Way before I was born, Jack Webb played Sgt. Joe Friday on a popular tv show entitled “Dragnet”. Joe Friday’s most infamous catch phrase was “Just the facts, ma’am.” For the past 3 months we have been walking through the book of Ecclesiastes in search of answers to life’s toughest questions. As we close out…
Out with the old, and in with the new… or so they say. How was your 2016? Are there things that you wish you would’ve done differently? The week between Christmas and New Years always seems to offer us the opportunity to narrow our focus regarding time and our use or misuse of it. We…
It was said of 75 year old billionaire, William Randolph Hearst, that people were forbidden to mention death in his presence. Not a bad idea… it’s not reality, but generally speaking, it’s not a bad idea. No one would deny that death is an unpopular subject. In fact, most of us try to avoid the…
John Owen, a theologian from the 1600’s, once said, “God has work to do in this world; and to desert it because of its difficulties and entanglements, is to cast off His authority. It is not enough that we be just, that we be righteous, and walk with God in holiness; but we must also…
Socrates once said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Every choice, every decision, every opportunity must be examined, tested, and viewed with eternity in mind. This week in our #TimeMatters series, we’ll be looking at Solomon’s test of wisdom from Ecclesiastes 7:14-29.
G.K. Chesterton once said, “There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” If there’s one thing we can learn in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew it’s this, everything is replaceable except life. As we clean up our “stuff”, we find ourselves…
G.K. Chesterton once said, “There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” If there’s one thing we can learn in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew it’s this, everything is replaceable except life. As we clean up our “stuff”, we find ourselves…
If He doesn’t need your money and if He is not impressed with your abilities and is unmoved by your “sacrifices”, then what is it? What does God really want from you? As Solomon sits down to write chapter 5 of Ecclesiastes, we see a man struggling to find meaning in life. Life seems meaningless……
This Sunday, SPBC will celebrate 64 years of church ministry! All glory to God! Yet, I believe that our greatest days are yet to come! It’s fitting that we study Ecclesiastes 4 this Sunday in our #TimeMattersSeries. This Sunday we’ll be looking at six reasons why church really matters from Ecclesiastes 4. My prayer for SPBC…
Just a few years ago, Felix Baumgartner broke the world record for the highest jump and longest freefall when he jumped out of a special space capsule attached to a helium-filled balloon at 128,100 feet. What fascinated me was what he said before he jumped. He said, “I know the whole world is watching right…