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Seasons Change
Since we only have so much time to live out our lives in this world, we must learn to make the best use of our time as we trust God who is at work in all things, all the time. There is a season for everything we do in life. “God is the King of Time. He regulates our...
Finding Joy in This Life
PROP: Since God is the creator of this world and he is at work in this world for our good, we can find joy in the things he gives us in this world. 1. Solomon considers wisdom and folly again and ends up hating life. 2. Solomon hated all his toil and gave his heart...
Why Does Paul Pray for Us to KNOW What He Has Just Told Us?
1. What’s the difference between “knowing” and “knowing”? 2. Why does it matter? 3. How do we grow to “know God” in a more personal, relational way?
Shopping at the Dollar Store
Pleasure, and the pursuit of pleasure apart from God, is all meaningless and will never fully satisfy us. 1. Solomon’s intentional pursuit of pleasure. 2. Solomon explored every pleasure his heart desired. "With godlike creativity and control, he has created a little...
The Limits of Worldly Wisdom
Since we live in a broken world that doesn’t make sense and is filled with sorrow and foolishness, we must fear God, trust in Jesus, and follow him. 1. Wisdom cannot change reality (v.12-15). “Some things in life are crooked—not in the sense that they involve criminal...
Vanity of Vanities! All Is Vanity!
Life lived apart from fearing God will never make sense because life lived under the sun is vanity of vanities. It is all vanity; therefore, we must fear God and keep his commandments. “Put differently, because of God’s curse on creation, (the consequences of the fall...
Imitate Good
“The eagle-eyed world acts as a policeman for the church. … It becomes a watch-dog over the sheep, barking furiously as soon as one goes astray. … Be careful, be careful of your private lives…and I believe your public lives will be sure to be right. Remember that it...
Truth and Love
Since Jesus Christ is the truth that sets us free and gives us eternal life, we must love the truth and live out our lives in this truth as we seek to love one another. Love for others is rooted and grounded in the truth. “Grace describes all that God has done for us...
Canceled Sin, Cherished Savior
We have been forgiven much by Jesus to love much of Jesus. (a) A Posture of Pride (7:36–40) (b) A Posture of Poverty (7:36–40) Because He First Loved Us (7:41–42) See Sin Clearly, Love Jesus Dearly (7:47) Faith in Jesus Creates Worship of Jesus (7:50) “Till sin be...
Things We Can Know
Things We Can Know 1 John 5:13-21 1. We can know that we have eternal life. “Christianity is not an ‘I hope so’ or ‘I think so’ faith. It is an ‘I know so’ faith because what has been revealed in the Bible was given to us by God, a God who speaks and a God who speaks...