A message from the series “Sunday Morning Service.” In this week’s text, the Preacher walks through the complex relationship between wisdom and folly. While wisdom is far better than the strength and shouting of fools even a little folly can also do so much damage to what is good. This is advice that people of all stages of life would do well to heed.

A message from the series “Sunday Morning Service.” In Ecclesiastes 9:1-12, the Preacher revisits the idea of death as the great equalizer for all. And he does this so that the reader refocuses to a right perspective of life. The sobering reality that our days are numbered
(and we don’t know how many we have) is meant to shape our lives toward faithfulness and fuller enjoyment
of what we have.

A message from the series “Sunday Morning Service.” Ecclesiastes 8 proves to be a difficult passage; not only in navigating what the Preacher is telling the reader, but more difficult to hear and accept. How do we relate to civil authority and society as a whole when there
is clear evidence of injustice and wickedness? The answer given here is not one that we will hear out in the
world, but it is a necessary lesson for us as God’s people if we are to be an effective witness for His kingdom.

A message from the series “Sunday Morning Service.” The second half of Ecclesiastes 7 proves to be one of the most difficult passages to understand up to this point and it’s possible that this is exactly what the author intended. But he isn’t attempting to be confusing for its own sake. The search for wisdom and understanding the way forward in life is a pursuit that is already immensely confusing and impossible to grasp. This is what the Preacher explores in this passage.

A message from the series “Sunday Morning Service.” The passage from this Sunday again presents to us a truth that proves difficult for us to understand and often to accept: that God truly is sovereign over all things and has providence over all that comes to pass. But this time, the Preacher goes into a little more depth than he has before, as to how we ought to think about and respond to our circumstances. How we ultimately approach adversity says a lot about how we trust the Lord.

A message from the series “Sunday Morning Service.” In this week’s passage, the Preacher zeroes in on possessions and wealth. But it isn’t the message that many of us might expect on the subject. The issue of having wealth or not isn’t as much the concern of the Preacher as the approach to it and the heart of the one who has it. It is a message that ought to resonate well with us who have been given much in comparison to most throughout the world.

A message from the series “Sunday Morning Service.” This week, we looked at the first section of verses in chapter 5. And while most of Ecclesiastes up to this point has been a series of observations about the visible world, the Preacher’s approach changes toward giving advice in this passage. His concern is the careless usage of words before God and the dangers inherent to it. It is a text that exposes the connection between the words of our mouth and our heart’s attitude toward God.

A message from the series “Sunday Morning Service.” As we continue along in our walk through Ecclesiastes, the latter half of chapter 4 presents to us a contrast between living a life in isolation from others and one surrounded by accountable relationships. The one accentuates the vanity of our toil and the other brings to us something good and beneficial to ourselves. It is a passage that teaches us the essential place that community must have in living a good life.

A message from the series “Sunday Morning Service.” Last week, we saw that God’s sovereignty over all aspects of all things is something to which we can humbly and even joyfully submit. As we continue in Ecclesiastes this week we will follow the Preacher as he ponders how one is to live or find purpose in a world filled with wickedness, injustice, and oppression. How does God’s sovereignty carry over into these aspects of our fallen world and is there any place we can truly find comfort in the midst of suffering in our own lives and those around us?

A message from the series “Sunday Morning Service.” This week, we come across one of the most familiar passages in all of scripture, more for pop culture reasons than anything else. But there is more to this text than what most would care to think about. The seasons of life change, and there is a time for all of it. This is an examination of God’s sovereignty over all times and what that means for us. To many, it is a terrifying prospect to realize that we have so little control. But to those of us who fear him, our response should be different.