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Ecclesiastes Sermons Archives - Covenant United Reformed Church Covenant United Reformed Church - CURC Fresno/Clovis, Ca
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- Religione e spiritualità
It is our resolve at Covenant URC to truly hold the Three Forms of Unity as reflecting the Word of God and promote these in our congregation. May the Lord keep us faithful to this task. As the Belgic Confession mentions the marks of the true church are: the pure preaching of the gospel, the right use of the sacraments, and the practice of church discipline. Services are in English Language.
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The Essence of Wisdom (Ecclesiastes 12:9-14)
Paul says that "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work." This is pretty inclusive regarding how we live our days on this earth. Is Paul alone in understanding the […]
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Enduring for a Season (Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8)
The preacher has stated in Ecclesiastes 3 that there is a time for everything. He goes through the different seasons of this creation and life. Does this mean that this world which has existed will always exist? If life is vanity then should one want to live a long time? If life is vanity is […]
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Serving in the City of Man (Ecclesiastes 10:16-11:6)
If we do not know what will happen tomorrow should we be really cautious today? After all, is it not better to have more funding than not have funding? If we do not know what will happen tomorrow should we do something today? After all if the work we do will be destroyed in the […]
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Living in a Foolish World (Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:15)
There is the temptation in life to win approval before the world’s eye. After all, the ethic of "keeping up with the Joneses" did not fall from the sky. Is it wise to live life in such a way that we long for the approval of man? Why do we think that it is wrong […]
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The Secret to a Happy LIfe (Ecclesiastes 9:1-12)
When people find success in their lives they are quick to take credit for such success. When successful people face suffering in life they are surprised by such suffering, and sometimes even shocked by such a setback. Is there a guarantee that we can go through life without suffering? Is there a guarantee that we […]
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Using Wisdom (Ecclesiastes 8:1-17)
The preacher asks the question who is wise? It would be interesting to go around asking this very question today. Who would people name as being wise? It would also be interesting to hear the different definitions of wisdom. Is it wrong to have different definitions of wisdom? How does the preacher lay out different […]