Sermons on Ecclesiastes
I Can’t Get No Satisfaction (Ecclesiastes 5:8-20)
We have seen the value of community followed by the proper way a community is to approach God, namely with reverence. Now we add another essential ingredient to the fulfilled life—joy. Pray and Read Ecclesiastes 5:8-20. Periods of transition create anxious feelings. Mostly revolve around uncertainty about the future. I get worried when things are out of my control, almost everything is! We all have guilt and emotional baggage. We perpetuate the cycle of guilt by repeated failure. Since we’re so uncomfortable with those…
Approach God With Reverence (Ecclesiastes 5:1-7)
Approach God With Reverence (Ecclesiastes 5:1-7) Transitions from value of community (4:9-16) to the proper way that community is to approach God (5:1-7). Pray & Read Ecclesiastes 5:1-7. One week after our wedding, Carrie and I left the church I had attended for twelve years. That Sunday, August 1999, the church began “The Decades Series” (50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s): Apparently, our itching ears craved laughter rather than maturing through sound teaching. Our departure was as much about what we…
Two Are Better Than One (Ecclesiastes 4:7-16)
Introduction Read Ecclesiastes 4:7-16 The Disadvantages of Isolation (7-8) Let’s consider… The Advantages of Cooperation (9-12) Ryken: There is spiritual warmth in going through life with other believers. It is easy to grow cold in the Christian life, to become numb to the work of God, and eventually to freeze almost to spiritual death. But when we are growing cold, the heat of another Christian can warm us up. Lastly, the Preacher considers… The Disadvantages of Position (13-16) In… Conclusion…
Better Off Dead (Ecclesiates 4:1-6)
Ecclesiastes is a book about searching for meaning in life. It’s about finding purpose. The Preacher assumes the position of King Solomon, one who had great wisdom and great wealth, yet he is unable to find rest in either. Wisdom and wealth cannot provide rest. He considered the endless cycles of nature concluding that everything is vanity, emptiness. Searching for meaning in life “under the sun” is like chasing after the wind. You won’t find your contentment in work or…