Main Course

The path of lament in his time of exile has the psalmist praying to God for help and making faith-filled professions of purpose. Speaker: Jude St. John

As sojourners in a fallen world, believers persevere in faithful obedience as God graciously opens their eyes, revives their souls, and enlarges their hearts through His Word. Speaker: Barry Usher

The first 2 stanzas of the "Great Psalm" endorse a whole-hearted obedience to God's law and we consider practical ways that we might do just that. Speaker: Jude St. John

The final answer to life under the sun is to fear God and demonstrate that fear through obedience to His Word. Speaker: Barry Usher

This week's passage has the Preacher admonishing young people to rejoice in the youth and remember their Creator. Speaker: Jude St. John

Because we cannot know what God will prosper, we must not allow uncertainty to paralyze us, but instead labour boldly, wisely, and faithfully for the glory of God and the advance of the gospel. (Barry Usher) Speaker: Barry Usher

God intends wisdom to guard and preserve life in a disordered world, while folly corrupts and destroys it. Speaker: Barry Usher

This week's passage again considers death and the despair it brings to life. Speaker: Jude St. John

This week the Preacher considers wisdom and what we can expect from it in our lives under the sun. Speaker: Jude St. John

This week we consider the Preacher's perspective that this world and its inhabitants are crooked, and crooked in such a way that only God can make them straight. Speaker: Jude St. John

The preacher's message warns us that in a world where "more" never satisfies, true joy is a gift from God and true satisfaction is found in Christ alone Speaker: Barry Usher

In a world of absurdity, true wisdom is to fear God by drawing near to Him with hearts ready to listen, pray, and obey, resting in the confident access we have through Jesus Christ. Speaker: Barry Usher

This week we consider four more examples of life under the sun and describe how we should perceive these hard truths. Speaker: Jude St. John

This Easter we consider how Jesus's death ransomed us from futility and how his resurrection gives us reason to hope. Speaker: Jude St. John

This we consider the vanity of time that we can't control, wickedness found where justice should be, and death. But we also consider how God transforms our perspective of life under the sun. Speaker: Jude St. John

Where wisdom and work fail under the sun, God gives and Christ secures what death cannot destroy. Speaker: Barry Usher

Under the sun pleasure is empty, but in Christ pleasure is restored to its proper place. Speaker: Barry Usher

The pursuit of wisdom under the sun is vanity. But, pursuit of wisdom in Christ leads to joy. Speaker: Jude St. John

The Preacher considers what can be gained in a life of toil under the sun. Speaker: Jude St. John

We begin our sermon series in Ecclesiastes considering the author, the main idea, and how we interpret this Old Testament wisdom literature. Speaker: Jude St. John