Wealth and Purpose

Ecclesiastes Study, 2024

Series Title: The Pursuit of Purpose

Message #14

Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:12.

ETS: Solomon reflected on wealth and its insufficiency to provide meaningful purpose.

ESS: We should trust God for purpose- not wealth.

OSS: [Devotional] {I want the hearers to trust in God for their purpose instead of being dependent on wealth.}

PQ:

What questions are answered by this text?

UW: Questions

TS: Let us examine a few questions together now.

What about injustice? [vv. 8-9]

Don’t be caught off guard or become too upset about it. God will take care of it.

Refer to Ecclesiastes 3:16-22.

What truths are found amidst tragic observations? [vv. 10-17 and 1-7]

It is not profitable to cling to or to love wealth—it does not go with you when you go. [vv. 10-15]

It is not profitable to let wealth identify your purpose—it is temporary. [vv. 16-17]

It is not profitable to be driven by the appetite of the flesh—it is never satisfied. [vv. 6:1-7]

What is good? [vv. 18-20]

To enjoy the life God gives.

Who knows what is good? [vv. 6:10-12]

God alone knows what is good for humans.

Reflective Questions:

[1] How have you sought to determine what is good for your life so far?

[2] How have you let wealth and material possessions influence your identity?