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Read Jonah 3:10-4:11 “God relented” (v3:10) more interested in showing mercy than justice “But it displeased Jonah” (v4:1) Jonah is attempting to ascend to God’s throne of judgement (self- idolatry) marriage- domineering spirit leisure- what time do we own? politics taking up the cause of another Jonah’s…

2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were not made for this world. — C.S. Lewis 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of…

The End of the Matter When I first started looking at our study through Ecc. I planned for the Sermon Series to take roughly 12 weeks. When I looked at other pastors and their studies through the series that’s what they had done, and I was like, yeah, that sounds like a good amount of time. Then I actually…

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.…

Meaningless Worship

A crime without a conviction. How hard is it when a child goes missing and the kidnapper is unknown? How hard is it when a disease ravages the world and the blame isn’t assigned to anyone? When horrible things happen and someone is to blame but an answer never comes . . . what then? This is our topic…

You’ve been writing…a letter… a story....an essay…an editorial…How you wrap it up and conclude is your final opportunity to get your message across. This chapter begins with the words, “Remember your Creator...” and includes that phrase Ecclesiastes is known for, “Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher;…

THE PROMISE OF A NEW YEAR ECCLESIASTES 12 Introduction: The name Ecclesiastes indicates “the Preacher or the Philosopher,” and this book contains the philosophy of Solomon as his mind was in conflict over the problems of life… One would summarize Solomon’s analysis of life without a heavenly purpose…VANITY.…

Wondering Warning Understanding The final message of Ecclesiastes is not that nothing matters but that everything does. What we did, how we did it, and why we did it will all have eternal significance. The reason everything matters is because everything in the universe is subject to the final verdict…

What does it mean to be human? After all, I might be going out a a limb here, but I am fairly confident, in my limited intellect, that it is safe to say that we all consider ourselves to be — human! But, what does it mean to, “be human?” In Psychology Today, David Livingstone Smith, Ph.D., professor…

The Eternal Timeline But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, This morning we focus on the greatest happening in human history, at least until now. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most compelling story I know. It is amazing to me that…

End of chapter 11 was celebrate the good times Chapter 12 continues to address youth but instead of celebrating he is asking them to “remember” 1 So remember your Creator in the days of your youth: Before the days of adversity come, and the years approach when you will say, “I have no delight in them”;…

Introduction But Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food. But if you will not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see…

Solomon concludes his search for wisdom under the sun with nothing more than empty admonitions to take action rather than doing nothing. But in the end, he says, it's all meaningless. But wait, there's more! A mystery editor concludes the book with an extraordinary turn around: you can exhaust yourself with endless worldly wisdom, or you can take the simple path. What is that simple path, and how do we tread it today?

The book of Ecclesiastes has consistently confused its readers with its bold arguments against traditional wisdom. For us moderns, its words ring true. But what if Ecclesiastes is strikes such a sympathetic note to us because it is so materialistic, like we are? What if Solomon's exploration of wisdom "under the sun," is really an exercise in finding wanting all the options available to materialism? Join us as we start our journey with the Teacher of Ecclesiastes.

Introduction: For the next few weeks we will be taking this book, a little bit at a time, attempting to discover what God’s word has for us. There will be times through this book that we will just be learning, and there will be times where there are calls to action as God’s word instructs us and corrects…

1) What are the main points of this chapter? ADVICE TO THE YOUNG (12:1-7) EPILOGUE AND CONCLUSION (12:8-14) Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”; before the sun and the light and the…

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…

Metaphorical senses of הבל “Hevel”: Insubstantiality, Transience, and Foulness. How do we live with meaning in this vapor of life? How do we find Substance Permanence and Sweetness? 9 What gain has the worker from his toil? 10 I have seen the business that God has given to the children of man to be busy…

Jesus is In! the time and season our Hope of Resurrection our Wisdom our meaning for life Part of Wisdom Literature section of the the Bible Psalms and Proverbs had their style; Ecclesiastes offers its own style - part prose - part poetry Take a look at life The Teacher (probably Solomon) draws a conclusion…

Each of us has no doubt experienced the uncomfortable feeling (after giving an explanation, lecture, or plea) of looking at the confused expression of the person or audience with whom we were trying to communicate. We have also been on the other side of the communication where we are unsure as to whether…

Your direction determines your destination. (Illustration) During a momentous battle, a Japanese general decided to attack even though his army was greatly outnumbered. His destination was an enemy’s base camp to the north of his position. He was confident they would win, but his men were filled with…

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!…

Intro into conclusion What a journey we have had going through this wisdom literature for application. And the application is apparent in this passage tonight. Someone once said that life is like a school, except sometime we don’t know there is a test until after we fail the test or pass it. sometimes…

Introduction Eccl. 12 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”; before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain, in the day when…