Delight in Grace

An attitude is a habit of thought nurtured by our self-talk.  So what message are we preaching to ourselves?

In this time in history, we have many voices seeking claim over our heart.  But in Ecclesiastes 7, Solomon points out that this is not a new problem.  Mankind has always had to answer the question, “who will inform my beliefs on how life ought to be?”  In this message titled Making Sense of the Voices, Pastor Rich gives us some practical advice on how to discern the value and truth behind those vo...

In this time in history, we have many voices seeking claim over our heart.  But in Ecclesiastes 7, Solomon points out that this is not a new problem.  Mankind has always had to answer the question, “who will inform my beliefs on how life ought to be?”

In this time in history, we have many voices seeking claim over our heart.

In a well-known quote, Augustine tells the Lord, “you have made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in Thee.” The created can never satisfy a heart meant for the Creator. In Ecclesiastes 6, Solomon bemoans the fact that wealth does not satisfy the soul.  In today’s message, we consider our appetite for gain as a human race, why it fails to satisfy, and what we ca...

In a well-known quote, Augustine tells the Lord, “you have made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in Thee.” The created can never satisfy a heart meant for the Creator. In Ecclesiastes 6, Solomon bemoans the fact that wealth does not satisfy the soul.

In a well-known quote, Augustine tells the Lord, “you have made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in Thee.” The created can never satisfy a heart meant for the Creator.

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?  The book of Mark reminds us that we can be wildly successful in things that, once we have them, turn out to be utterly meaningless.  Are we striving for the wrong goals, all the while neglecting true and lasting success?  Today, Pastor Rich shares 7 ways we mis-define success and 7 guiding truths from Ecclesiastes 5 to help u...

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? The book of Mark reminds us that we can be wildly successful in things that, once we have them, turn out to be utterly meaningless.

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?

Pastor Rich answers our questions about worship from Ecclesiastes 5:1-7

Did God require a different kind of worship in the Old Testament than in the New?  What does true worship look like?  What does it mean to worship God?  And what foolish pitfalls must we watch for as we cultivate a rhythm of worship? 

Did God require a different kind of worship in the Old Testament than in the New?  What does true worship look like?

We all have a God-given drive for success, but who is defining what success really means?  What is our ambition rooted in?  Today, Pastor Rich unpacks Ecclesiastes 4 and helps us see the difference between the way the world thinks about success, a self-preeminent striving to achieve and God’s design for success under His purpose and community.  Let’s listen in.

We all have a God-given drive for success, but who is defining what success really means? What is our ambition rooted in?

We all have a God-given drive for success, but who is defining what success really means?  What is our ambition rooted in?

As image bearers of our great God, we are hardwired for justice, yet injustice often seems to reign all around us.  It is not surprising to read Solomon’s frustration in Ecclesiastes 3  over the abundance of injustice.  He also grieves that men have no more power to avoid death than the beasts in the wild.  Life under the sun without the self-disclosure from our good Father would leave our hearts...

As image bearers of our great God, we are hardwired for justice, yet injustice often seems to reign all around us.  It is not surprising to read Solomon’s frustration in Ecclesiastes 3  over the abundance of injustice.

As image bearers of our great God, we are hardwired for justice, yet injustice often seems to reign all around us.  It is not surprising to read Solomon’s frustration in Ecclesiastes 3  over the abundance of injustice.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 makes it clear who orders our life.  God is Master of life and gives life to us as a gift to be well-stewarded.  How do I turn control of my life over to the Master of my life? This message continues the series on Ecclesiastes titled Living a Good Life: Making Sense of the Journey.  It was first preached on March 18th, 2018 at Grace Bible Church in Winston Salem. Listen in with...

If we could see the end from the beginning and understand how God is weaving together billions of lives in a tapestry of grace for His glory, we would be God. So how do we make sense of what God is doing in this moment, in this time? Listen as Pastor Rich describes how we make sense of the journey.

 Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 makes it clear who orders our life.  God is Master of life and gives life to us as a gift to be well-stewarded.  How do I turn control of my life over to the Master of my life? This message continues the series on Ecclesiastes titled Living a Good Life: Making Sense of the Journey.

King Solomon found his ambition, efforts, and accomplishments to be grasping at wind.  Even the noble call of pursuing wisdom came up short when he realized that, for all his efforts, he would die just like the fool who shunned instruction.  There would be no difference.  What then makes life purposeful?  And how do we pursue meaning in this life that will carry us through eternity?

For all his efforts, Solomon realized he would die just like the fool who shunned instruction. There would be no difference. What then makes life purposeful?

King Solomon found his ambition, efforts, and accomplishments to be grasping at wind.  Even the noble call of pursuing wisdom came up short when he realized that, for all his efforts, he would die just like the fool who shunned instruction.