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Introduction Our new them for September is “What Ever You Do, Work Heartily” Corresponds with our 2023 theme of Right Race, Good Fight, Steadfast Faith Our Topic for today’s message is “Finding Purpose in Our Work” Some Common Attitudes Towards Work Work from a Biblical Perspective Living Out Purposeful…

Meaninglessness of Work Without God

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.…

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold,…

Introduction For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Foundation of a Purposeful Life Walking in Purpose Trusting God’s Timing and Providence 1. Foundation of a Purposeful Life When we think of this, what comes to…

1 Timothy 6 Good morning Church! We are going to try to make our way through the end of 1 Timothy this morning. Those that have been with us know that this letter was primarily written by an older pastor to a younger pastor, Paul to Timothy. They had been serving together in Ephesus and for whatever…

Prayer Welcome Good morning everyone, it is good to be here as we continue in our Gospel story sermon series. Last week we looked at Solomon and the temple that he built. Solomon offered this prayer that pointed out to the people that they should always turn to God when they sin. Even when they fall…

Meaningful Wisdom

1 I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity. 2 I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?” 3 I searched with my heart how to cheer my body with wine—my heart still guiding me with wisdom—and how to lay hold…

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…

Toil and Joy This morning we are going to talk about something that everyone just loves to talk about. Work. It’s a natural thing in our world. We have to work. And sometimes we love our work. Sometimes we hate our work. Often we can’t wait for our work week to end so that we can take a break from work.…

Wisdom and Folly Over the last couple of weeks we have taken a journey through the Hedonistic Experiment that Solomon sought out to perform. Everything he could have ever wanted to experience he did. If he wanted to taste it he tasted it. If he wanted to smell it he smelled it. If he wanted to build…

Hedonistic Experiment (Part 2) We are just about a month removed from Christmas. And we all know what that means…the gifts that your kids or grandkids just had to have are now gathering dust in the closet or under the bed. And now they are wanting something new b/c “we’re bored”. This is the cycle that…

Last week we began our series on Ecclesiastes. It’s truly a fascinating book and one worth reading or reading again if you’ve read it before. If you’re new to your Bible or not very good at remembering the order of the books, don’t be afraid to use that little known page in our Bibles, the Table of Contents.…

Psalm 112:4

The Experiment (Part 1) 1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: 2 For learning wisdom and discipline; for understanding insightful sayings; 3 for receiving prudent instruction in righteousness, justice, and integrity; 4 for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced, knowledge and discretion…

In Greek Philosophy, there a man named Sisyphus, who angered the gods and was then punished, being forced to roll a rock up hill for all of eternity. . However, right before he reached the top, the bolder would roll back down to the bottom of the hill, thus forcing Sisyphus to begin his work all over…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 2 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct 2022. Summary and Goal Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived ( 1 Kings 3:12 ), wrote three Old Testament…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 2 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct 2022. Summary and Goal Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived ( 1 Kings 3:12 ), wrote three Old Testament…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 2 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct 2022. Summary and Goal Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived ( 1 Kings 3:12 ), wrote three Old Testament…

Oof! Come in from a long day at work? What’s your reward? More work at home! Mowed the lawns? Great! Now you can get started on that fence. Done the dishes? Great! Now get started on the laundry pile! Finished your assignment? Great! Now you can study for exams! Got through a pandemic? Great! Now you…

Focus less on earthly things and instead, focus on where Christ is.

1 Kings 3 There are things that happen to us in life that are beyond our control that are good and bad. The God of heaven who loves us does everything with the intent to bring us closer to himself - to draw us if you will. The three reactions to God’s dealings with us is that we remain unaffected, we…

To Busy For Jesus Come back some other time Jesus Its easy to be to busy for God. So many today dont want God in there Life They think they are doing well without God What a waste of a persons Life to try to live away from God. This Life without God in our lives is so empty Because most of people want…

If I had written the Book of Ecclesiastes, I would have stopped at the end of chapter 2. It would have been a very, very short book. It would have been like 2 John, Jude, or Philemon. Solomon has written a wonderful conclusion—for any person to find ultimate meaning in life, he has to go outside of himself…