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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…

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…

Last week we started into a series on relationships. And I warned that this series may feel very pointed. It may feel like I am telling the whole church about your problems, and dealing with them from the pulpit in a way that doesn’t feel very fair to you. So I want to explain myself before we get to…

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…

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…

In Ecclesiastes, Solomon adopts an "under the sun" perspective on life. He recognises that life in this world is inherently unfair--rewards don't match effort. How can we handle this? Solomon suggests several responses, but none of them are satisfying. But what if we take an "above the sun" perspective? Does that make a difference?

As Americans, we are very concerned about purity in some areas while in other areas we could not care less. For instance, when it comes to clean air and water, people are very concerned. Our culture is overly concerned to the point of forcing battery cars… trying to limit automobiles etc… to clean up…

Welcome Good morning everyone! This morning we are going to jump ahead in Ecclesiastes. Last week we finished chapter 5 but today we are going to skip some chapters and begin to look at chapter 9. This doesn’t mean that 6,7, and 8 are bad chapters, but purely for our times sake, (and so we aren’t going…

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…

Anointing someone with oil is not a custom we continue in our time, but the meaning behind this cultural ritual is still a part of our world today.

Illustration: Parent is excited to give Christmas gift. First guarantees that they really love the kids. They want to show you that by giving you an all expenses paid trip to a Seattle Seahawks game. After the excitement and questions die down, the parents then tell them of one other guarantee: the game…

Announcements Stephenie and I would like to invite you to our home on Saturday, November 21, between 5 and 7 PM for a Fall Frolic. You’ll be able to find additional details on the church calendar which you can find on the church website. Lord’s Supper, Sunday morning, November 22 Thanksgiving Praise…

Announcements: General Election is next Tuesday, November 3. Card to SCBA families. Card to missionary family. I need some help - Putting banners back up Colossians 3:1-7 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection…

Announcements Sunday, October 18, 11 AM - Friend Day on the back field Sunday, October 18, 6 PM - Prayer Service w/Evangelist Rich Tozour (No Connection Groups) Shop with a Cop Offering Christmas Joy in a Bag Colossians 3:1-17 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where…

1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; 2 To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort…

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!…

Newton’s law of inertia says that an object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by another force.  What can we learn from Newton about the next step forward in faith?

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 Text: Ecclesiastes 9:1-12 But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him. It is the same for all, since the same event happens to the righteous and the…

Intro; About 4-5 years ago I preached a message from Eccl. 9 entitled, “Live Like You Were Dying.” I prefaced that message with the music video by Tim McGraw’s song about a man receiving bad news about his health. Then the question was asked, “what did you do when it sunk in?’ "I went skydiving, I went…