These are weekly articles published in our church bulletin. Feel free to use them for your leisure reading and personal edification. You may like to use the search box above to search for any particular topic of interest to help you find what you need.
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Wisdom for Living in a Fallen World
Life in a fallen world is often not as it should be. Fools may be honoured, the worthy may be overlooked, and much good can be undone by a little folly. Yet the believer need not despair. In the midst of uncertainty and brokenness, he trusts in God’s providence, turns to Christ for grace and…
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Wisdom for Living in a Fallen World
The preacher teaches that wisdom is better than weapons of war and that the quiet words of the wise are better than the loud cries of fools. Yet wisdom has its limitations in a fallen world, for one sinner can destroy much good and a little folly can ruin a reputation for wisdom and honour.…
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Wisdom for Living in a Fallen World (Part 1 of 3)
The preacher observes that life does not always turn out the way we expect. The race is not always to the swift, the battle is not always to the strong, and wisdom and skill do not always lead to prosperity or favour. From an under-the-sun perspective, life appears uncertain and unpredictable, and unexpected calamity can…
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Enjoying Life Under the Sun (Part 3 of 3)
Scripture teaches that life has meaning, God will judge every person, and death is not the final end. True enjoyment is not found merely in eating, drinking or earthly pleasures, but in knowing and loving God, seeking His kingdom, and finding salvation in Jesus Christ while He may still be found.
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Enjoying Life Under the Sun (Part 2 of 3)
The preacher observes that death comes to everyone, regardless of character or conduct, and concludes that the living should enjoy life and seize every opportunity while they still can. From an under-the-sun perspective, the grave ends all work, knowledge and wisdom. Such a view reveals the hopelessness of considering life and death apart from God’s…
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Enjoying Life Under the Sun (Part 1 of 3)
The preacher observes that there is no justice under the sun and that not even the wise can fully understand the work of God. Faced with such frustration and uncertainty, he commends eating, drinking and making merry. Yet without God’s revelation in Scripture, human wisdom cannot provide true meaning, purpose or hope.
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Fearing King and God (Part 2 of 2)
Solomon teaches that although the wicked may appear to prosper, “it shall be well with them that fear God.” True wisdom recognizes human limitations, trusts God’s perfect justice, and fears the Lord above all. The article concludes by pointing to Jesus Christ, who is both King and God, the righteous Judge who reigns over all…