REFUGE KENOSHA

Why do we live in such an excessive culture? We excess in our pursuits of money, power, and fame, but are never satisfied. What are the right ways to be excessive? Today, Pastor Tom looks at Ecclesiastes 4:4-16.

Why is there so much injustice and oppression in this world? King Solomon observed much in his day, had the same questions, and was driven made by what observation was unable to give him. Will anything be made right? Will things always be like this? How are we as Christians to relate to all of the injustice we see in our world? Today, Pastor Tom will take us through Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:3.

Time is such a precious commodity to us. With such a limited quantity, how are we to embrace the time that we have? Today, Pastor Tom is walking through Ecclesiastes 3:1-15.

Our culture can view work as the ultimate end to which someone finds fulfillment in this life, but it always falls massively short. Why is that? Today, Pastor Tom takes us through Ecclesiastes 2:12-26, which will teach us that although we ought to enjoy our work, it is not how we will find ultimate satisfaction in this life.

What will bring us ultimate happiness? Will possessions, money, or fame? Today, Pastor Tom will take us through Ecclesiastes 2:1-11, where we will learn that enjoyment is a great gift in this life, but terrible when it is pursued for its own sake.

Many of us loved playing pretend as kids. How do we play pretend as adults? We pretend that our pursuits and acquisitions can fill the voids in our life. Today, Pastor Tom begins walking through the book Ecclesiastes, addressing the issue of how we are not made for this life, but made for life with God.

Why on earth did Jesus have to come, die a brutal death, and rise again in three days? Was that necessary? Pastor Tom looks at why the resurrection was necessary in order to offer people the opportunity to be reconciled to the God who formed them.

Sometimes assurance comes to us from the most unlikely places. As we close out our series on the book of 1 John, we will see that believers have access to bold assurance through their incompatibility with the world around them.

How can believer's know that they belong to Christ? Is there any value in having assurance? The short answer is yes, and this assurance will take your prayer life to a whole new level. Today, Pastor Tom will take us through 1 John 5:13-17.