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Dr. David Swanson | Revelation 15:4 We will never experience mature fruit of the Spirit in our lives unless we are devoted to the process — unless we truly WANT to be more Christlike and useable.

Dr. David Swanson | John 16:5-15 As we begin the series, we will look first at the Holy Spirit and its functions in order that we might understand how the Spirit's fruit becomes manifest in our lives.

Dr. Jack Peebles | Matthew 26:20-29 As Jesus shared the Last Supper with His disciples, He experienced the elements of betrayal and denial from His friends. Yet, Jesus chose sacrifice and it was through the elements of His own flesh and blood that we are healed.

Dr. David Swanson | Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 The Teacher closes by looking back and revisiting some of his questions, the tension that we live in between mystery, pain and joy. In the end, it is remembering the good works of God to save that keeps us living according to His purposes.

Dr. Paul Gibson | Genesis 1:26-31 We are not made to walk through this world alone. God hard-wired us for fellowship. Being in a fellowship starts with knowing who you are and knowing that you are safe.

Dr. David Swanson | Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 The maddening nature of accidents are addressed here, including the axiom of no good deed goes unpunished. We can be doing good things and yet still experience hardship.

Rev. Alexa Holcomb | Ecclesiastes 10:16-20 How do we live faithfully under authority, especially when we don’t agree with its leadership? How can the reality of Christ’s kingship transform our ability to live here and now?

Dr. Case Thorp | Ecclesiastes 9:7-12 On the heels of death, the Teacher reminds us yet again that life is gift and joy!

Dr. David Swanson | Ecclesiastes 9:3-12 The Teacher reminds us in stark terms that death is our ultimate end and the judgement that comes with it.

Dr. Paul Gibson | Ecclesiastes 8:14-17 The Teacher wrestles with a number of things he does not understand or think fair. We cannot know the mind of God, so we enjoy Him and His blessings.

Dr. David Swanson | Ecclesiastes 7:1-14, 23 We are never going to be able to figure out the reasons for why God acts as He does or why things happen to us in life as they do. The point Solomon makes is that, in all of it, learn from it. Be wise. Trust in what God is teaching.

Rev. Tanner Fox | Ecclesiastes 6:1-2 Ecclesiastes 6 sort of seems like more of the same. The teacher is naming the nuances of evil that pervade a life of finitude. In this case, a person is given great amounts of all the things that ought to delight the heart, and yet, they are "unable to enjoy." We will think on the nature of enjoyment and contentment in a finite world.

Dr. David Swanson | Ecclesiastes 5:8-20  "The love of money is the root of all evil" but those who understand where it comes from and who live with that perspective will find pleasure and enjoyment in the provision of God.

Dr. David Swanson | Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 The Teacher gives us an appropriate warning to worship rightly, an important admonition in a time where we have lost our sense of the holiness and wonder of God.

Dr. Jack Peebles | Ecclesiastes 4:1–12 The Teacher says that in a world of pressure, comparison, and quiet loneliness, life “under the sun” can leave us isolated - even among others. Companionship is a gift, but it cannot satisfy our deepest longing for meaning. It points us beyond ourselves to the God who alone gives life its purpose.