Sermons (Page 8)

All Things In Light of Eternity

Ecclesiastes 3 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven— 2 A time to give birth and a time to die;A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.3 A time to kill and a time to heal;A time to tear down and a time to build up.4 A time to weep and a time to laugh;A time to mourn and a time to dance.5 A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;A time to embrace…

Investigation #3: Efforts & Earnings

Ecclesiastes 2:18-26 18 Thus I hated all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, for I must leave it to the man who will come after me. 19 And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored by acting wisely under the sun. This too is vanity. 20 Therefore I completely despaired of all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored…

Investigation #2: Wisdom, Madness, & Folly

Ecclesiastes 2:12-17 12 So I turned to consider wisdom, madness and folly; for what will the man do who will come after the king except what has already been done? 13 And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness. 14 The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one fate befalls them both. 15 Then I said to myself, “As is the fate of the fool, it will also befall me. Why then have I been extremely wise?” So I said to myself, “This too is…

Peace In The Presence of the Lord

Psalm 5 For the choir director; for flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David. 5 Give ear to my words, O Lord,Consider my groaning.2 Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God,For to You I pray.3 In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice;In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch. 4 For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;No evil dwells with You.5 The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes;You hate all who do iniquity.6 You destroy those who speak falsehood;The Lord abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.7 But as for…

Investigation #1: Self-Pleasure

Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 2 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself.” And behold, it too was futility. 2 I said of laughter, “It is madness,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?” 3 I explored with my mind how to stimulate my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of folly, until I could see what good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven the few years of their lives. 4 I enlarged my works: I built houses for myself, I planted vineyards for…

A Quest For Greater Wisdom

Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 12 I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with. 14 I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind. 15 What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking cannot be counted. 16 I said to myself, “Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than…

A Poem From Under The Sun

Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” 3 What advantage does man have in all his workWhich he does under the sun?4 A generation goes and a generation comes,But the earth remains forever.5 Also, the sun rises and the sun sets;And hastening to its place it rises there again.6 Blowing toward the south,Then turning toward the north,The wind continues swirling along;And on its circular courses the wind returns.7 All the rivers flow into the sea,Yet the…

Enjoy the Gift!

2 Corinthians 13:11-14 11 Finally, brethren, rejoice, be made complete, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. 12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. 13 All the saints greet you. 14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

What Will He Find?

2 Corinthians 13:1-10 This is the third time I am coming to you. Every fact is to be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses. 2 I have previously said when present the second time, and though now absent I say in advance to those who have sinned in the past and to all the rest as well, that if I come again I will not spare anyone, 3 since you are seeking for proof of the Christ who speaks in me, and who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you. 4 For indeed…