The Search for Meaning (Ecclesiastes 1:12-26)
Meaning isn’t found in wisdom, pleasure, or possessions, but in seeing life as a gift from God.
Ecclesiastes
What Do We Gain? (Ecclesiastes 1:1-11)
Apart from God, people gain nothing from their toil. But if you live for Christ, it’s a different story.
What Life’s All About (Ecclesiastes 12:1-14)
* I never have had the privilege of hiring a teacher or a preacher
* if I did, I would look for someone who is INTERESTING
* I would want to hire someone who kept me
Living Life to the Fullest (Ecclesiastes 11:1-10)
* when last did you do something bold?
* when last did you grab life by the tail and take a risk, turning down the opportunity to play it safe?
* William James said, “Compared to
What Did You Expect? (Ecclesiastes 9:11-10:20)
* we’re almost to the end of Solomon’s most interesting book
* his thesis has been that everything under the sun is meaningless – like a bubble that bursts
* he’s put forward a