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7:15-25, 29 Last week, Jacob walked us through the extended proverb section of Ecclesiastes, and helped understand how God can use adversity to develop wisdom within us and, with that, more Christlikeness as we grow in Humility, Patience, Gentleness, Self-Control, Contentment. The teacher continues that…

Pre-Introduction Introduction (FCF: A world that’s unjust) Example from the world Example from the church Scripture passage: Ecc 8:10-11 10 Then I saw the wicked buried. They used to go in and out of the holy place and were praised in the city where they had done such things. This also is vanity. 11…

Life under the sun Ecclesiastes 1-2 Prayer Through your word we might know you. knowing you we might know wisdom for life. I pray that you might give us ears to hear, eyes to see, and a softened heart to see the reality of our lives and the wonderful truth of your Word. Introduction Ah… another day.…

Solomon was a prolific author. If he lived today, he would be on the New York Times best seller list, multiple times. People would be lining up to read his next book. His songs would be on the top of the charts, just because of the amount of things he wrote. He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs…

Introduction Ecclesiastes represents man’s best conclusions as he searches for answers “under the sun.” It sets forth deductions based on observations and on logic but not on divine revelation. Ecclesiastes is what a wise man might think if he did not have a Bible. Transition As he wrapped up chapter…

Introduction Solomon ended chapter 6 with the question “Who knows what is good for man in life?” We found a really good answer in the Apostle Paul’s first letter to Timothy in which he said, “Godliness with contentment is great gain.” Something we can also see Jesus modeling in His life and ministry.…

Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed. I say: Keep the king’s command, because of God’s oath to him. Be not hasty to go from his presence. Do not take your stand in an evil cause, for he does whatever…

Solomon is discussing wisdom and folly in this passage. We gave the first part of this sermon two weeks ago, and basically covered the main point of the whole thing. We find our joy not in our circumstances and how we can manipulate them, but in the God who loves us. Solomon continues discussing wisdom…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Understand the Times 4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but…

Meaningful Wisdom

Wisdom and Limitations Have any of you heard of something called Decision paralysis? This is something that I witnessed when I worked in restaurants. Specifically, when I worked at The Cheesecake factory. If you don’t know, The Cheesecake Factory boasts a menu of more than 200 items and 30 cheesecakes.…

Wisdom and Joy When God created humanity he created us with the capacity to gain knowledge and to put that knowledge into action. That is wisdom. As we talked about a few weeks ago there are really two types of wisdom: General worldly wisdom, like knowing a tomato is a fruit but not putting it in a fruit…

We’re continuing on in our journey through the book of Ecclesiastes. This book is written by Qoholeth, which is translated as “the Preacher” or “the Teacher” depending on your translation, but is used as a personal pronoun throughout the book. The author wants to be attributed to Solomon, the son of…

2 “Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Absolute futility. Everything is futile.” 3 What does a person gain for all his efforts that he labors at under the sun? 8 All things are wearisome, more than anyone can say. The eye is not satisfied by seeing or the ear filled with hearing. 9 What has been is…

You would think that we really don’t need to be taught anything about fairness because at least some of us were taught to be fair in kindegarten and Sunday school. share your toys… games… popcorn… when it comes to pie, everyone gets the same amount But as adults we kind of need to look at the issue of…

Greediness: Having a keen appetite For.... 10 The one who loves silver is never satisfied with silver, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile. 11 When good things increase, the ones who consume them multiply; what, then, is the profit to the owner, except to gaze…

Life’s not fair, but God is Good >>>>FAIR LIFE OR FAITHFUL GOD? Ecclesiastes 8:8–17 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. 9 All…

2 Timothy 2:15 15 Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth. The application of the mind with a view to acquiring knowledge, particularly of the Scriptures. God promises his…

llustration: Child is called upon to sit on Dad’s lap and steer the family vehicle. There may be the naive tendency that ability to drive and take control belongs to him. There is also the tendency to question when Dad does something contrary to the wisdom with which he taught you to drive. (Stop right…

Graduation Sunday It is so exciting to be celebrating with our graduates this year! We are proud of you, and look forward to how the Lord will use you in the coming years. You have been challenged and encouraged all your lives through school to pursue education. You have been encouraged to pursue success!…

Wisdom shared We have seen much, read much, endured much under the sun and also as we have been looking at Koheleth (Solomon) view, opinion, conclusion and investigative material to back up his claim. In other words he has shared his wisdom. He does not stop here. He give more instructions, more shared…

Introduction Eccl. 8:1-9:1 Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed. I say: Keep the king’s command, because of God’s oath to him. Be not hasty to go from his presence. Do not take your stand in an…

Hebrews 3:7-19 Have you ever known someone who could barely remember where they put their keys yet could tell you every word of a story from 20 years ago? Our minds hold onto memories, especially those that leave a strong impression. But sometimes we hold onto things we shouldn’t—resentments, fears or…

Read Revelation 9:1-21 1 Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. 2 And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of…