Ecclesiastes

Ups and Downs of Life – Dissatisfaction

  Ecclesiastes 1:2 “Vanity of vanities,’ says the Preacher,Vanity of vanities!  All is vanity.’”  Reread the above verse and replace “vanity” with futility.   Question: What does anything accomplish?  No matter what some people do – it turns to dust – many times, it seems they have failure after failure.  Failed relationships, failed businesses, failed […]

Have A Blessed Christmas, followers of Christ Jesus

A Blessed Christmas, followers of Christ JesusEncouragement Comforts; let’s celebrate!   What does the Lord God bring to your mind that you will put into action today?(NASB) 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11 “For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,10 who died for us, so that whether we are […]

God’s time … to sow and to harvest

Jesus did not let this “teachable moment” slip by, even though He was weary at the end of the day.  John 4:6 The disciples were sent into the nearest town, Sychar, Samaria for food.  In the meantime, Jesus had an important conversation with a Samaritan woman.  John 4:7-26The woman left her waterpot and went into […]

Fatalism or Faith in God?

Fatalism – hopeless hope: everything is determined before-hand. Man has no choice and cannot change the outcome. How do you view life?  Perhaps you see it from the perspective of the preacher in the book of Ecclesiastes.  No point to life, day follows day, nothing is new, nothing is lasting… it is hopeless to live […]