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Introduction – this is perhaps the most pessimistic passage in the whole of Ecclesiastes, intended to be a smelling salts that wake us up. He also, includes imperative verbs for the first time in the 5th of the “carpe diem” passages at the conclusion.

Ponder Death: Death is unavoidable, Death is evil, Death is depressing, Death is clarifying

Live Alive! Enjoy Simple Pleasures, Love your people, Work Hard, Have Hope

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The Soft an dShining Face of Wisdom | Ecclesiastes 1:1-17

1: The soft and shining face of wisdom PICKS ITS POINTS (the hard and sullen face pounds its fists…)

2: The soft and shining face of wisdom FLIES BY PANEL (the hard and sullen face takes a poll…)

3: The soft and shining face of wisdom CATCHES WAVES (the hard and sullen face swims laps)

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Souls at Rest | Matthew 11:25-30

We will live with our souls at rest in Jesus when we: (1) Become like little children, (2) Remember who saves, and (3) Stay under the easy yoke!

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Finish! | 2 Timothy 4

In order to FINISH, we must be fueled by biblical preaching, keep the destination in mind, and set anchor beneath the waves.

If we are going to FINISH, we must be fueled by biblical preaching!

If we are going to FINISH, we must keep the destination in mind!

If we are going to FINISH, we must set anchor below the waves! The waters are choppy to the very end.

When we know the character of Jesus deeply, relationally we know that he is not a stranger to suffering. He is not distant. He does not live in an ivory tower. He is not insulated. He is not lazily floating on placid seas while we battle the storm winds. He stands supreme over the storm, while knowing intimately white caps and spray. He has experienced abandonment and loneliness. He has endured physical challenges. He has encountered opposition. With the Biblical fires hot in his heart, and with an eye on the destination, he walked through the storms and he conquered! He has rescued you from the fires of hell, the guiles of Satan, the wrath of God, the chains of sin. And he WILL deliver you to GLORY. So, set your anchor, face your storm and FINISH!!

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Stay the Course! | 2 Timothy 3:1-17

Big Idea: “Beware the Self-Love path! Godly disciple-makers and biblical teaching pave a better road!”

Beware the Self Love Path. All the distress and heartache of the spirit of the age erupts from love of self. Here are some of the marks to know if you are on the path of self love: This path is NOT the one to be pursued. If you realize you are moving down this road, BEWARE! This path is POWERLESS, to be AVOIDED, and is a DEAD END ROAD.

Godly Disciple-Makers and Biblical Teaching Pave a Better Road. Godly Disciple-Makers -- Here we have the Disciple-Maker’s play book. 1 part formal, 8 parts informal. Enduring suffering and sharing the whole of life while your disciples watch. Biblical Teaching – The sacred writings are powerful. God’s very breath. Like the warm honey breath of Aslan, making us brave, reminding us of what is truth.

A better road – self love is a dead end. This road paved by faithful disciple makers leads to salvation and to completion. Ultimately, this is not a one and done issue. We determine each morning, noon and night which road we are going to move down. A faithful disciple maker and an open bible remind us of the gospel. We remember that our “self” is riddled with sin and needs to be crucified. We lay down our love of self in humility and brokenness. Then we experience love and renewal through the welcoming and forgiving love of Jesus. This breaks us of our destructive self-love path and sets us free to drive the highway that leads to salvation and fruitfulness.

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6 Discipleship Minimums

Disciple-Making must be gospel-centered.
Disciple-Making is ALL about multiplication.
Disciple-Making requires GRIT.
Disciple-Makers rest on his perfect faithfulness, not theirs.
Disciple-Makers focus on his Word, not theirs.
Disciple-Makers are serious about holiness.

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The Bridge Builder. Isaiah 9:1-7

Big Idea: Our journey from (tumultuous) despair to (bright) wholeness requires trust in the Promised Child.

We live in a world filled with tumultuous despair.
At the other end of the bridge is glory, light, joy, peace, and justice.
God has given us Jesus as the bridge. He promised child brings us peace.

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Advent Week 3: Magi and Kings. Matthew 2:1-12.

God’s global mission demands we build bridges across cultural barriers.

-God’s Global Mission
- Bridge Building requires courage
- Bridge Building requires humility
- Bridge Building is Transformative

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We are created as equal and distinct genders that build bridges to one another by offering God our unreserved “Yes”.

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Thru the Angels coming to the Shepherds we learn that everybody is valuable, everybody is broken, and the gospel is for everybody.

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A Pharisee striving for a hero’s welcome.
A Tax Collector deeply aware of his need.
A Hero brought low that we might be brought home.

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Stop trying to outrun death’s shadow… It will leave you dissatisfied and restless to deny your mortality.
Learn from Death’s Shadow.
The outcome when we learn these lessons.

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Power and Money, Handle with Care! Ecclesiastes 4:1-3, 5:8-20.

We must handle power and money with extreme caution and care.

We must handle POWER with extreme caution and care
We must handle MONEY with extreme caution and care
So how do we handle with Care?

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We must learn to tell the time! Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

We must learn to tell the time… so that we can: Fear God Endure Injustice, Enjoy the Moment, Humbly Hope.

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Hating Work, Enjoying Work. Ecclesiastes 2

If you make work all about you, you will hate it and despair of life itself because
If it is about God, you can ENJOY it!

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We will find our eternal home in the Lord when we come to terms with: God’s strength and our weakness, God’s justice and our sinfulness, and God’s mercy and our response. Psalm 90:1-17

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Do not chase work or wisdom, they are vapor! Ecclesiastes 1:1-18

We are going to receive sound Biblical realism delivered from orthopedic shoes. The writer is like Farmer’s Insurance – he knows a thing or two because he has seen a thing or two. This is not about growing cynical or negative but having a robust biblical realism that keeps us from expecting too much from life under the sun. If we can see it clearly for what it is we will walk the path with greater wisdom and health.

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Through Jesus’ encounter with Zacchaeus we learn that we are all subject to Spiritual blindness, and only Jesus can make our sight 20/20, found in Luke 19:1-10. This is part of the Dine Like Jesus series.

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In the Great Commission Jesus invites us into Baptism, and this signifies five crucial things for us. Matthew 28:16-20.

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Jesus always extravagantly provides. Mark 6:30-44. This is part of the Dine Like Jesus series.

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A Kingdom Table is a Generous, No-Strings-Attached Table! Luke 14:12-24. This is part of the Dine Like Jesus series.

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If we dine like Jesus our Table will be marked by compassion and humility. Luke 14:1.-11. This is part of the Dine Like Jesus series.

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We must urgently dismantle superficial religion. Luke 11:37-54. Part of the Dine Like Jesus series.

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Our table is MAGNETIC for sinners when we dine like Jesus. Luke 7:36-50. Part of the Dine Like Jesus series.

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If we dine like Jesus we will have meals with unlikely people from unlikely places at a table where Jesus is central. Luke 5:27-35. Part of the Dine Like Jesus series.

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