Heritage Baptist Church of Frankfort IL

The poem of time found here is well-known in culture. People could quote it, but they do not understand the purpose of the poem. It is a poem that communicates that God's timing is beautiful and every person should recognize that God brings in events both good and evil at the time we need it. However, in the end we will be judged on how we used our time.

Mankind is generally their energy to work. Some are trying to define their lives by the projects they accomplish. Solomon had great opportunities to succeed at great tasks. However, he found the same frustrations that everyone else finds. Ultimately, Solomon gives the first of many statements that mankind should enjoy every minute of life as a gift from God.

In this section Solomon tries all sorts of activity without any connection to God. He is going to use his own life as the test experiment. Ultimately, both diligence and folly only bring dissatisfaction.

The passage of this sermon was chosen by one of our members who was having her 99th birthday on Sunday. Isaiah 40 magnifies the characteristics of God. As one preacher described it that He is the All-Sufficient God. A person needs to understand these characteristics of God and wait-trust Him. They will be ones who see God's uplifting now and for all eternity.

Paul starts his lengthy conclusion to this letter to the Romans. He is proclaiming the power that the Gospel has in converting the nations. He uses his own ministry as an example of how the Gospel can impact everyone.

The Lord is able to deliver us from the pit of death and we praise him. However, times of prosperity often cause us to exalt ourselves. The Lord steps in and brings difficulty to remind us of our need of Him. We have much for which to continually praise Him.

This section forms the conclusion to the teaching section of the book of Romans. In a very short section Paul revisits some of the themes from the book, yet he also sees the scope of the message as being part of the whole of the Scriptures.

The strong and weak are both vital in helping the church accomplish its purpose to glorify God. The strong bear the burden to take responsibility to help the weak. In helping the weak they are reflecting the actions and attitudes of Christ. The scripture is given for encouragement and endurance. However, the strength we need comes from God himself. Paul closes with a prayer that God would give unity to his church so that they could with one mind and one mouth glorify God.