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Meaning of Life pt. 8: Is Work a Blessing or a Curse? by: Richard Shields Welcome back to the podcast! This week Richard once again dives into Ecclesiastes and this week The Teacher deals with the concept of work. It can be a chore or a blessing. God gives us opportunities to gain the wealth we need to take care of our needs. However, it can quickly take over our lives if we are not careful. The scripture for this lesson…

Meaning of Life pt. 7: The Value of Friendship by: Richard Shields Welcome back to the podcast! This week Richard takes a look at what friends mean in the family of God. The Teacher of Ecclesiastes has a lot to say about what friendship means and the value of friends. This came at a good time as Sunday was our “Family and Friends Day”. It was a day of worship, family, great friends and great food! The scripture for this lesson is:…

Meaning of Life pt. 6: The Serendipity of Pleasure by: Richard Shields Welcome back to the podcast! Richard is back with his series on Ecclesiastes! This week the focus is on pleasure. It can be found in many forms; a good meal, a new car, even spending time with family. So what place does it have in God’s plan? The Teacher of Ecclesiastes lets us know!   The scripture for this lesson is: Ecclesiastes 9:7-10. For any questions about this episode or any…

The Good News! by: Jim Lloyd Welcome back to the podcast! This week we have a special guest! As Richard is on vacation, Jim Lloyd brings this week’s lesson on The Good News! This is a look into what the book of Philemon has to say on the Gospel and what it means to our lives. Richard shall return next week.   The scripture for this lesson is: Romans 1:16. For any questions about this episode or any episode please email us…

How Much is Enough? by: Richard Shields Welcome back to the podcast! This week’s lesson deals with the concepts of wealth, greed, the love of money and the accumulation of physical treasures. So, how much money and wealth is enough? As we move through our lives we gain wealth and we loose wealth. Money is an essential part of our economy and daily life. While it can be said that working hard so you can take care of your family is…

Life and Death by: Richard Shields Welcome back to the podcast! This week’s lesson is a matter of life and death! No…really…that’s what it’s about! In this sermon, Richard continues his look at Ecclesiastes by studying The Teacher’s look at living and dying. This week’s lesson cuts off at the 20 minute mark. For some reason our computers glitched. About ten minutes got cut off at the end of this week’s episode. We’re very sorry about this. It shan’t happen again…..hopefully.…

Timing is Everything! by: Richard Shields Welcome back to the podcast! This week, Richard delves back into Ecclesiastes and this time focuses on the phrase “timing is everything”. We’ve all heard it and we’ve all even , at times experienced it in our lives. Those seemingly coincidences or chance occurrences where we seem to just be in the right place at the right time. Also, we know that we need to find the right time to do certain things like get…

New and improved! by: Richard Shields Welcome back to the podcast! You’ve all seen the signs at the store. “New and Improved!”. Is this really true? IS there anything under the sun that is truly “new”? Richard goes into the book of Ecclesiastes again in this second part of his “Meaning of Life” series. The Teacher points out that everything is a cycle and everything that exists isn’t a recent development. Sure we may have discoveries in technology or science, but…

What is The Meaning of Life? by: Richard Shields Welcome back to the podcast! Want to find purpose in your life? Don’t we all! Well in this weeks lesson, Richard discusses how a book from the Old Testament has many of the answers to the ultimate question: what is the meaning of life? Ecclesiastes is the writings of “The Teacher” ( Many believe this to be King Solomon), who sat out to find all wisdom and the point of existence. He starts…

The Power of Ordinary Christians by: Richard Shields Welcome back to the podcast! Ordinary? Of course we are! But We are capable of so much when we are used by God! Richard discuses how God and make regular people do extraordinary things when we trust in Him and walk in His ways. From Gideon  to the Apostles. These are just simple people who were used to do incredible things. We are also simple people, living simple lives. Let’s trust in God…