A New Year's Resolution to Stop Chasing the Wind - Big Canoe Chapel - Dr. Dock Hollingsworth

The sermon, based on Ecclesiastes 4:4-12, reflects on the vanity of striving for wealth and status driven by envy, contrasting it with the enduring value of relationships and spiritual priorities. The preacher uses the metaphor of chasing the wind to highlight the futility of excessive toil for material gain, which leaves no room for satisfaction or rest. In contrast, the passage emphasizes the strength and reward of companionship and community, encapsulated in the image of a threefold cord that is not easily broken. The sermon transitions to New Year reflections, encouraging resolutions that align with eternal values-deepening relationships, cultivating inner peace, and living out faith. Worship is presented as a "balcony experience," offering perspective and wisdom to realign our lives with what truly matters: God's love, meaningful relationships, and generosity. The preacher concludes with a call to form resolutions grounded in faith, to avoid another year of chasing the wind and instead pursue a life of love, presence, and purpose.