Maybe you’re new to church, maybe you’ve been in church your whole life. Either way, you’ve probably heard words used in church that make you ask, “What on earth does that mean?!” In this series, we explore some church words that make all the difference.
SERMONS
devotions
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11: What’s the Point?
Day 1: When Life Feels Like Vapor Ecclesiastes 1:2 "Absolute futility," says the Teacher. "Absolute futility. Everything is futile." You know that feeling when you've worked all week, pushed through deadlines, answered emails, attended meetings…and then Sunday night...
Ecclesiastes 1:12-18: The Futility of Knowledge
Day 1: The Search That Never Ends Ecclesiastes 1:12-13 I, the Teacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. I applied my mind to examine and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven. God has given people this miserable task to keep them occupied. You...
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11: Purpose in Pleasure
Day 1: When Laughter Leaves You Lonely Ecclesiastes 2:1-3 I said to myself, "Go ahead, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good." But it turned out to be futile. I said about laughter, "It is madness," and about pleasure, "What does this accomplish?" I...
Ecclesiastes 2:12-26: Is There Value In Wisdom?
Day 1: When You Can't See What's Coming Ecclesiastes 2:13-14 And I realized that there is an advantage to wisdom over folly, like the advantage of light over darkness. The wise person has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. You've been there. Walking...
Ecclesiastes 3:1-22: Resting in God’s Timing
Day 1: God Appoints Your Season Ecclesiastes 3:1 There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven You wake up and immediately feel it. The weight of whatever season you're walking through right now. Maybe it's the season of sleepless...
Colossians 1:15-29: Know Christ and Make Him Known
Day 1: The Perfect Image In A Broken Mirror World Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. You look in the mirror this morning and what do you see? Maybe it's the weight you can't lose. The lines that weren't there last...
Ecclesiastes 4:1-16: Longing Under The Sun
Day 1: When The World Breaks Your Heart Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 Again, I observed all the acts of oppression being done under the sun. Look at the tears of those who are oppressed; they have no one to comfort them. Power is with those who oppress them; they have no one to...
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7: Real Worship
Day 1: God Wants Your Monday Too Ecclesiastes 5:1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Better to approach in obedience than to offer the sacrifice as fools do, for they ignorantly do wrong. You showed up this morning. That counts for something, right? You...