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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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“There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.” – Blaise Pascal Solomon spent years searching for meaning, fulfillment and happiness in all the wrong ways and all the wrong places. Instead of finding what…
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“I went in through the treasury of wisdom, and drew for myself the waters of understanding.” –Queen of Sheba, 10th century inscription Solomon’s wisdom was so great that even rulers and royalty were eager to cross deserts to hear his wisdom. This wisdom was given to Solomon by God, and now given to you through…
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7 Reasons Why We Should Study Ecclesiastes Life is difficult, and sometimes very difficult. We’ve all experienced the storms of life, and it seems that we’re either just coming out of a storm, or in the middle of a storm, or about to enter another one! God has provided wisdom for the storms of life…
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