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"I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men o

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"I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men o

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Bob Johnson is a nature photographer of unnatural ability. His works have been featured on Magazine covers and are in wide commercial use. At his website, I found a couple of pictures which exemplify what Solomon wrote about in Ecclesiastes. In one of them you’ll see that Bob was composing a shot of a magnificent sunrise, when on to the stage came this buck that apparently was equally captivated by the glory of the rising sun.

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Today we are completing the fifth of five natural traits that more often than not, carry the day. Speed and strength were the first two and they are based on physical endowments, which one may be born with, but must develop. The next three deal with the area of the intellect: Wisdom, understanding and skill.

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Here is Solomon telling us that men of understanding don’t necessarily end up with riches. He wants you and I to know there is a game changer that dramatically alter the outcomes in life: Time and chance.

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Bread is another way of saying provision. That is what Jesus was speaking of and certainly what the audience would have understood. But I want you to notice a couple of things about provision you might not have seen before.

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    "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong... but time and chance happen to all" Ecclesiastes 9:11 "And it came to pass t

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"I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men o

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"I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift..." Ecc 9:11 "...let us run with patience the race that is set before us" Heb 12:1 The way I see it, we are all in

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  "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men

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"Say not, There are yet four months, and then comes harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest." (John 4:35) Flipping t

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"I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men o

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Many of you are distracted and worried about many things. You are guarding your finances, your job, your marriage, your kids, your property and much more. It all sounds good, but Scripture tells

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I just heard that Guy Kawasaki recently said something like "every business oriented person needs to pour hot wax in their ears so they will stop hearing the continuous stream of bad news". I t

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While touring throughout British Columbia, Canada, on our way to a magnificent temperate rainforest, the Old Country Market in Coombs is a must see destination.  The Market is famous for its "g

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"The works of the LORD are great, studied by all who have pleasure in them." Psalm 111:2 If you want to learn something about someone, study their work. The heavens declare God's handiwork a

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"For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and divine nature;" Romans 1:20 Do you

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"But he that received the seed in stony places, the same is he that hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it; Yet has he not root in himself, but endures for a while: for when tribul

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"When any one hears the word of the kingdom, and understands it not, then comes the wicked one, and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the way side."

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“When any one hears the word of the kingdom, and understands it not, then comes the wicked one, and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the way side.� Ma

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“But he that received the seed in stony places, the same is he that hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it; Yet has he not root in himself, but endures for a while: for when trib

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While so many folks today will be discussing the president’s accomplishments or lack thereof, and with good reason, I thought it might be good for all of us to look at our own lives and ac

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"Glen's sister was crossing the street last night and was hit by a truck. She's in a coma and not expected to live through the night. If she does live, they say she will be a vegetable the rest

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I don't want to leave the topic of adversity without sharing with you a very positive perspective. I have learned that adversity and opportunity are always - not most of the time - but always, jo

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I left off last time saying I would address the fact that if adversity is a test to reveal our strengths and weaknesses, then how can we prepare for the test so we can pass it and not be numbered

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Adversity: Nobody wants it - Everyone gets it. Proverbs says "If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small." (Prov 24:10) So what does that tell us about adversity? It's a test.

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"If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small." (Prov 24:10) When we were in school, we had to take tests to pass to the next level. Those tests typically threw a lot of tough q

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