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All Things New

Ecclesiastes and Philippians

Week 8 - Injustice, Judgment, and Humility

August 23, 2020 • Tom Hendrikse

What is your response to injustice? Solomon reacted by wishing for God's judgment. Paul reminds us that Jesus is the personification of humility. Today's message makes the connection between injustice, judgment, and humility.

Week 7 - From Oppression to Joy

August 16, 2020 • Tom Hendrikse

Pastor Tom Hendrikse explores how we deal with oppression (or anything else for that matter). Do we live according to the gospel of this world or the gospel of Christ? Paul's answer from Philippians was the latter. Come find out why!

Week 6 - Life is Christ—Rejoice!

August 9, 2020 • Sam Kastensmidt

In Ecclesiastes, Solomon says that the man who has it all but can't enjoy it effectively has nothing. From Philippians, Paul tells us that when life is Christ, you can rejoice even in chains.

Week 5 - Knowledge and Wisdom

August 2, 2020 • Mason Brown

Ecclesiastes says the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom leads to the conclusion that life and its activities are empty and without meaning. Philippians says knowledge and wisdom from God fill your life to overflowing with deep purpose and eternal significance.

Week 4 - Meaningful Labors

July 26, 2020 • Scott Carson

Solomon decided he would find satisfaction in the fruits of his labor, but realized that effort was meaningless. Paul's labored in faith, for God, who made everything Paul did into something meaningful.

Week 3 - Pleasure and Success

July 19, 2020 • Dave Richardson

The pursuit of pleasure and success is a pervasive goal for modern-day Americans. Yet Solomon says that even when you achieve it, you have nothing. The Apostle Paul has a different message about being content irrespective of circumstances.

Week 2 - Money and Wealth

July 12, 2020 • Tom Hendrikse

This week, the Ecclesiastes passage is on money and wealth. If that's what you are pursuing, you will never be satisfied. Philippians has a different message for us, one that tells us we have something to gain worth more than all the money in the world.

Week 1 - Introduction

July 5, 2020 • Tom Hendrikse

First in a series comparing and the world of Ecclesiastes, where “Life Under the Sun,” apart from a higher hope, proves meaningless, with Philippians, where a life lived for Christ gives hope and meaning to ALL things—wealth, beauty, power, knowledge.