Ecclesiastes: Reality and Wisdom in the Midst of the Unrealistic and Foolish Introduction: As we conclude our series of diving into the book of Ecclesiastes I would like to remind us of Pastor Steve’s introduction to our study. By doing this it helps us to set our minds (as well as our hearts) to beContinue reading “Family – Faith – Finish”
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The Beginning and End of Things
Verses 1-14 A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth. It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart. SorrowContinue reading “The Beginning and End of Things”
The Work of our Hand – (A Legacy of Meaning)
Ecclesiastes 5:1-5 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God,Continue reading “The Work of our Hand – (A Legacy of Meaning)”
The Mysterious Ways of God – The Anxious Ways of Man
Ecclesiastes 8:14-17 There is a vanity that takes place on earth, that there are righteous people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked, and there are wicked people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity. And I commend joy, forContinue reading “The Mysterious Ways of God – The Anxious Ways of Man”
Ecclesiastes – Dust to Dust (Mortality and Mission)
Chapter 3, 9, 11 Ecclesiastes 3:20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and to dust all return. Ecclesiastes 9:1-6 But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, manContinue reading “Ecclesiastes – Dust to Dust (Mortality and Mission)”
Ecclesiastes – Nothing New Under the Sun
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. The sunContinue reading “Ecclesiastes – Nothing New Under the Sun”
Ecclesiastes – A Time for Everything
Perspective, Priority and Value Ecclesiastes – Chapter 3 Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time toContinue reading “Ecclesiastes – A Time for Everything”
Ecclesiastes | All is Vanity – Meaningless and Meaningful
Ecclesiastes – Reality & Wisdom in the Midst of the Unrealistic & Foolish Ecclesiastes 1: 2-18 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.Continue reading “Ecclesiastes | All is Vanity – Meaningless and Meaningful”
Ecclesiastes – Reality & Wisdom in the Midst of the Unrealistic & Foolish
Ecclesiastes – Reality & Wisdom in the Midst of the Unrealistic & Foolish 1 Kings 3:3-14 Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father, only he sacrificed and made offerings at the high places. And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place. SolomonContinue reading “Ecclesiastes – Reality & Wisdom in the Midst of the Unrealistic & Foolish”
