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  • Troy Borst avatar

    Justice Is Broken Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 17, 2022
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    In the midst of a world that cannot be controlled by us, we must seek God and find in Him answers and control.

    WISE LIVING: JUSTICE IS BROKEN Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 #wiseliving2022 READ ECCLESIASTES CHAPTER 3:1-22 [Person from the Congregation] INTRODUCTION… Roller Coasters (p) I was trying to think back this week to the first roller coaster I ever went on. Strange thought, I know. I remember going to Six ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Equal Justice For All Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 17, 2023
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    To find true justice in this world, look to God beyond our legal system and beyond your own labor.

    A few years ago, 6-year-old Robbie Richardson saw his dad drive through a red light on their way home in Quincy, Massachusetts. The boy warned his dad that he was going to report what he did to police. The dad, Michael Richardson, tried to explain to Robbie that the turn he made was a legal right ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Ken McKinley avatar

    Chase The Wind Or Stand On The Rock

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Oct 16, 2021
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    A life that is built pursuing worldly things is like chasing the wind. But a life built on the Rock which is Christ is the only one that will endure.

    Chase the Wind or Stand on the Rock Text: Ecclesiastes 3:1-17 THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER If you will, take your Bibles this morning and open them up to the Book of Ecclesiastes. I’ve been looking a lot at the wisdom literature from Scripture recently, and I don’t know about all of you, but in these ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Tom Shepard avatar

    Ecclesiastes Chapter Three Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jan 11, 2025
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    What if there was no God - what would life be like? It would be meaningless - Meaningless.... The book of Ecclesiastes looks at life from the view that there in no God. This is a verse by verse look into chapter three of Ecclesiastes.

    Ecclesiastes Chapter Three Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NASB) There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven-- Solomon's point in this section is that God has a plan for all people. Thus, he provides cycles of life, each with its work for us to do. Although ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Wired For Eternity Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Aug 13, 2024
     | 2,702 views

    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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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Ward avatar

    Turn Turn Turn

    Contributed by David Ward on Dec 30, 2007
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    A year’s end/New Year’s message adaptable to many occasions. BIG IDEA: "God’s got it, even though we don’t get it"

    “Turn Turn Turn” Ecclesiastes 3:1-17 INTRODUCTION: "End of Year" Lists are everywhere in the media as a new year approaches: Most Newsworthy Events of the Year, Famous People Who Have Died This Year, Most Notable Sports Stories of the Year, Most Annoying People of the Year (Paris, Britney, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mark Wood avatar

    Where Is The Forest?

    Contributed by Mark Wood on Jun 21, 2006
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    Dr. Wood shows that soemtimes we cannot see the forest for the trees when it come to injustice in tis world.

    Verse 16 What Solomon Saw He saw what he perceived as injustice The Guilty went free The innocent suffered unjustly The rich could buy their freedom (OJ Simpson) The poor was abused Solomon makes three comments about the lack of Justice. 1) Judgment is coming Verse 17 a. These inequalities of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    "Everything In Time" Ecc Pt 4 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 7, 2007
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    Solomon tells us that timing is everything in life and life goes through many stages and we need to know what time it is.

    “Everything in Time!” Ecclesiastes pt. 4 On the lighter side of life: Proverbs from Fourth Graders A 4th grade teacher collected well-known proverbs. She gave each child in the class the first half of the proverb, and asked them to come up with the rest. Here is what they came up with: Better ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Arriving On Time

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Nov 14, 2006
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    Time is one of the great philosophical questions of all time – if I may make such a circular statement. Humankind has been in conniption fits since the dawn of time trying to discover its nature. What is time? How does it move? We know how to tell tim

    Note: Although not quoted directly, I am sure that this sermon was greatly influenced by Chuck Swindoll’s work Living on the Ragged Edge. Arriving on Time Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 Cascades Fellowship CRC, JX MI April 17, 2005 This morning I want to dispel one of the most widespread myths to ever ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God's Enduring Work Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jan 28, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,402 views

    God is sovereign, He controls the “times”, yet in spite of this, we often fail to recognize God’s hand at work in the world. We have at best a limited view of all that God is doing.

    Overcoming Futility—a sermon series on Ecclesiastes “God’s Enduring Work” Chapter 3 -Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts What do we do with the brief time we’ve been given? In a lifetime, the average American will spend 6 months waiting at stoplights, one ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    Proper Timing Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jul 28, 2015
     | 9,701 views

    Through the ebb and flow of life God is with us.

    Ecclesiastes 3:1-17 “Proper Timing” INTRODUCTION Video Clip Ecclesiastes 3, especially verses 1-8, is one of the best known passages of scripture. This probably due, in part, to the popularity of the 1965 release of the song, “Turn, Turn, Turn,” by the Byrds. Most of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Lalachan Abraham avatar

    Be An Agent Of Change, Not A Victim-Part -1 Series

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Jan 9, 2014
    based on 14 ratings
     | 21,356 views

    “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” Bible says “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2)

    A Time for Change- Ecclesiastes 3:1-17 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2) Today, we live in a world of rapid change. The evidence of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rodney Johnson Sr., avatar

    God Shall Judge

    Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Jul 20, 2013
     | 3,797 views

    In a world of abundant injustices; God shall judge everyman according to his work.

    Introduction: In light of the recent murder trial that's headlining the news across America; we must remember that we are not qualified to judge the case or the jurors. The only one that truly knows is God. I. The Examination. .I saw.....verse 16 II. The Experience. .Under the sun......verse ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Making The Most Of My Life

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 4, 2012
    based on 131 ratings
     | 67,113 views

    What do you do when everything seems to go wrong, when you have more to do than you can possibly accomplish, & you’re not sure what to do next? How do you get the most out of life in times like that?

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2019) TEXT: Ecclesiastes 3:1-17; 2 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Timothy 6:17 ILL. His name is John. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it, jeans & no shoes. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Donald McCulley avatar

    Time Life Presents Series

    Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Dec 5, 2011
     | 6,709 views

    It's about time, and it's all about life.

    TIME LIFE PRESENTS ECCLESIASTES 3:1-22 Introduction: Have you ever caught one of those “Time Life” commercials on television? Time Life is a company that markets CD’s, DVD’s, Music Videos, etc. What does this have to do with this chapter? In twenty-two verses the word ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist