Reverberate: A Berean Bible Church Podcast | Knoxville, TN

Title: Did Solomon Know About Heaven?---0:00 Introduction0:38 Ecclesiastes says "what happens to man and beast is the same." I thought we go to heaven when we die?6:28 Is "enjoy your work" really all there is?12:01 If all Scripture is inspired by God, why was Solomon confused about the afterlife?18:48 Solomon's complex journey to a simple conclusion20:43 What's next?---...

Title: Christ Over All --- 0:00 Introduction: Christ Over All 4:05 Christ's Power Over Darkness 16:06 Christ's Power Over Sin 21:09 Christ's Power Over Death 26:55 Christ's Power Over Earthly Kingdoms 34:24 Christ's Power Over Every Power at His Return 38:52 Closing Prayer --- Colossians 1:15–20 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all...

Title: Painful Pieces in a Beautiful Story --- 0:00 Introduction 00:37 How Is Everything Beautiful if Despair Exist? 7:15 How Is Everything Beautiful if Evil Exist? 8:58 How Should We Think and Talk About Tragic Situations? 15:43 Trusting God Even If We Don't See the Good 18:11 Avoiding Both Emotional Detachment and Overwhelm 24:40 What's Next? --- Ecclesiastes 3:1–13 For everything there...

Title: Wandering Appetites --- 0:00 Introduction 3:26 Reading Ecclesiastes 3:3-9 4:40 If Your Soul's Not Satisfied, What's the Point? 10:02 What Is Satisfaction? 10:45 Our Appetites Are Never Satisfied 18:00 What Advantage Does the Wise Have Over the Fool? 20:22 Don't Pursue Control. Pursue Good. 24:05 Wandering Appetites 27:54 Looking At the Good that God Has Given Right Now 31:28 The...

Title: How to Be Less Alone at Church --- 0:00 Introduction 0:39 What Does True Community Look Like in the Church? 7:16 If Community Has So Many Benefits, Why Do People Choose Isolation? 12:43 How Do We Draw Isolated People In Without Overwhelming Them? 18:11  Do Churches Sometimes Hurt Community Through Busyness 22:18 How Can Someone Cultivate Community in a Stagnant Culture? 29:09 What's Nex...

Title: Adam, Eli, and David: A Warning to Men --- 0:00 It's Father's Day 0:48 Adam, Eli, and David: Examples of Passivity 6:50 Adam, The Passivity of Silence 16:29 Eli, The Passivity of Weak Correction 26:11 David, the Passivity of Indulgence 32:29 Jesus Succeeds Where These Men Failed 34:50 Practical Questions Worthy of Consideration 40:06 God Calls Us to Faithful Responsibility --- Genes...

Title: Grief, Joy, and the Resurrection --- 0:00 Introduction 0:29 How Does The Resurrection Illuminate Ecclesiastes? 7:04 How Can Ecclesiastes Help Us Talk With Unbelievers? 10:23 How Can Ecclesiastes Guide the Way We Comfort Others 13:27 Staying Grounded Without Pulling People Down 16:33 Taking Joy In the Fleeting Nature of Life 18:32 Pastoring a Depressed Ecclesiastes Reader 22:30 What's Ne...

Title: A Wealth of Wisdom --- 0:00 Intro 0:34 Reading Ecclesiastes 5–6:2 4:03 Prayer 4:58 Who Do You Seek Advice From? 8:21 Solomon's Wealth, Wisdom, Worship, and Women 11:57 God is God, and You Are Not 16:03 Wealth and Wisdom 16:52 The Love of Money is Endless 21:14 Work Hard, Sleep Well 26:33 Don't Trust in Savings 33:55 Don't Trust in Investments 35:38 Don't Depend on Your Legac...

Title: Why Work Hard If Life Is Fleeting? --- 0:00 Introduction 0:26 Is It Okay to Be Happy? 6:23 How Do We Avoid Putting Identity in Work? 11:55 If Work Is Meaningless, then Why Work at All? 16:12 Do We Have Too Much Access to Wisdom? 20:46 Grasping for Knowledge Like Adam and Eve? 24:45  What's next? --- * Ecclesiastes 1:17-18: And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and fo...

Title: Solomon's Question, Jesus' Answer --- 0:00 Fight, Flight, or Freeze  8:46 Reading Matthew 6:25-33 10:14 Jesus' Heart of Compassion 11:24 What We're Often Anxious About 14:53 Life is More than Food 18:03 Are You Not of More Value? 19:29  What Does Your Anxiety Do Anyway? 21:25 God Makes Your Life Beautiful 24:21  Don't Seek After These Things 26:57  Seek First the Kingdom...

Title: The Peace of Not Being in Control --- 0:00 Introduction 0:25 What Do You Mean by ""Control"" and ""Anxiety""? 8:59 Living Wisely Versus Grasping for Control 16:21 How to Encourage Ambition Without Making it an Idol 20:29 Teaching Wisdom Without Promising Outcomes 26:36 What's Next? --- Ecclesiastes 3:11. “God has put eternity in man's heart.”...

Title: The Palace, the Priest, and the Plow --- 0:00 Do You Trust God Enough to Battle Fear When You Know You're Not In Control? 5:09 Reading Ecclesiastes 5:53 Human Leadership is Not Ultimate 7:26 Leadership is Not a Substitute for Genuine Community 10:01 Learning to Take Advice 12:56 There's Always Opportunity for Growth 15:14 Position and Authority Comes and Goes 16:31 Leadership is Fru...

Title: Cake Was Never Meant to Last Forever --- 0:00 Introduction 0:33 Is The Translation "Vanity" Misleading? 9:12 Can Life Be Hevel and Still Be Good? 13:14 The Opposite of Hevel is Eternal 15:23 Why Is Hevel Sometimes Translated "Idol?" 20:31 What's Next? --- * **Ecclesiastes 1:2**: “Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” * **Ecclesias...

Title: A Handful of Peace --- 0:00 Ancient, Eastern Writing is Different Than Modern, Western Writing 3:20 Ecclesiastes' Foundational Premise 12:21 Reading Ecclesiastes 4 13:11 Grasping for Control with One Hand or Two? 20:32 Two-Handed, Envious Striving Hurts Your Relationships 24:27 Community Gives Purpose to Our Work 27:51 Community Gives Better Opportunities 29:47 Community Gives Safety 31...

Title: When Dead Desires Still Speak --- 0:00 Introduction 0:26 If Our Flesh is Crucified, Why Do We Still Fight It? 9:43 Why Do We Still Feel the Desires of the Flesh 16:34 We Have Crucified Or God Has Crucified? 22:00 Fighting the Flesh in the Light of Christ's Victory 28:59 The Crucifixion Destroys the Rule of the Flesh 33:48 God Renews Our Desires 37:15 What's Next? --- * Galatians 2:2...

Title: That's Not Fair! --- 0:00 Introduction 2:29 It's Not Fair 7:17 Reading Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:3 8:46 Dealing With Hard Questions 9:18 Dilemma 1: Injustice Exists Where There Should Be Justice 16:20 Dilemma 2: Hypocrisy Exists Where There Should Be Truth 21:31 Dilemma 3: Death Exists Where There Should Be Life 28:34 Dilemma 4: Oppression Where There Should Be Comfort 34:23 Solomon's...

Title: It's Seed, Not a Light Switch --- 0:00 Introduction 0:27 Determining If I'm Sowing to the Flesh vs to the Spirit 10:52  The Example of Preaching Christ with Wrong Motives 14:13  Don't Grow Weary of Doing Good 17:51 It's Seed, Not a Light Switch 21:16  Ordering Flowers on a Subscription Service 22:48 Is It Just About Motives?  28:20 Adding God to Your Decision-Making Process...

Title: Truth & Transformation --- 0:00 Mom's Favorite Verse 3:17 Reading Ephesians 4:21-32 5:09 A Simple Framework for Spiritual Growth 5:49 Put Off the Old Self 7:14 Why Sin Feels Like Part of Us 9:44 Deceitful Desires 15:58 Put On the New Self 20:12 True Righteousness and Holiness 25:45 Example: Speak Truth to One Another 27:25 Example: Words That Build Up 34:26 Speech as a Channel of Gr...

Title: The Spirit’s Fruit and the Gospel’s Rest --- 0:00 Introduction 0:28 Practical Steps to Grow in the Fruit of the Spirit 5:33 Studying the Fundamentals So Then It Comes Naturally 10:18 Discerning True Fruit Versus Empty Fruit in My Heart? 14:55 I Feel Like I Don't Measure Up 24:41 We're Adopted Already 27:11 Reflecting The Fruit of the Spirit Back Towards God 31:44 Fruit Stemmed in Ou...

Title: Breathe --- 0:00 Life Full of Both Joy and Sorrow 3:27 Reading Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 5:14 What Do You Do When Life Doesn't Turn Out Like You Expected? 7:02 When You Try to Control Your Life, What is the Result? 9:04 Life is Full of Diverse Seasons 9:54 A Comprehensive Statement for Everything 13:10 Productivity and Action 15:42 Human Emotional Responses 16:27 Wealth and Possessions 18:29...

Title: When Rest Feels like Struggle --- 0:00 Introduction 0:34 How Do I Know I'm Resting in God? 6:36 Trusting God With the Outcomes 9:03 What Is Your Refuge? 13:43 How to Rest in God During Moments of Stress 14:57 Resting in God in Our Failures 19:49 What's Next? --- Philippians 4:6-7. Psalm 23:5-6. Psalm 42:5. Psalm 22:1. Mark 14:36 John 10:11-13. Colossians 1:1. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10....

Title: Chasing the Horizon --- 0:00 Introduction 0:19 Pointing Your Sail in the Right Direction 2:46 Solomon Testing the Sail of Seeking Pleasure 4:53 Pursuing the Sail of Achievement 8:41 Using Achievement to Replace God 10:32 The Sails Aren't Bad, But Which Way Are You Turning Them? 11:38 Is It Worth It? 14:24 Conclusions to Pursuing Knowledge, Pleasure, and Achievement 17:08 Is there Gain i...

Title: The Quest for Meaning --- 0:00 Introduction 1:06 The Question of Meaning 8:00 Solomon's Search for Wisdom 9:07 Solomon: King and Sage 12:28 An Unhappy Business God Has Given Man 18:32 Striving After Wind 23:48 More Knowledge Won't Solve Your Fundamental Problem 29:56 Sometimes, the More You Know, the Worse You Feel 33:36 Be Willing to Say "I Don't Know." 36:22 Is Your...

Title: Life's Treadmill --- 0:00 Introduction 0:25 Life's Treadmill 2:58 Asking The Question: What is Life All About? 6:08 Ecclesiastes Won't Let You Get Away with Pat Answers 8:22 Reading Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 10:19 Key Phrases 10:19 Hebrew Word: Hevel 11:35 Life is Fleeting 13:35 You Can't Control Life 13:48 Life is Hard to Define 17:01 Under the Sun 20:19 Hebrew Word: Yitron 23:05...

Title: More Than Applause --- 0:00 Viewing the Resurrection Like a Sports Fan 2:23 Reading Second Corinthians 4 4:30 How Do You See the Power of the Resurrection? 6:30 God's Power is Displayed Through Our Weakness 12:59 God's Power is Displayed Through Our Hope 17:07 Jesus Is Our Hope 19:17 True Connection to the Hope in Jesus 22:36 Examples of Hope 25:44 What Does Hope Through Suffering L...