It has been a grand journey, and we now arrive at a fitting end to the book of Ecclesiastes. This week’s message will focus on the final verses, 12:9-14, as we look at part 2 of what it is to live a life of meaning and significance. Reading through these few verses will be of...
I suspect all of us live in the hope and dream of having a life of meaning and significance. Solomon has dealt with this over the course of the previous 10 chapters, and has certainly dispelled the myth that meaning and significance are found in pursuits such as money, fame, power, and sinful indulgences and...
The big question before us this week is a focus on the two ways in which we conduct our lives. In Ecclesiastes 10 Solomon uses a number of individual statements and comparisons to illustrate for us the dramatic difference between one who is a “fool” and one who is “wise”, and in doing so I...
It is likely that in the course of some illness, we have been prescribed medicine, usually with instructions along these lines: ‘Take twice daily, morning and evening, for one week.’ This prescription is essentially a way by which healing is aided and an ailment overcome. Thus far in our reading of Ecclesiastes we have seen...
This week we will look to Ecclesiastes 2:12-26 and a message titled “Simply True.” I am confident that all of you can identify some simple, basic truths that you have discovered in your life that when applied, are not only proven to be true, but just make life more enjoyable. For me, this would include:...
