Sunday Sermons from Willingdon Church in Burnaby, BC, Canada
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Sunday Sermons from Willingdon Church in Burnaby, BC, Canada
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June 28, 2026
The Wisdom of a Threefold Strand - Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:16
<p>In seasons of severe suffering, we experience life at the extremities. We have mountaintop moments where we see farther and more clearly than ever before. We have days where we can say with full conviction, <strong>“God has made everything is beautiful in its time. I have eternity in my heart. I know God is sovereignly accomplishing his purposes. I can rest in Him.”</strong></p><p><br></p><p>And then there are deep valley moments where we are in the depth of despair, where nothing makes sense and everything is dark. As we turn to the second half of chapter 3, the Preacher enters the valley of despair once again. He’s looking at life horizontally, from the perspective of one <strong>“under the sun.”</strong> This is repeated five times.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Over and over again, he writes “I saw” (6x) or “I said in my heart” (2x).</strong> He looks horizontally at the harsh realities of evil, injustice, and death, and then the mad foolishness of the human treadmill, and finds more reasons to say that everything is meaningless (5x). In his reflections, he oscillates between the extremities of deep faith conviction and very unsettling questions.</p><p><br></p><p>How do you move forward when you don’t understand why God has made life this way?</p><ol><li><strong>The Harsh Realities of Evil, Injustice, and Death (3.16-4.3)</strong></li><li><strong>The Mad Foolishness of the Treadmill (4:4-8, 4:13-16).</strong></li><li><strong>The Wisdom of Bonded Relationship (4:9-12)</strong></li></ol>
June 22, 2026
Beautiful In Its Time - Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
<p>Can you step back, look at the past year, and say, <strong>“Thank you, God. This was beautiful”?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In 1965, the folk-rock band the Byrds recorded Pete Seeger’s "Turn! Turn! Turn! To Everything There is a Season”. The lyrics of the song follow the Preacher’s most famous poem, found here in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, almost word for word. The song topped the Billboard charts and became an anthem of the 1960s peace movement. Some fathers will remember.</p><p><br></p><p>The thoughts and phrases of the Preacher’s poem have found their way into the language of our pop culture. It’s a beautifully balanced rhythmic lilt, 14 lines pitting actions and emotional states against their opposites and intended to include everything in between.</p><p><br></p><p>What matters are not the 28 individual elements, but all the elements taken as a whole - the multiples of 7 symbolizing completion or perfection. Within the whole, we see a gentle ebb and flow of different moods and experiences. Some things we long for, others shock us. </p><p><br></p><p>Ecclesiastes 3 gifts us with a vision of the whole tapestry of life. We are invited to step back and look at life with all its rhythms and turns. For some of us this is difficult. For some, it may be too painful, too unsettling. The text invites us to …</p><ol><li><strong>Step Back to See the Whole</strong></li><li><strong>Embrace the Mystery of Longing to See it All</strong></li><li><strong>Revere the One Who Does</strong></li></ol><p><strong>Reflection Questions</strong></p><ol><li>Where are you on your spiritual journey today?<ul><li>Are you wrestling with the barbed wire?</li><li>Are you grateful for the longing for eternity that God has placed in your heart?</li><li>Are you in a place of reverence and awe?</li><li>Are you grateful for God’s good gifts?</li><li>Are you trusting God to weave together the threads of your life?</li></ul></li><li>How is God inviting you to respond to Him today?</li></ol>
June 14, 2026
Receiving What Cannot Be Taken Away - Ecclesiastes 2:12-26
<p>Life is full and we give ourselves to so many people, pursuits, and passions. In the end, though, we know we will pass on and everything will be taken from us. How can we learn to enjoy and value the days we have? How does enjoying God change the joy we have in this life?</p><ol><li><strong>Wisdom can’t secure you.</strong></li><li><strong>Works can’t secure you.</strong></li><li><strong>God can secure you.</strong></li></ol><p><strong>Reflection Questions</strong></p><ol><li>What pursuits are stealing your joy? What would it look like for the gospel to put those pursuits back in submission to God’s good design?</li><li>What are you passing on to those who come after you – works that will fade, or an example of enjoying God in everyday living?</li></ol>
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