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The Message of Nahum is this: God is God He is the only God He is your God ‌ The Message of Nahum speaks to the Nature of Your God directed Towards His creation , Toward those who Rebel against Him, and Toward those who turn to Him God’s message speaks warning to everyone ( Nahum 1:1-2 ) God detests…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 2 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct 2022. Summary and Goal Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived ( 1 Kings 3:12 ), wrote three Old Testament…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 2 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct 2022. Summary and Goal Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived ( 1 Kings 3:12 ), wrote three Old Testament…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 2 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct 2022. Summary and Goal Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived ( 1 Kings 3:12 ), wrote three Old Testament…

1. Don’t live _empty_ (17-19) Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. They…

Suffering often shocks the Christian and non-Christian. Our culture tells us we can find happiness in the world. But experience and this passage teaches this world brings futility, corruption, and pain. This wonderful passage teaches us not to hope in this world, but in the one to come. This life is not without hope when we believe in Christ because we are promised a day when sin and death will be no more.

Introduction Opening: FUNNY VIDEO “Wake up Call” = a person or thing that causes people to become fully alert to an unsatisfactory situation and to take action to remedy it So we are going to be getting some wake up calls. In the book of Ecclesiastes we get several wake up calls that alerts us to reality…

v.17-18: Behaving as the wicked leads to darkness Proverbs 4:14 Do not enter the path of the wicked, And do not walk in the way of evil. Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; Futility of mind…

The only antidote to the rot of envy is the blood of the innocent Victim, Jesus Christ

As a result of human sin, we experience brokenness and futility in all areas of life. The world in which we live retains much of its original majesty, but it is also in a state of groaning until the day when Christ will make all things new.

The only way to keep your bearings in this world is to keep looking to your justification in Christ

Intro: Whereas chapter 7 concluded that wisdom was good and should be sought above all things, with the disclaimer about moderation, of course, that you could potentially miss all that life has to offer and ultimately confuse knowledge for wisdom, chapter 8 shift’s its focus in another direction. The…

Solomon describes the experiment he did to find meaning in pleasures only to conclude that too was meaningless.

Ephesians 4:17-32 17 Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thoughts. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their…

The providence of God is your refuge in a fatalistic world

After receiving consistent warnings from God's servants, the fruit of resisting God's commands is faithlessness -which rejects Gods ways for fruitless (worthless) living.

The Lord alone is worthy of all our worship, and any praise that is directed otherwise will surely lead to great disappointment.

All earthly endeavors have no eternal value and cannot satisfy our souls.

The only way to enjoy this futile life is by submitting to God through Jesus Christ

The fear of the LORD can look past despair and see the truth about the world

The true “profit” that the wise may receive and that will one day make sense of all of life’s “puzzles” is not to be found in this life “under the sun.” It is to be found in “eternity."

Article on wealth on the world: https://www.preachingtoday.com/illustrations/2018/april/wealth-having-it-all-and-wanting-more.html

An introduction to the study of the book of Ecclesiastes

Engage Congratulations to you, Class of 2022. Tonight, you are in the midst writing the final paragraph to a chapter in your life. As I look out upon each of your bright and shining faces, I sense the hope you have for your futures. Whether you are preparing to enter the workforce, the military, or continued…