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Searching For Significance
Contributed by Brian Bill on Jun 25, 2024 (message contributor)
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1. When Everything Feels Empty
Contributed on Jun 25, 2024
Because life is fleeting, base your life on what will last forever.
When Everything Feels Empty Ecclesiastes 1:1-2 Rev. Brian Bill June 22-23, 2024 A Peanuts comic shows Linus working diligently on the beach, constructing a large and elaborate sandcastle. A few frames later, it begins to rain, eventually pouring down so heavily that his castle is completely ...read more
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2. The Cycle Of Life
Contributed on Jul 14, 2024
Dissatisfaction is designed to lead us to find satisfaction in God alone.
The Cycle of Life Ecclesiastes 1:3-18 Rev. Brian Bill July 13-14, 2024 We’ve been challenged this summer to read through the entire Book of Ecclesiastes at least three times. As I’ve been doing so it strikes me how many of Solomon’s existential experiments are reflected in popular songs from the ...read more
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3. The Search For Satisfaction
Contributed on Jul 22, 2024
We will never find our purpose in life if we put the pursuit of our pleasures above God’s priorities.
The Search for Satisfaction Rev. Brian Bill Ecclesiastes 2:1-17 July 20-21, 2024 According to the 2024 World Happiness Report, the U.S. ranks 23rd on a global measure of happiness across 143 countries in the world. This is worse than last year, when we came in at number 15. Americans under 30 ...read more
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4. You Can't Take It With You
Contributed on Jul 29, 2024
We can’t find our worth in our work, but we can worship God by how we work.
You Can’t Take it With You Ecclesiastes 2:18-26 Rev. Brian Bill July 27-28, 2024 Billy Graham was fond of saying, “You’ll never see a hearse pulling a U-Haul.” That is, until now, because I came across a picture of one this week. As we continue to journey with Solomon in his search for ...read more
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5. A Time For Everything
Contributed on Aug 5, 2024
Because God has a reason for each season in our life, we can trust His timing.
A Time for Everything Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Rev. Brian Bill August 3-4, 2024 I’ve had some wedding bloopers over the years. One time, I called the groom by the wrong name. The bride’s name was Jennifer, and during the most reverent part of the ceremony I called the husband-to-be Bennifer. Everyone ...read more
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6. Wired For Eternity
Contributed on Aug 13, 2024
While we are mired to earth and tethered to time, we are also wired for eternity and will live eternally, in either Heaven or Hell.
Wired for Eternity Ecclesiastes 3:9-22 Rev. Brian Bill August 10-11, 2024 During the Paris Olympics, the best athletes in the world have been competing against each other, including Rocky grad Courtney Lindsey, who ran anchor for the 4x100 men’s relay. One article referred to him as a “a quiet ...read more
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7. Doing Life Together
Contributed on Aug 19, 2024
Be intentional about connecting with others because we are made for community.
Doing Life Together Ecclesiastes 4:1-16 Rev. Brian Bill August 17-18, 2024 In May 2023 the U.S. Surgeon General released a report titled, “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation.” In it, he detailed the effects of loneliness on the American population, claiming that “lacking social connection ...read more
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8. Keeping Your Vows
Contributed on Aug 26, 2024
Be on guard when you worship God by drawing near to revere Him.
Keeping Your Vows Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 Rev. Brian Bill August 24-25, 2024 Many years ago, Beth and I attended a large church in another community. On that particular day, as a way to celebrate the start of summer, a number of members came running on to the platform holding beach balls which they ...read more
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9. What Money Can't Buy
Contributed on Sep 11, 2024
The love of money will not provide meaning in life.
What Money Can’t Buy Ecclesiastes 5:8-20 Rev. Brian Bill September 7-8, 2024 This past weekend, Beth and I journeyed from the wilderness of Illinois to the Promised Land of Wisconsin. On Friday night, my dad hosted a Fish Fry and on Saturday morning after driving through Green Bay, we were ...read more
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10. Uncontrolled Appetites
Contributed on Sep 17, 2024
Your soul will only be satisfied when you surrender to the Savior.
Uncontrolled Appetites Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 Rev. Brian Bill September 14-15, 2024 Several years ago, Beth and I watched a season of “Alone,” which took place in the Arctic. The show tests the survival instincts of humans by pushing them to their limits in extreme conditions while isolating them ...read more
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11. The Futility Of Life Without God
Contributed on Sep 22, 2024
Since God wants better for us, we must give Him our best.
The Futility of Life Without God Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 Rev. Brian Bill September 21-22, 2024 Sometimes people ask me if I’d rather officiate at a wedding or a funeral. A wedding celebrates a beginning, a funeral acknowledges an ending. Both are occasions where friends and family gather together to ...read more