Fear Factor, Part 2

Pastor Sonny continues his discussion pin Solomon’s “commercial break” in Ecclesiastes 5, reviewing what it means to have a healthy fear of God, and then describing the behaviours that should result from this kind of “filial” fear of God the Father, as outlined by Solomon in verses 1–6.

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Fear Factor, Part 1

At the beginning of chapter 5 of Ecclesiastes, Solomon “takes a commercial break” to help us to know and focus on the foundation for all of the wisdom that he has been giving us thus far — that being the fear of God. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Sonny explains exactly what the fear of […]

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The King and I

Continuing in chapter four of Ecclesiastes, Solomon goes on to lament the vanity of popularity over influence. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Sonny explains how the best and lasting kind of influence comes from a person’s character, and not their popularity, and that as Solomon points out, it’s better to have no position or status […]

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Me, Myself, and Solomon

In chapter four of Ecclesiastes, Solomon explains another way in which people vainly chase after the wind by always trying to “keep up with the Joneses” rather than encouraging one another and being happy for each other’s successes. As Pastor Sonny explains in this week’s sermon, life is not about competition, we each have our […]

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All the Poor and Powerless

In chapters three and four of Ecclesiastes, Solomon tells us that because of the wickedness in the places of justice and because of wickedness in the places of righteousness, there are a lot of oppressed people on earth, and that the poor and oppressed will always be among us. However, as Pastor Sonny tells us […]

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