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The book of Acts describes the birth of the Christian church–how it began and how it grew for the first three decades after Jesus’ ascension. It not only tells us how these things came into being, but gives us a model to follow.

As we close out these final three chapters of Ecclesiastes, God’s purpose through Solomon’s writing becomes more clear. Time is fleeting, the end will arrive sooner rather than later, live with that truth in mind and be guided by the wisdom of God.

As we continue this study in the book of Ecclesiastes, one of the things that I really appreciate about it, is how honest it is. Solomon is giving it his best shot… to understand life and purpose under the sun. The more we look at these lessons, the more we see the truth that he has uncovered… that life apart from God is futile, and wisdom, even great wisdom, does not deliver.

As we look at chapters 4-6 Solomon is continuing his observations and pondering of the the futility of man’s labor under the sun. What is a man or woman’s purpose under the sun, and is there anything beyond what we see under the sun? These are his real questions. They are real questions, important questions that people continue to have.

Solomon continues his study of the futility and meaninglessness of life under the sun and comes to some important conclusions.

The opening chapter of this book of wisdom seems mostly depressing as one considers the futility of life under the sun.

Jesus restores Peter to ministry with a threefold commission supercedeing Peter's earlier threefold detail.

What do you do when you don't know what to do next? Sometimes the right thing to do is to wait upon the Lord for His instructions.

Today we are looking at the story of the resurrection. It’s not Easter Sunday, when we would normally look at this text, however it is appropriate every Sunday. In John chapter 20 we have the events of the first two Sundays and how four specific disciples interacted with Jesus.

As we continue studying John’s gospel, once again we see God’s hand in every detail of the events as they unfold… all for His glory and to call attention to Jesus the Savior.