“If we only obey God indirectly, apart from faith in Jesus, we are pursuing a self-righteousness built on the foundation of what I have concluded is good.”

Ecclesiastes 6:10-7:14 – What is Good?

March 23, 2025

Garrett West

Book of Ecclesiastes

The Sinful Nature (The Flesh)

Sunday Morning

“This is the ultimate good for man: trusting that God is good, even when we can’t seem to grasp it!”

Ecclesiastes 4 – The Vanity of Sin-Saturated Work

February 16, 2025

“We have to be discontent with our life APART from Jesus before we can find satisfaction IN Jesus!”

Ecclesiastes 3 – Only for a Time

February 9, 2025

The Sinful Nature (The Flesh)

Wisdom

Work

Sunday Morning

“Just like there’s a time for everything under the sun to be broken, there’s a time for everything under the sun to be made right!”

Luke 1:26-45 – It’s Almost Christmas: The Birth of Jesus Foretold

December 8, 2024

Garrett West

Christmas Season 2024

The Sinful Nature (The Flesh)

Trust

Sunday Morning

“What we need [to be a joy-filled servant] is the living water of Christ, poured freshly from the springs of prayer and God’s Word.”

Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 – The Vanity of Pleasure

November 17, 2024

The Sinful Nature (The Flesh)

Sunday Morning

“It brings God glory when we enjoy His creation ‘in light of’ Him instead of ‘apart from’ Him!”

Acts 25:1-26:32 – True Bondage and Freedom

October 6, 2024

The Sinful Nature (The Flesh)

Sunday Morning

“True joy, then, comes not from total freedom, but freedom from the master of sin so that we might serve a new master: Jesus!”

Acts 23:12-24:27 – True Means and Ends

September 29, 2024

The Sinful Nature (The Flesh)

Truth

Sunday Morning

“Sin is wrong, not because it leads to unfavorable outcomes, but because it is contrary to the character and will of God, the ultimate source of good!”