Ecclesiastes IV: Contentment
What you pursue with your life communicates what you value most. Is God enough? Is His provision enough?

What you pursue with your life communicates what you value most. Is God enough? Is His provision enough?
Self, others, community, and God.
Life is a series of times and those times are in God’s hands.
What does the self-focused life ultimately accomplish?
Plans unfold. Legacy established. Tension resolved.
Esther’s moment. Haman’s doom. Grand reversal.
Irony and reversal as the tension unravels.
Life and death approach. Finding favor and granted a favor.
Mordecai gives perspective. Esther embraces a life or death challenge.
An spoiled plot. An unforseen promotion. A wrathful plot.
Mordecai gives advice. Esther makes a decision. A night with the king.
Xerxes throws a party and Vashti refuses her husband.
Ancient faith. Early church. Family of God.
John finishes the epistle. Things to remember about our faith as we live this life. The great perspective of eternity.
Demons encounter Jesus. A man restored. A town afraid. Things to reflect upon this Thanksgiving.
Comprehending 5:1-12 as we discuss key questions.
How does the Holy Spirit guide what we believe and how we live as Christians? Is there a dichotomy between your faith and your practice?
Love God. Love others.
John gives us great moments to pause and reflect as we assess our walks with Christ.
Either/Or decisions reveal priorities. Both/And decisions reveal your allegiances. A divided church needed to face the tension and choose wisely.
Light and darkness. Words and deeds. Love like Jesus loves. Am I allowed to hate?
The ethics of God. Walk in the light. Darkness makes hypocrites. 1:5-2:2
1 John 1:1-4
Character study in the book of Ruth. Big Rev’s favorite book of the Bible.
Jesus dies. Jesus resurrects. An empty tomb explained, not denied. Disciples commissioned.
Jesus before Pilate. Appreciate the cross.
A close friend betrays Jesus. The irony of judging the Judge. Is Jesus a hero?
Matthew 24:29-25:46
Matthew class as taught by Joel Bradshaw of The Bridge Community Church