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Advent and the Narrow Door: Receiving Christ’s Righteousness, Leaving My Sin Behind
#ADVENT2025 “Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.” — Luke 13:24“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us…” — John 1:14“…so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” — 2 Corinthians 5:21 Advent is not a sentimental…
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Ecclesiastes 11 | Courage, Generosity, and Wisdom in the Face of Uncertainty
A Call to Bold Generosity “Cast your bread on the surface of the waters,for you will find it after many days.” “Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight,for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.” The Limits of Human Knowledge “If the clouds are full, they pour out rain…
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Ecclesiastes 10 | The Power of Wisdom and the Destruction of Folly
The Fragility of Wisdom “Dead flies turn a perfumer’s oil rancid,so a little foolishness is more potent than wisdom and honor.” “A wise person’s heart directs him toward the right,but the foolish person’s heart directs him toward the left.” “Even when the fool walks along the road,his sense is lacking,and he demonstrates to everyone that…
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Ecclesiastes 9 | The Certainty of Death and the Call to Joyful Wisdom
Death Comes to All “For I have taken all this to my heart and explain it that righteous people, wise people, and their deeds are in the hand of God.People do not know whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits them.” “It is the same for all.There is one fate for the righteous…
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Ecclesiastes 7 | Wisdom From Sorrow, Humility, and the Fear of the Lord
“A good name is better than good perfume,And the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.” “It is better to go to a house of mourningThan to go to a house of feasting,Because that is the end of every person,And the living takes it to heart.” “Sorrow is better than…
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Ecclesiastes 6 | Wealth Without Enjoyment and the Emptiness of Human Desire
“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is widespread among mankind:” “a person to whom God has given riches, wealth, and honor,so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires;yet God has not given him the opportunity to enjoy these things,for a stranger enjoys them instead.This is…