7/26/26 Worship Service & Sermon: Making Room for God's Providence - Ecclesiastes 7:8-9

Join us for Worship! 7/26/26 Sunday Service from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA. Worship Leader: Randy Hepler Speaker: Matt Carter Title: Making Room for God's Providence Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:8-9 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools. Notes: Main Point: Thanksgiving awaits the person who humbly watches for the rolling out of God's providence. 1. Introduction A. The grace to not hit the "send" button B. Main point 2. Godly waiting bears the reward of thanksgiving A. Measuring the beginning and the end i. When you mistake the motive ii. When you don't mistake the motive B. Measuring the patient in spirit and the proud in spirit i. How David deals with Saul 3. A warning to the provoked spirit.... The victim narrative is foolishness A. A case of identities B. The danger of an angry spirit 4. Application "Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did. For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. So there was much joy in that city." --Acts 8:4-8 "Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly." --1 Peter 2:18-23 Let the world despise and leave me, They have left my Savior, too. Human hearts and looks deceive me; Thou art not, like them, untrue. O while Thou dost smile upon me, God of wisdom, love, and might, Foes may hate and friends disown me, Show Thy face and all is bright. --Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken, verse 2 #patience #anger #providence #bricklanecommunitychurch #bricklanechurch #elverson #pennsylvania #worship #sermon #ecclesiastes #providence To connect with Brick Lane, visit our website at: https://www.brick52.org/ For more biblical teaching, you can also listen to audio sermons at: https://www.brick52.org/audio-sermons