Passage: Ecclesiastes 5:8-17 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection Sermon Summary It is part of our fallen nature to pursue through material wealth what only God can give us. Ecclesiastes shows how our idolatrous pursuit of material wealth is hevel (vanity) and brings frustration, both at a societal and a personal level. At a…
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Testing Our Pleasures
Passage: Ecclesiastes 2:1-11, 9:7-9 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection Sermon Summary Many people believe that we can find ultimate satisfaction in life by pursuing our pleasures. The preacher in Ecclesiastes dispels this myth, however, by pursuing his pleasures to the fullest extent, acquiring them, and finding it all “vanity” in the end (2:1)….
For New England: an interview with Pastor Bobby
Pastor Bobby was interviewed recently on a podcast for church leaders in New England. Listen to him share some of our church’s story and tell about how we are seeking to partner with other churches to see a Gospel movement in our region. He also discusses some of the principles we are keeping before us…
Update from Your Elders: December 2016
Our twice-monthly Elder meetings always have full agendas with lots to cover, but one standing agenda item continually blesses these (long) evenings together: our devotional time. Devotional topics lately have discussed and explored servant leadership in the church, reminded us of our adoption through Christ and its implications, and recently explored “life through prayer” as the practical…
We Need You: Thoughts on Service in the Church
Over the next few weeks the Nominating Committee will be approaching some church members with requests to prayerfully consider taking on elected positions within North Shore Community Baptist Church as Elders, Deacons-at-Large, Auditors, and Nominating Committee members. These leadership roles are a great way to serve church members and provide direction to the church. What…
Sermon Scraps: Clothed in Humility
In yesterday’s sermon, Pastor Bobby spoke from 1 Peter 5 about leadership and how humility is (or should be) one of the key marks of a Christian leader. Humility is like our clothing – it should go with us everywhere and it should be one of the main things that identifies us as Christians. In The…