Sermon
Live While You're Alive
Stonebrook Community Church
Speaker: Matt Heerema
November 16, 2025 · 37 min
PurposeJesus / ChristologyDiscipleshipStewardship & GenerosityEcclesiastes 9:1–12Philippians 1:21–24Psalm 16:1–11
Summary
Solomon teaches that while life is uncertain and death inevitable, Christians should enjoy simple pleasures and pursue God's mission, finding ultimate joy not in worldly pursuits but in Christ's resurrection and eternal security.
Highlights
Christians ought to be the happiest people on the planet because we already have the thing that we're looking for. We already have the goal. We know our creator. We know our Lord. We know our God. We know our friend, Jesus.
The joy that comes from the hope of the resurrection, the certainty of an eternal life in a sin and suffering free universe relieves us, we can just breathe a sigh of relief from all of the stress of running the rat race in this world.
For the Christian, enjoyment and mission go together. We have a goal that is so much higher than any of the success, any of the strength, any of the won battles, any of the acquired knowledge.