Beacon / Praxis Retreat 2024 – Session 1, The Core of Discipleship, (Luke 10:38-42)
Better Together (Ecclesiastes 4:1-16)
Stirring One Another (Hebrews 10:24-25)
Living for the Line (Matthew 25:14-30)
Know Your Stewardship (vv. 14-18) Anticipate the Judgment (vv. 19-28) Long for the Reward (vv. 29-30)
In Due Time (Ecclesiastes 3:16-22)
Key Idea: Our limitations as human beings are meant to cultivate humility in our heats and hope in God.
A Time for Everything (Ecclesiastes 3:1-15)
Work Don’t Work (Ecclesiastes 2:12-26)
Pursuing Pleasure (Ecclesiastes 2:1-11)
The Futility of Work and Education (Ecclesiastes 1:12-18)
Key Idea: While work and education are good things to be cherished, they are only temporary and were never intended to provide ultimate fulfillment. The Burden and Futility of Work (vv.12-15) The Burden and Futility of Education (vv.16-18)