Pastor Josh continues his teaching through the book of Ecclesiastes.
“We don’t know what will come tomorrow. But we are assured that there are both good days and bad days ahead. So wisdom humbly prepares for both…”
Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20
Pastor Josh continues his teaching through the book of Ecclesiastes.
“Though wisdom is far better than folly, a little folly mixed in will outweigh wisdom and honor…Just as the presence of rot in expensive oil or perfume will ruin the entire vat, so can the presence of just one fool cause the entire project to fail. And this can be true even in the life of the individual. In a moment, through one act of foolishness, a career is finished. No matter all the past good that has been done. No matter how much trust has been built, it can all come to nothing through one moment of folly. O God, lead us not into temptation.”
The Love of God (1 John 4:13-16)
(Apologies for the poor sound quality for the first ~10-15 minutes of the sermon )
Christmas Eve Service
(Unfortunately, our Christmas Day Service wasn’t recorded)
Love (1 John 4:7-12)
Colossians 3:1-17
Ecclesiastes 9:1-12
Pastor Josh continues his series through Ecclesiastes:
“At first brush, Ecclesiastes can come off pretty pessimistic, and the beginning of chapter 9 is among the most pessimistic messages of the entire book: Death comes to all. It doesn’t matter if you act righteously or religiously, it will not save you from death, which, in the cynical tone of Ecclesiastes, “is a fate worse than life…But for all its cynical realism, Ecclesiastes does not counsel despondency, but demands joy!”
Mark 4:1-20
“Do you know what the word prodigal means? In modern English we only hear that word in one place…And that’s unfortunate, because the word prodigal doesn’t mean rebellious or wayward. In fact, prodigal means lavish, generous, bountiful, even irresponsible. The prodigal son lavishly scattered his father’s money like the sower sows the seed. So here we meet the prodigal sower…
If you look at this as the parable of the sower, where’s your focus gonna lie?…Sowers are important…critical… we are to be sowers of the word - but it’s not the sower that makes the difference. It's the seed.”
Biblical Eldership
Ecclesiastes 8:1-17
Pastor Josh continues his series through Ecclesiastes:
“Where every other book of the Bible emphasizes God’s potent sovereignty, which is good news for those who love him, Ecclesiastes pairs that emphasis with an unflinching look at human inability…In the final assessment, the author commends that we should live in joy: We should fear God and keep his commandments, and eat, drink, and be joyful in the few days God has given us to live, because lasting gain does not rely on our ability to scrabble it together by excessive striving, even striving for wisdom.”