3Crosses Podcast

In this message, we continue our Life Under the Sun series by exploring Ecclesiastes 11:7–12:8 and what it means to rejoice in the gift of life, remember our Creator while we still can, and live with the understanding that our time on earth is temporary, but our hope in God is eternal. 0:00 Intro 1:25 Day 1 15:32 Day 2 28:52 Day 3 44:29 Day 4

Light is sweet, so rejoice in every year you get — and remember your Creator now, while you still can. Then the most tender passage in the book: the keepers of the house tremble, the grinders cease, the almond tree blossoms, the silver cord snaps. The dust returns to the earth and the spirit returns to the God who gave it. And with that the book closes exactly where it opened. From our “Life Under...

In this message, we continue our Life Under the Sun series by exploring Ecclesiastes 10:2–11:6 and what it teaches us about pursuing wisdom in everyday life. From choosing our words carefully to making wise decisions and preparing for the unexpected, we discover how small acts of wisdom can shape a life well lived. 0:00 Intro 1:33 Day 1 19:44 Day 2 32:10 Day 3 50:30 Day 4

Wisdom quietly outperforms strength, and almost none of it looks impressive: sharpen the axe instead of swinging harder, keep your head when your boss loses his, watch your mouth, and spread your bread across eight places because you don't know which one will land. This is the unglamorous middle of a life well lived - and it's most of the days we get. From our “Life Under the Sun” series • Austin...

In this message, we continue our Life Under the Sun series by exploring Ecclesiastes 9:1–10:1 and what it reveals about life’s fleeting nature, the everyday gifts God has given us, and how we can fully enjoy today because our future is secure in Christ. 0:00 Intro 1:44 Day 1 18:56 Day 2 40:07 Day 3 55:37 Day 4

For the first time in the book, the Preacher stops telling us what won't work and hands us a command: go eat your bread, drink your wine, wear white, enjoy the person you love, and work with everything you've got. And the reason is the most surprising line in Ecclesiastes - God has already approved it. Then he shows us a poor wise man who did exactly that. From our “Life Under the Sun” series • Da...

In this message, we continue Part II of our Life Under the Sun series: How to Survive Under the Sun , exploring Ecclesiastes 8:1–17 and how to find joy in an unjust world—even when evil seems to go unpunished and life doesn't seem fair. 0:00 Intro 1:11 Day 1 14:00 Day 2 27:48 Day 3 47:17 Day 4 Join us as we go deeper into Ecclesiastes and discover how to live faithfully in a fleeting world.

The wicked get buried with honors in the same city where they did the damage, and the sentence against evil doesn't come quickly enough to stop anyone. The Preacher says he knows it will go well with those who fear God — and in the very next breath admits his own eyes show the opposite. He holds both and refuses to drop either. Then he tells us to eat, drink, and be glad while the verdict is still...

In this message, we continue Part II of our Life Under the Sun series: How to Survive Under the Sun , exploring Ecclesiastes 6:10–7:29 and how true wisdom means living faithfully without expecting righteousness to guarantee an easy life. Please Note: We experienced some technical difficulties during this recording that affected the audio quality. Thank you for your patience and understanding! 0:00...

The Preacher asks what's actually good for a person, and he gives us real answers — a funeral teaches more than a party, a rebuke helps more than applause. But then he closes the door twice. He's watched a righteous man die young, so don't overplay your hand. And nobody on earth does good and never sins, so you were never going to finish anyway. Be good. Just don't build your life on what it's goi...

In this message, we continue Part II of our Life Under the Sun series: How to Survive Under the Sun , exploring Ecclesiastes 5:8–6:9 and what it reveals about wealth and contentment—that having wealth and being able to enjoy it are two separate gifts from God, and no amount of one can guarantee the other. 0:00 Intro 01:27 Day 1 16:48 Day 2 38:25 Day 3 1:03:10 Day 4 Join us as we go deeper into Ecc...

The Preacher watches a man accumulate everything he wanted and still lie awake at night - and then names why: wealth and the ability to enjoy wealth are two separate gifts from God. No amount of the first will ever purchase the second. From our “Life Under the Sun” series — Part II: How to Survive Under the Sun • Danny Strange

In this message, we begin Part 2 of our Life Under the Sun series: How to Survive Under the Sun , exploring Ecclesiastes 5 and what it means to approach God with humility—coming ready to listen rather than perform, with nothing to prove and nothing to bargain with. 0:00 Intro 01:22 Day 1 13:03 Day 2 26:03 Day 3 47:28 Day 4 Join us as we go deeper into Ecclesiastes and discover how to live faithful...

The Preacher takes us to the house of God and tells us to come listening, not performing - few words, no rash vows. We come with nothing to bring and nothing to bargain with, and our careless words can wreck the very work of our hands. From our “Life Under the Sun” series — Part II: How to Survive Under the Sun • Danny Strange

In this message, we continue our Life Under the Sun series by exploring Ecclesiastes 4 and what it reveals about oppression, envy, endless striving, and why we weren’t meant to walk through life alone. 0:00 Intro 0:50 Day 1 13:50 Day 2 28:44 Day 3 47:10 Day 4 Join us as we go deeper into Ecclesiastes and discover how to live faithfully in a fleeting world.

The Preacher turns and looks away from his own life at everybody else's, and it's worse. He sees the tears of the oppressed and says twice in one verse that they had no one to comfort them. He sees ambition that turns out to be envy. He sees a man with money and no son and no brother, working himself to death and asking who it's for. He can't fix any of it — and the only thing he offers is a secon...

In this message, we continue our Life Under the Sun series by exploring Ecclesiastes 3 and the tension between God’s complete view and our limited point of view. Life is filled with seasons we can’t control, rush, or fully understand—but Scripture reminds us that God sees the whole picture. 1:08 Day 1 16:16 Day 2 32:18 Day 3 47:48 Day 4 Join us as we go deeper into Ecclesiastes and discover how to...

God appointed a time for everything and made it beautiful in its time — then sealed the schedule so no one can find out what he's doing from beginning to end. And he applies that three times: to our work, to justice, and to death. He believes God will judge the righteous and the wicked. He just can't tell us when, and standing at a graveside he can't even prove we're different from the animals. Fr...

What happens when you get everything you thought would make life meaningful—and it still isn’t enough? In this episode of the Going Deeper Podcast , we continue our Life Under the Sun series by exploring Ecclesiastes 1–2 and Solomon’s search for lasting satisfaction. Wisdom, pleasure, wealth, and achievement all promise something more, but each ultimately comes up empty. Ecclesiastes invites us to...

The Preacher runs the most expensive experiment in history and reports the results. Pleasure, building projects, wealth, achievement, even wisdom — every category tested, every category found wanting. And the sharpest failure isn't decay over time; it's the handoff. Whatever we build gets given away the moment we die, to someone who never worked for it and may waste it. From our "Life Under The Su...

What does it mean to live a meaningful life when everything around us is fleeting—and why does Ecclesiastes describe so much of life “under the sun” as meaningless? In this episode of the Going Deeper Podcast , we begin our Life Under the Sun series by exploring Ecclesiastes 1 and its sobering look at our search for satisfaction, significance, and lasting impact. The Teacher forces us to confront...

Before the Preacher tells us anything about his own life, he shows us the world running without us. Generations come and go, the sun circles back to where it started, the wind turns and turns, and every river runs to a sea that never fills. Nothing is new and nobody is remembered. Then he asks the question the whole book exists to answer: what does a person actually get out of all their work. From...

What is communion—and why does Paul warn us that we can approach the table in an “unworthy manner”? In this episode of the Going Deeper Podcast , we explore the sacred meal at the center of Christian worship. Communion is more than a memorial service. It reminds us of creation, celebrates the new covenant Jesus established through His blood, makes visible the unity of the body of Christ, and point...

Jesus handed his disciples bread and a cup on the night he was betrayed and told them to keep doing it until he came back. Christians have disagreed for five hundred years about what happens when we do — and Paul warned the Corinthians that taking it carelessly had made some of them sick. This week we ask what we're actually receiving, why it was never meant to be private, and then we take it toge...

Baptism isn’t a reward for finally getting your life together—it’s a first step of obedience for those who trust in Jesus. In this episode, we explore baptism as a public pledge of faith and a visible sign of God’s grace. Discover how going beneath the water and rising again points to the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.