• Wisdom, Fear, and Joy

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    Chris Smithson Ecclesiastes 8 June 28, 2026 Keep the King’s Command [1] Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing?A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed. [2] I say: Keep the king’s command, because of God’s oath to him. [3] Be not…

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  • Wise Words for Living

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    Pastor David Yeeles Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 June 21, 2026 The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly [1] A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth. [2] It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is…

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  • Christ: The Answer to Life’s Miserable Problems

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    Pastor David Yeeles Ecclesiastes 6 June 14, 2026 Ecclesiastes 6 [1] There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind: [2] a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him…

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  • Guard Your Heart From the Love of Money

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    Pastor David Yeeles Ecclesiastes 5:8–20 June 7, 2026 The Vanity of Wealth and Honor [8] If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones…

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  • How Should We Draw Near to God?

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    Pastor David Yeeles Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 May 31, 2026 Fear God [1] Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. [2] Be not rash with your mouth, nor let…

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  • Oppression and Folly

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    Chris Smithson Ecclesiastes 4 May 24, 2026 Evil Under the Sun [1] Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort…

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  • Time and Eternity

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    Pastor David Yeeles Ecclesiastes 3 May 17, 2026 A Time for Everything [1] For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: [2] a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; [3] a time to…

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  • The Meaninglessness of Prioritizing the Pursuit of Pleasure

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    Pastor David Yeeles Ecclesiastes 2 May 10, 2026 The Vanity of Self-Indulgence [1] I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity. [2] I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?” [3] I searched with my heart…

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  • Life: Meaningless or Meaningful

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    Pastor David Yeeles Ecclesiastes 1 May 3, 2026 All Is Vanity [1] The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. [2] Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. [3] What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? [4] A…

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  • Give Thanks to the Lord

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    Pastor David Yeeles Psalm 105:1-9 April 26, 2026 Tell of All His Wondrous Works [1] Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! [2] Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! [3] Glory in his holy name; let the hearts…

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