October 19, 2025
God’s Word, Our Guide for Life
Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 / Mark Michalski
1 Cast your bread upon the waters,
for you will find it after many days.
2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight,
for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.
3 If the clouds are full of rain,
they empty themselves on the earth,
and if a tree falls to the south or to the north,
in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.
4 He who observes the wind will not sow,
and he who regards the clouds will not reap.
5 As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.
6 In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
for you will find it after many days.
2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight,
for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.
3 If the clouds are full of rain,
they empty themselves on the earth,
and if a tree falls to the south or to the north,
in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.
4 He who observes the wind will not sow,
and he who regards the clouds will not reap.
5 As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.
6 In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
The big idea of the sermon is this: God’s word is the guide for life. The preacher follows up the proverbs from chapter 10 with a few more to begin chapter 11. These proverbs highlight the systems God created for us to function in and his sovereignty over them. God encourages us to act, to plant seed, but we also must recognize his sovereignty over what will come of our sowing seed. The phrase “Do your best and let God do the rest” comes to my mind as I read and study these verses.
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Service Order
Welcome
Baptism
Exhortation
Assurance of Pardon
How Great (Psalm 145)
Reading – Psalm 62
Ancient Of Days
This Is My Father’s World
Offering
Sermon
Behold Our God
I Surrender All
Benediction
Memory Verse
James 1:19-20 ...let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; ²⁰for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.Service Times
Prayer8:30-8:45am
Sunday School
9:00am-10:00am
Worship Service
10:30am-Noon