Guest Preacher Brent Allen

Life under the sun is miserable since death indiscriminately and suddenly takes everyone and ruins everything, therefore, our only joy under the sun is God’s temporal pleasures, all down payments on the eternal pleasures found only in Christ. 

Life seems unjust from our vantage point but at the end of the day it goes well for those who fear God through Jesus Christ. 

In a futile world where prosperity & adversity are beyond your control, it is wise to contemplate your own end & consider God’s work to seek the relief from death that comes through Jesus Christ. 

The certain hope of Christ’s salvation gives believers gladness of heart, which God bolsters in this futile world through ordinary gifts & the ability to enjoy them. 

Guest Preacher Dr. Owen Strachan

All work under the sun is utterly futile given man’s impotence, injustice and solitude and though there are minor consolations now, the ultimate consolation is Jesus Christ who spares us from the final judgment. 

Pleasure, wisdom, and work don’t satisfy when sought yet God gives enjoyment to those who are right with him through faith in Jesus Christ. 

Toiling for what you cannot keep is no true gain, so only in Christ is there labor that profits for eternity. 

We must accept our lot in this futile, fallen world, content to work and enjoy pleasures from our sovereign God while we anticipate his final judgment by fearing God and keeping his commands through faith in Jesus Christ.