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He who does not prepare for death is more than an ordinary fool. He is a madman. Charles Spurgeon In the day and time that we live…it seems we don’t hear much talk or preaching about Hell or death... And for good reason..who wants to talk or think about hell and death... We want to hear about the good…

1 Kings 1:1-31 Review 1 Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. Summary of The Torah Portion: 1 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. Old Well Advanced in Age This is the main center of the Halftarah.…

2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were not made for this world. — C.S. Lewis 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of…

11:1-6 I want to let you all know that I love being a pastor. I love preaching and teaching God’s Word. I love counseling and listening to heartaches while seeking God’s counsel in helping you navigate the situation. And I want you to know that pastoring doesn’t come without frustration. Leadership doesn’t…

Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30 REVIEW This is our 8th message from Devarim elle-ha deverim = these are the words Picture of Journey Reason why the journeys -opportunities to learn The first generation that came out of Egypt was “thick headed” Devarim is like an executive meeting to evaluate where we have been,…

10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Everyone Has a Gift Peter was one of Jesus’s close friends He was ++A Fisherman ++Called to follow Christ ++To be a fisher of men He was a target of Satan 31 And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon!…

The End of the Matter When I first started looking at our study through Ecc. I planned for the Sermon Series to take roughly 12 weeks. When I looked at other pastors and their studies through the series that’s what they had done, and I was like, yeah, that sounds like a good amount of time. Then I actually…

Wise Living (Part 2) This morning we are going to wrap up our study on Ecc 10 . Solomon has been showing us what it means to live wisely, by demonstrating how foolish the fool lives. Two weeks ago we looked at how the fool is known by his actions. and his actions are dictated by his heart stance. And…

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord…

10:8-20 Living wisely is something that All Followers of Jesus should strive to do. Why? B/c Living a wise life is emulating Jesus’ life. He walked in wisdom b/c he is the creator of wisdom. So as we follow after him we should also be walking in wisdom. Growing in the understanding of how life works…

Wisdom and Unpredictability Intro Throughout our studies in Ecc. we have taken a look at God’s desire for his creation to live wisely. How God has created this world with certain rules and how it is better if we live within those rules. God is dedicated to helping his people. Those who are devoted to…

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.…

Meaningless Worship

Have you ever wanted to just give up? I think about a teacher. The day has not been going well. Those troublemakers are just not listening to reason and the rest of the class are beginning to follow. I can imagine that a point is reached where the teacher just wants to give up. What’s the use? Let’s…

Young and Old Just a couple of weeks ago, I was having a conversation with and on the television there was a story about Dolly Parton. We were curious as to how old she was. So I took out my phone and googled her to find out. She is 77 years old. She doesn’t look 77 years old. She looks much younger.…

Wisdom and Foolishness Over the last several weeks we have been looking at what it means to live wisely. That’s the aim of Solomon’s approach in Ecc. He’s Looking out at the reality of the world and seeing that there is a right an wrong way to live. And in this mornings Scripture we are going to see…

How would you define love? There was a movie made by Disney over 14 years ago, with a song called: How does she know that you love her. How does someone show love? I realize that I am late to the ball game for this sermon. Every September or October, I set aside a week to prepare my preaching calendar…

You’ve been writing…a letter… a story....an essay…an editorial…How you wrap it up and conclude is your final opportunity to get your message across. This chapter begins with the words, “Remember your Creator...” and includes that phrase Ecclesiastes is known for, “Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher;…

The book Ecclesiastes is a Father teaching His son about life. Qoheleth is a rich, wise, honest man, who tried all that life has to offer, and in the end, he found it all wanting. He tried all of the best foods & drinks - and at the end of even the finest, most well-aged wine bottle you could find, he…

Can life have any meaning in a naturalistic universe? Physicist Steven Weinberg doesn’t think so. He writes: “The more comprehensible the universe becomes, the more it also seems pointless.” Similarly, Richard Dawkins says: In a universe of electrons and selfish genes, blind physical forces and genetic…

THE PROMISE OF A NEW YEAR ECCLESIASTES 12 Introduction: The name Ecclesiastes indicates “the Preacher or the Philosopher,” and this book contains the philosophy of Solomon as his mind was in conflict over the problems of life… One would summarize Solomon’s analysis of life without a heavenly purpose…VANITY.…

This Torah Portion: Gen 44:18 - 47:27 Introduction In the previous Torah portions we talked about how Jacob finally settled and had children - among who Joseph became the first born of promise We heard how Joseph had a first dream -regarding ruling over his brothers and that seem to have made him overconfident…

God's Promises About Giving Today we're going to begin a new series for the summer that I'm very excited about. I want to begin by telling you that the words, promise and promises, are actually used over a thousand times, in different English translations of the Scripture. One scholar did a study. He…

2 Corinthians 2 Good morning church! I want to welcome you here this morning. There is so much going on around the world, and we have a short chapter this morning so I was tempted to take some time and update you on some projects going on in Ukraine, operation Exodus that is being conducted through Calvary…

End of chapter 11 was celebrate the good times Chapter 12 continues to address youth but instead of celebrating he is asking them to “remember” 1 So remember your Creator in the days of your youth: Before the days of adversity come, and the years approach when you will say, “I have no delight in them”;…