Raintree Community Church

Text: Ecclesiastes 4

Oppression Without Comfort (4:1-3)

• Oppression without comfort leads to misery and despair.

Envy With Anxiety (4:4-6)

• Envy with anxiety leads to a dissatisfied restlessness…

Text: Ecclesiastes 3

 God’s Rule Over Time is Eternally Comprehensive (3:1-8)

• The statements in these verses give the full range of the human experience after the Fall in Genesis 3.
• From birth to …

Our Youth Director, Drew Erickson preaches on Revelation 1:

1. Christ the Son of Man is the ruler over the kings of the earth and will build His Church and save His people from every tribe, tongue, nat…

Text: Ecclesiastes 2

The Emptiness of Worldly Pleasure (2:1-3)

• The pursuit of pleasure apart from God may lead to momentary happiness, but ends in permanent emptiness.

The Futility of Worldly A…

Text: Ecclesiastes 1

Life is Short in Light of Eternity (1:1-7)

• Our lives are the equivalent of a vapor that appears for a brief time.
• When our lives are centered on God, then our focus is not on …

“Ecclesiastes: Living in Light of the End” (Book Overview)

 The Author of Ecclesiastes

• The human author is announced in 1:1 as the “Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.” This is most lik…

The Priority of Obedience - Psalm 119:1-8

The perspective of all the faithful on the priority of obedience (vv. 1-3)

• They experience the happiness of obedience (vv. 1-2)
• They experience the prac…

Text: Colossians 3:15-17

Our Hearts Must be Gratefully Governed by the Peace of Christ. (3:15)

• The peace of Christ comes to us through the blood of Christ which reconciled us to God.
• We are called…

Text: Colossians 3:12-14

The New Life Begins in Christ (3:12a)

• As believers, we are chosen, sanctified, and loved by God.
• This new life does not rest on our merits, but on Christ and His work in u…

Text: Colossians 3:7-11

We Must Cast Off the Sins of the Old Life (3:7-9)

• Christ calls us to turn from our former life of sin and never look back.
• Christ equips us to comprehensively target all fo…

Missions Focus Sunday

Dr. Joshua Paxton preached to us from 3 John 5-8, which called us to send missionaries out in a manner worthy of God so that we may be fellow workers in the Truth. He taught us …

Text: Colossians 3:5-6

God’s Grace Empowers Us to Make War on Sin (3:5)

• Because we are raised with Christ, we are empowered to put our sin to death.
• Because we are raised with Christ, we must no l…

Text: Colossians 3:1-4

We Must Earnestly Prioritize Christ and His Kingdom (3:1-2)

• Because we have been raised to life in Christ, He is our chief consideration in all things.
• We value Christ and H…

Text: Colossians 2:16-23

Consider the Insufficiency of Legalism (2:16-17)

• Following religious rules does not produce godliness; it can lead to self-righteousness and judgmentalism.
• Look to Christ …

Text: Colossians 2:11-15

In Christ We Are Given a New Heart (2:11-12)

• Because of Christ, we are given a new life with a transformed heart.
• Life Application: Because Christ has given us new hearts,…

Text: Colossians 2:6-10

We are Established in Christ (2:6-7)

• We look to Christ as our Lord and Savior in salvation.
• We are given new life in Christ through His work.
• We rest on Christ as our found…

Text: Colossians 2:1-5

Treasuring Christ Leads to True Community (2:1-2a)

• We have mutual encouragement in Christ because our hearts have been united in love by Christ.

Treasuring Christ Leads t…

Text: Colossians 1:28-29

Proclaim Christ’s Message Exclusively (1:28)

• The content and substance of our message is Christ alone.
• When Christ is proclaimed, the church will be warned of error and ta…