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Awestruck
“Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever” (Revelation 7:12) The word “awestruck” isn’t hard to define. It’s whenever you are struck with awe. For example, seeing high wings bend big trees sideways can leave us awestruck. So… Listen ⇢
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In this specific season of your life
Ecclesiastes 3 is a reminder that life has many different seasons and chapters: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…” (verse 1). In and through it all, God is God. He is our God through the good times, and also through the bad.… Listen ⇢
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For every season there is a Saviour
The poem at the start of Ecclesiastes 3 is the most famous part of the book. “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…” It then goes on to list 28 “times.” For example, there is a time to be born and a time… Listen ⇢
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Phones face-down
Lately, I’ve been putting down my phone more often. (And yes, I appreciate the irony that many of you are reading or listening to this on your phone—but stick with me…) Not only have I been putting down my phone more often, but I’ve been trying to not pick it… Listen ⇢
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Calling God a liar?
Let me say something bold. Hear me out, and then I’ll explain. To not believe in the effectiveness of prayer is to say that God is a liar. Woah, hold on. Who wants to call God a liar? Not me! And I’m sure you don’t want to do that either. … Listen ⇢
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Things that encourage us forward
In Ecclesiastes 2, the Teacher is on a hunt for wisdom. At this point in the book, he is frustrated. Things often don’t make sense. They often don’t work out as he’d like. Can you relate? That’s when he has a realization: “There is nothing better for a person than… Listen ⇢
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Your legacy is about you—kind of
Legacy. It’s probably not a topic that comes up a lot when you sit around with your friends. “Hey, let’s talk about our legacy and the mark we will leave on our loved ones after we’re gone!” However, it is most likely something that you think about from time to… Listen ⇢
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The greatest legacy
Everyone leaves some sort of legacy. What will yours be? In Ecclesiastes 2, the Teacher frets about this—a lot. He started to hate his job because his life’s work might be squandered by someone who came after him: “I hated all my toil in which I toil under the sun,… Listen ⇢
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The antidote to drudgery
There can be “seasons” to one’s faith. For example, it is often noted how new Christians have zeal. They are “on fire for the Lord”! That’s amazing. Sometimes it lasts. Sometimes it doesn’t. There are seasons. And that’s okay. Life includes ups and downs. One of the risks with this… Listen ⇢
Meet Matthew.
Disciple, pastor, medieval modern, husband, and dad of three who lives in the psalms.
