The Teacher challenges us to spend some time at funerals to make sure we’re properly valuing our lives.Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 Series: The Pursuit Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/thepursuitFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of other studies through the Bibl

The Teacher slips back into despondency as he realizes all his attempts to find happiness and meaning in life come up short.Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 Series: The Pursuit Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/thepursuitFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of other stu

The Teacher warns us about the negative consequences of a life lived in pursuit of wealth.Ecclesiastes 5:8-20 Series: The Pursuit Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/thepursuitFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of other studies through the Bible at https://

The Teacher urges care and caution when we stand, speak, and make promises in God’s house.Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 Series: The Pursuit Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/thepursuitFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of other studies through the Bible at https://c

The Teacher considers how humans pursue wealth instead of relationships and how that leads to disaster personally and nationally.Ecclesiastes 4:4-16 Series: The Pursuit Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/thepursuitFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of othe

The Teacher loses heart because of the pervasive injustice in the world.Ecclesiastes 3:15-4:3 Series: The Pursuit Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/thepursuitFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of other studies through the Bible at https://calvaryhanford.c

The Teacher reflects on the full spectrum of the human experience and concludes that the fear of God leads to a life worth living.Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Series: The Pursuit Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/thepursuitFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of oth

The Teacher grapples with the fact that death will rob him of all his life’s work one day.After all his achievements, experiences, and greatness, the Teacher realizes that none of it will last forever, which drives him into a deep depression. The only way out is a good theology.Ecclesiastes 2:12-26

Everyone wants to live the good life. Is that such a bad thing? The Teacher lived the good life to an extreme none of us can imagine. He had every pleasure imaginable and, in the end, he said it was all hevel – smoke that dissipated whenever he tried to grab it. If living the good life doesn’t ultim

The Teacher invites us into his lab to show us his credentials and methodology and to give us the abstract of his research: Humans can’t figure out the meaning of life.Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 Series: The Pursuit Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/thepursuitFind au

The Teacher reveals that humanity is stuck in a system that leaves us unfulfilled and forgotten.Ecclesiastes 1:2-11 Series: The Pursuit Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/thepursuitFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of other studies through the Bible at ht

The author introduces us to the Teacher, who has some sharp words to share with us.Ecclesiastes 1:1-2 Series: The Pursuit Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/thepursuitFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of other studies through the Bible at https://calvaryh

The waters of the Red Sea and the Jordan river saw something and went running!Psalm 114:1-8Gene Pensiero JrFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of other studies through the Bible at https://calvaryhanford.com/ Follow us on YouTube at https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford

The psalmist praises the good works of God and tells us why we should study them, which will lead to MORE praise!Psalm 111:1-10Gene Pensiero JrFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of other studies through the Bible at https://calvaryhanford.com/ Follow us on YouTube at https://youtube.com/calvary

Nineveh was going to fall, the Assyrian Empire would fall with it, and the king would be the last to know.Nahum 3:8-19 Series: Death Of A Nation Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/deathofanationFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of other studies through th

Nahum pronounces a woe over Nineveh and gives a list of crimes they were guilty of against God and man.Nahum 3:1-7 Series: Death Of A Nation Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/deathofanationFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of other studies through the Bi

Nahum describes Assyria as ferocious lions and God as the hunter who has come to eradicate them once and for all.Nahum 2:11-13 Series: Death Of A Nation Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/deathofanationFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of other studies th

Nahum gives a brutal depiction of the fall of Nineveh and, when the smoke clears, what he sees is desolation, decimation, devastation.Nahum 2:1-10 Series: Death Of A Nation Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/deathofanationFind audio, video, and text of hundreds

A famous sermon illustration says that shepherds will sometimes break the legs of a wandering sheep and carry it on his shoulders. Is this a true practice or have we misunderstood what actually happens?Gene Pensiero Jr shares some thoughts on this issue in a study on Nahum 1:9-15.Find many more Q&A’

God speaks directly to Nineveh and Judah, assuring one of destruction and the other of deliverance.Nahum 1:9-15 Series: Death Of A Nation Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/deathofanationFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of other studies through the Bible

Nahum describes the shocking and awesome power of God, Who melts mountains and dries seas on His way to judge the wicked people of earth. Meanwhile, the tender love for His people is equal to the strength of His wrath.Nahum 1:4-8 Series: Death Of A Nation Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series

At the height of its power, the Assyrian empire is told they are going to be judged and destroyed by God. This is bad news for them, but good news for Nahum, his people in Judah, and the rest of the world.Nahum 1:1-3 Series: Death Of A Nation Gene Pensiero JrFind the rest of the series at https://ca

Jonah gives the city of Nineveh a last chance, yes-or-no choice to live or die, leading to the greatest revival in history.Jonah 3Gene Pensiero JrFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of other studies through the Bible at https://calvaryhanford.com/ Follow us on YouTube at https://youtube.com/calv

God looks down on every human and sees only evil foolishness. But, out of His grace, He makes a place for us to flee to Him for refuge.Psalm 14Gene Pensiero JrFind audio, video, and text of hundreds of other studies through the Bible at https://calvaryhanford.com/ Follow us on YouTube at https://you