The Balance of Wisdom and Righteousness

Jun 29, 2025    Michael Ryan Stotler

📖 Ecclesiastes 7:15–29

🗓️ Sermon by Pastor Ryan

🏛️ Laughlin Community Church

In this message, Pastor Ryan explores the Teacher's sobering reflections in Ecclesiastes 7:15–29. Why do the righteous sometimes suffer while the wicked thrive? How do we avoid the extremes of legalism and foolishness? This sermon uncovers the rare biblical call to be a "God-fearer"—yǝrē’ ’ĕlōhîm—and encourages us to walk humbly with God, living with grace and wisdom in a broken world.

💡 Key Themes:

The paradox of justice and suffering

Avoiding extremes in life

The rarity of the “God-fearer” in Scripture (see Ecclesiastes 7:18)

Living with humility, grace, and reverent trust in God

📚 Special insight from J. Richard Middleton's

*"Abraham’s Silence: The Binding of Isaac, the Suffering of Job, and How to Talk Back to God" (Baker Academic, 2021)

🙌 Let this message help you find balance, peace, and purpose in the middle of life’s uncertainties.

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