A Threefold Cord Is Not Quickly Broken

This passage compares the lives of Solomon and David and points out the emptiness of what is built with the world's power and wealth. Solomon achieved much but left God and had no one to share his heart with, living a life of regret, while David relied on God even in hardship and set an example of faith by loving his people.

Through this contrast, the sermon asks what believers should hold on to as they live. The world's praise and riches are like a sandcastle that easily disappears, but faith built by walking with God, like a threefold cord, will never be broken. It also emphasizes that relationships in which we work together and sacrifice for one another are true blessing.

The sermon teaches that when believers live lives that love their neighbors and sacrifice themselves for the gospel instead of pursuing selfish aims, their labor is not in vain but remains as something of eternal value. Finally, it asks what choices believers must make to turn an empty life into a meaningful one, and what they must do to live the holy life of believers who expand the kingdom of God.