Ecclesiastes, and helped understand how God can use adversity to develop wisdom within us and, with that, more Christlikeness as we grow in Humility, Patience, Gentleness, Self-Control, Contentment. The teacher continues that…

Solomon was a prolific author. If he lived today, he would be on the New York Times best seller list, multiple times. People would be lining up to read his next book. His songs would be on the top of the charts, just because of the amount of things he wrote. He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs…

Introduction Solomon ended chapter 6 with the question “Who knows what is good for man in life?” We found a really good answer in the Apostle Paul’s first letter to Timothy in which he said, “Godliness with contentment is great gain.” Something we can also see Jesus modeling in His life and ministry.…

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…

Planning for the future At the Beginning of the year, after the holidays, after the spending the parties and the fun is over, Come January, it is a great time to reflect on the New Year What do you want to accomplish in 2024? Have you considered a bible reading plan for this year? Have you found one…

Solomon is discussing wisdom and folly in this passage. We gave the first part of this sermon two weeks ago, and basically covered the main point of the whole thing. We find our joy not in our circumstances and how we can manipulate them, but in the God who loves us. Solomon continues discussing wisdom…

Torah Portion: Genesis 21:1-34 Haftarah: 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10 Review Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations: “Nachamu Nachamu, Comforted but Zion said alone . Third consolation: anaya Soarah: Afflicted and Stormed Tossed 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now…

Pre-Introduction Introduction [Story from camp counselor days] Take campers on an overnight. Get all our gear packed up and hike to our campsite and set up camp. What if my boss hands me a compass and a map and then tells me, “By the way, the compass doesn’t point north.” A tool is only as useful as…

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…

1 A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face…

Sin and Redemption There’s a running joke that Corrie and I have when we come across a mother who never sees anything wrong with her children. That there is nothing that her son or daughter can do wrong. That they are perfect little angels. We call them mom googles. Mom googles distort the truth. They…

15 In my futile life I have seen everything: someone righteous perishes in spite of his righteousness, and someone wicked lives long in spite of his evil. 16 Don’t be excessively righteous, and don’t be overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself? 17 Don’t be excessively wicked, and don’t be foolish.…

Greediness: Having a keen appetite For.... 10 The one who loves silver is never satisfied with silver, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile. 11 When good things increase, the ones who consume them multiply; what, then, is the profit to the owner, except to gaze…

1 Again, I observed all the acts of oppression being done under the sun. Look at the tears of those who are oppressed; they have no one to comfort them. Power is with those who oppress them; they have no one to comfort them. 2 So I commended the dead, who have already died, more than the living, who…

Each of us has no doubt experienced the uncomfortable feeling (after giving an explanation, lecture, or plea) of looking at the confused expression of the person or audience with whom we were trying to communicate. We have also been on the other side of the communication where we are unsure as to whether…

What was “Step 9?” This past Sunday night I mis-counted! “How to Backslide in 9 Easy Steps” However, if you were following along, you realized that I only gave you 8. I didn’t even realize it until I had some individuals come up to me after the service on Sunday to ask, “What was #9?” I want to apologize…

Graduation Sunday It is so exciting to be celebrating with our graduates this year! We are proud of you, and look forward to how the Lord will use you in the coming years. You have been challenged and encouraged all your lives through school to pursue education. You have been encouraged to pursue success!…

Ignorance is bliss? Ignorance (noun) lack of knowledge or information. Sometimes we may think it is better not to know something than to know something and be responsible for knowing it, right? Well Koheleth starts into a long section (chapters 7-9) that are some wisdom, instructions for application.…

We know that there are a lot of people hurting in our world today, and when you are hurting, you simple truth, not simplistic truth. It’s not enough to say Jesus is the answer… how is He the answer. We need to show it. One of the things that we want at River Church is to help you make changes in your…

III. Causes of Codependency What draws people into destructive, codependent relationships? The answer is most often found in their childhood pain—a past pain that impacts their adult choices. In reality, codependent people are grown-ups who have never grown up. The Bible refers to immature grown-ups…

Hebrews 3:7-19 Have you ever known someone who could barely remember where they put their keys yet could tell you every word of a story from 20 years ago? Our minds hold onto memories, especially those that leave a strong impression. But sometimes we hold onto things we shouldn’t—resentments, fears or…

Read Revelation 9:1-21 1 Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. 2 And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of…