A WIND YOU CAN'T HOLD | Ecclesiastes

In this week’s message, Michael Newton walks us through one of the most honest passages in Scripture — Ecclesiastes1v12–2v11. What happens when you actually get everything you thought would satisfy you… and it still isn’t enough?

Speaking from the perspective of a king who had unlimited access to wisdom, pleasure, success, and achievement, Solomon delivers what Pastor Michael calls “wisdom written the morning after.” It’s the reflection of someone who built it, bought it, experienced it — and still found himself chasing the wind.

Why does success feel empty once you achieve it?
Why does pleasure fade?
Why does knowledge sometimes deepen sorrow instead of solving it?

This episode wrestles with the restlessness we don’t always say out loud — that quiet moment when we think, “Is this it?” And instead of shaming that ache, Ecclesiastes reveals it may actually be part of God’s design.

But the message doesn’t stop with frustration. It points us to the One greater than Solomon — the One who doesn’t offer escape, but rest. Where pleasure runs dry, Jesus offers living water. Where achievement collapses under expectation, Christ carries the weight of our joy.

If you’ve ever felt successful yet unsatisfied, busy yet empty, informed yet still searching — this conversation is for you.

Worship features Here for You, Holy Spirit, Rest on Us, Worthy of It All, and We Exalt Thee, with communion centered on You Are Everything.

Stop chasing the wind. Start resting in the One who already finished the work.

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SCRIPTURE: Ecclesiastes 1v12-2v11

SPEAKER: Michael Newton