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Passage: Ecclesiastes 9 Topic: Life Initial Discussion (at church) Chapter 9 begins with what seems to be a continuation of the reality of death for everyone. However, unlike Chapter 7, there is a more celebratory response to life knowing that the lives of the righteous are “in the hand of God” (9:1). Despite the frustration […]

Passage: Ecclesiastes 7 Topic: Death Initial Discussion (at church) Death is unavoidable but it is not natural. Death is an intrusion to the natural order of God’s good creation and purposes. Praise our Sovereign God who can use even death to convict and comfort those He loves. From Ecclesiastes 7, we discussed “Death and Its […]

Passage: Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 Topic: Words Initial Discussion (at church) When coming to God in worship, the Preacher says we may have two different postures. The posture of a foolish person is to be quick to act (“offer the sacrifice,” v. 1) and speak (“rash” and “hasty”, v.2) before God. However, the posture of a wise […]

Passage: Ecclesiastes 3 Topic: Time Initial Discussion (at church) The Preacher recognizes that all human life consists of various rhythms and seasons (3:1-8). And though we wish we had control over these things, we must understand that only God controls time. Furthermore, it is good for us to know that God makes “everything beautiful in its time” […]

Passage: Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26 Topic: Happiness Initial Discussion (at church) The Preacher introduces the major theme of all life is vanity (temporary) in Chapter 1 then, proceeds to justify his claim by his many deeds and experiences. As a man with endless resources, he has done (1:13, cf. 2:1-8), seen (1:14, cf. 2:9), and learned (1:17, cf. 2:23) […]

  Dear Parents, I hope you all had a blessed summer with your families. Now, that the school year has official started I wanted to share a brief explanation of what we have planned for our Wednesday night youth gatherings. School year plan This school year, our plan is to go through three major series […]