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In a well-known quote, Augustine tells the Lord, “you have made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in Thee.” The created can never satisfy a heart meant for the Creator. In Ecclesiastes 6, Solomon bemoans the fact that wealth does not satisfy the soul.
In a well-known quote, Augustine tells the Lord, “you have made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in Thee.” The created can never satisfy a heart meant for the Creator.
What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? The book of Mark reminds us that we can be wildly successful in things that, once we have them, turn out to be utterly meaningless. Are we striving for the wrong goals, all the while neglecting true and lasting success? Today, Pastor Rich shares 7 ways we mis-define success and 7 guiding truths from Ecclesiastes 5 to help us realize our true purpose before God.
What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? The book of Mark reminds us that we can be wildly successful in things that, once we have them, turn out to be utterly meaningless.
What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?
Pastor Rich answers our questions about worship from Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
We all have a God-given drive for success, but who is defining what success really means? What is our ambition rooted in? Today, Pastor Rich unpacks Ecclesiastes 4 and helps us see the difference between the way the world thinks about success, a self-preeminent striving to achieve and God’s design for success under His purpose and community. Let’s listen in.
We all have a God-given drive for success, but who is defining what success really means? What is our ambition rooted in?
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