Through Ecclesiastes, we consider what can be gained through seeking a life of pleasure. 

As mankind, we encounter the tension of striving to make meaning to the days given to us under the sun and the reality that what we turn to cannot ultimately satisfy our souls. 

Ecclesiastes invites us to honestly face the questions of life as it helps shape and form us in wisdom.

The Apostle Paul exhorts the Philippians to remain faithful and recounts how faith and knowing Christ is central to all of life.

Jesus teaches that the kingdom of God requires our faithful diligence while we wait upon and rely on God to see the fruit of the work. 

The words from the prophet Isaiah stir our gratitude for the Prince of Peace that was born to us. 

As we consider the meaning of the “son of man” we see how what was perplexing to Daniel in his vision of the throne room was answered in Jesus. 

Through the prophet Ezekiel, we are reminded that God has bound himself to his people and that all our hopes and God’s promises are met in Jesus. 

Through Jeremiah’s prophesy, we are reminded that the coming of the Messiah happens over the backdrop of sorrow. But we have a Lord who uses these times of sorrow and we can look forward in hope since we have a God who has come and will come again. 

Jesus sends his disciples to make disciples wherever they go, which is an extension of his earthly ministry.