Calvary La Habra

Through chapter 7, Pastor Lance contrasts the wise with the foolish of the world. Can wisdom make life better? Solomon, as the wisest man to walk the earth (aside from Jesus), found that wisdom is absolutely essential to living life on the earth.

What is it that gives life meaning? Recognizing that every day is a gift from God. Solomon highlights the importance of wisdom, and considers if wisdom, applied to our life, can make it better. Pastor Lance dives into the contrasts that Solomon outlines in the beginning of chapter 7, including life and death, a good reputation/name versus a bad one, and grieving instead of celebrating.

Solomon points out the evils of loving wealth and money, the least of which is the unfulfillable desire for more. He sees the tragedy of those who have all the resources to live a satisfying life, but are not able to enjoy it for one reason or another. Pastor Lance acknowledges that no one can truly enjoy the gifts of God apart from God, who gives those gifts.

Continuing through Ecclesiastes 5, Pastor Lance looks at the vanity of pursuing wealth and positions of authority within human government. He points out that not only is human government incapable at addressing the wrongs of the world, but it's often the perpetrator of that oppression. Only with God can we find true justice.

Pastor Lance sets the scene for how we should use our words - with wisdom and temperance. Even when we express devotion to God, we must be mindful of how we come to Him. In this love-based relationship, we should not enter into His presence lightly.

In chapter 5, Solomon is looking for meaning and fulfillment in life. He finds that there is vanity in external and heartless religion. We must be mindful of God, see Him for who He is, and approach Him correctly and sacrificially, with honor and sincerity. Pastor Lance stresses that we must give with the right heart, whether it be good works, prayers, or of our resources. Furthermore, we must be...

Ecclesiastes 4 discusses how Solomon went to the courtroom, the marketplace, the palace, the temple, and found that leaving God out of the equation leads to injustice in each place.

As we continue through Ecclesiastes 3, the topic of work arises, and the purpose of toiling in this life. If we only see life as a Monday morning at work, life will seem like anything other than a gift from God, which is exactly what life is.

Everything has its time, and life consists of seasons. Pastor Lance examines these various aspects of life and walks through what this means for believers, as we live life here on this earth.

In chapter 2, Solomon discusses the vanity of pleasure as well as the expected end of the godly and the fool.

The first chapter of Ecclesiastes focuses on Solomon's (being the wisest human to walk the earth aside from Jesus) search for meaning apart from God. He ultimately concludes that life apart from God is "vanity".

In this introduction to the book of Ecclesiastes, Pastor Lance examines the history, the author, the setting, and purpose behind the book. 

Pastor Lance led us through the conclusion of our End Times Insights series! He talked about what our response, as believers, should be to the prophecy that has yet to be fulfilled.

Wondering what eternity will be like for those who place their faith in Jesus Christ? Pastor Lance walks through the eternal state and describes the new heaven and earth that will follow the Millennial Reign, and what believers will be doing once they get there.

Pastor Lance walks through today's current events, which we see mirrored in Ezekiel 38. What does this mean for the Middle East, and the turmoil that it finds itself in today?

Following the Second Coming of Christ, the Millennial Reign is a time of peace and prosperity for the earth. What does this mean for those who will be there? Pastor Lance explains the mercy of God in light of these end times events.

Different from the rapture, the Second Coming of Christ is when Christ returns with His bride (the church) to judge the earth. Pastor Lance outlines this step by step timeline of what will follow the tribulation.

This third part of our "End Times" series focuses on the Tribulation, what it is, and what it means for those who are still here for it. Pastor Lance also delves into what will be happening for the church, in the meantime.

In this second part of our "End Times" series, Pastor Lance talks about the rapture - the what, the when, the why, and the how. As we continue through 2 Peter, we'll see how it ties into Matthew 24, 1 Thessalonians 4, and 1 Corinthians 15.

At the start of this series, Pastor Lance introduces end times prophecy and what we've seen fulfilled up until this point in biblical history. Join us as we go through 2 Peter 3!