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Wealth Without God Brings Despair Let’s look at 8 myths about money that Solomon identifies in Ecclesiastes chapter 5 | AUDIO | TEXT PDF
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How to Guard Against Insincere Worship The Bible gives us God’s Wisdom for the Storms of Life…A huge reason why we need wisdom is because we live in a broken world. Ecclesiastes 5 gives us wisdom for how to live by faith–even while in a broken world, by having: 1) A proper attitude toward God.…
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It only takes a few minutes of world news to realize we live in a broken world. Pandemics, wars, oppression, corruption… Ecclesiastes is showing us two ways to respond to living in a broken world. 1) One is to live in denial–by chasing the wind trying to find happiness apart from God. 2) The other…
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The first mile is the law mile, the second mile is the love mile Can one single statement of Jesus change your life? Can one single statement of Jesus change your marriage? your Family? Your Job? Your Relationships? Your Devotion to God? The Answer is YES! Jesus gives us a simple and profound truth that…
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“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God… And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:1-2;…
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“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.” –Ecclesiastes 3:11 Why does every culture on every continent in every generation have a concept about God? Egyptians believed in life after death…
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Wisdom for the Seasons and Storms of Life“To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) We are so conditioned by culture to believe that happiness is found in our circumstances. This is the “when/then” way of thinking… “when I get that job, then I’ll be happy… when I retire, then I’ll…
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What makes a happy life? What brings true happiness, meaning and fulfillment? A 75 year Harvard study has been trying to find the answer. We know one thing they’ve discovered – happiness is not found by accident by winning the lottery of life. Solomon was searching for the answer to this question as well, and…
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Obstacles we Encounter in Our Search for True Meaning, Fulfillment, Happiness “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” (Viktor Frankl) Solomon describes some of the obstacles under the sun that we encounter in our search for true meaning, fulfillment and happiness. As we recognize these obstacles…
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It is not happy people who are thankful–it is thankful people who are happy “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 ESV). What a difference one word makes. We are commanded to be thankful IN all circumstances,…
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