Join Brookside Baptist Church Pastors Ken Keltner and Mark Widmer as they study the Book of Philippians.

Why does life still feel confusing and unsatisfying even when we try to live wisely? In this introduction to Ecclesiastes, Dave Jenkins begins a journey through one of the Bible's most honest and searching books. Ecclesiastes confronts the temporary nature of life, the limits of success and pleasure, and humanity's search for lasting meaning. The Preacher describes life "under the sun" as vanity, a vapor that cannot be grasped or held. Wealth, achievement, pleasure, work, and human wisdom cannot ultimately satisfy the heart. Ecclesiastes forces us to face the reality of life in a fallen world and directs us toward the only One who can give lasting meaning. For more episodes of Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/reading-the-bible-daily-with-dave/

The sermon exposes the danger of false prophets who invent messages from their own imagination rather than receiving divine revelation. Using the metaphor of whitewashing cracks in a wall, it illustrates how superficial religious language masks spiritual decay and leads people into destruction. The text contrasts these deceivers with Jesus' warning in Matthew 7 that true faith is evidenced by obedience to God's will, not merely outward religious performance. It emphasizes that God's judgment will inevitably expose the foundation of such falsehoods, leaving no room for deception. Believers are urged to test all teachings against Scripture to maintain genuine discernment and avoid being led astray.

This Crosstalk features portions of the March 5th, 2022 VCY America rally titled "The Dangerous Slide Toward Socialism." The featured speaker is Bill Federer. William is a nationally known speaker, author and president of Amerisearch, Inc., a publishing company dedicated to researching America's noble heritage. He's authored numerous books including, America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations, The Original 13: History of Religion in America's First Thirteen States, Who is the King in America? and For God and Country: A Handbook for the Statesman-Citizen.

THE NUMBERS OF GOD. [When Numbers Become Part of the Message] Psalm 90:12 KJV Does God use numbers to communicate truth in His Word? From the seven days of Creation to the twelve tribes of Israel, the forty years in the wilderness, Daniel's seventy weeks, the 144,000, and the repeated sevens of Revelation, Scripture reveals a God of remarkable order and purpose. In this Bible study, we examine biblical numerics and the fascinating numerical patterns found throughout Scripture. We will also consider the work of nineteenth-century Bible scholar F. W. Grant, the five-fold structure of the Psalms, and the intriguing theory connecting certain Psalm numbers with events in modern Jewish history—including the striking relationship sometimes proposed between Psalm 48 and the establishment of modern Israel in 1948. But an important distinction must always be maintained: a biblical pattern is not automatically a biblical prophecy. We must never force Scripture to fit a numerical theory. Our guiding principle is simple: SCRIPTURE CONTROLS THE NUMBER. THE NUMBER NEVER CONTROLS SCRIPTURE.