Sermons on Ecclesiastes
Meaningless: Better Together
22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT) Hebrews 10:19-25 (NLT)Togetherness Let us give thanks for the relationship and community that God has given us. Let us be better together as we strengthen, comfort, and encourage one another, all while most importantly keeping Jesus at the center our lives and relationships.
Meaningless: The Search Continues
Meaningless: The Search ContinuesEcclesiastes 3 Teacher (Qoheleth) Teacher, Preacher, or AssemblerThe term suggests someone who addresses an assembly, imparting wisdom or teachings. God Works in Time-The Teacher saw something above man–God is in control of time and life’s experience (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; Psalm 139:15-16)–Martyrs Mirror “Yes, my dear and beloved wife in the Lord, to everything, says Solomon, there is a time: “A time to meet, and a time to part.” Hence my dear wife in the Lord what more godly…
Meaningless: The Search Begins
“Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!” Ecclesiastes 1:2 (NLT) Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 (NLT) 2 Chronicles 1:7-12 (NLT) “8 Everything is wearisome beyond description. No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content.9 History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new.”Ecclesiastes 1:8-9 (NLT) “They that come after us will see nothing new, and they who went before us saw nothing…
Grace To Grieve
Grace To Grieve (Study of Genesis) Ecclesiastes 3:1-4God gives us permission to grieve What Do We Grieve?-What is lost–Relationships–Health–Loved ones who pass-What never was–Career that never developed–Inability to have children Genesis 23:1-4; Genesis 23:17-20; Matthew 26:36-39; Genesis 24:1-4; Genesis 24:34-67; 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 What this is saying-We can and will at temptation to be more than we can stand–In this, we cannot blame God for our sin-We can and will at times endure more than we can handle on our…