Carpe Diem Ecclesiastes 3:12-22
CARPE DIEM
(Ecclesiastes 3:12-22)
Central Idea: Enjoy today as if there is no tomorrow.
Purpose: To challenge believers to live every day to the fullest.
- God offers us the gift of happiness as we do good in this world (3:12-13).
- God governs our world so that we will honor Him with our trust (3:14-15).
- God rights the wrongs we see when His time for judgment comes (3:16-17).
- God uses the struggles of life to show us the reality of death (3:18-21).
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- Aug 6, 2023Carpe Diem Ecclesiastes 3:12-22
Carpe Diem Ecclesiastes 3:12-22CARPE DIEM(Ecclesiastes 3:12-22)Central Idea: Enjoy today as if there is no tomorrow.Purpose: To challenge believers to live every day to the fullest.
- God offers us the gift of happiness as we do good in this world (3:12-13).
- God governs our world so that we will honor Him with our trust (3:14-15).
- God rights the wrongs we see when His time for judgment comes (3:16-17).
- God uses the struggles of life to show us the reality of death (3:18-21).
- Jul 30, 2023In His Time Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
In His Time Ecclesiastes 3:1-11IN HIS TIME(Ecclesiastes 3:1-11)Central Idea: How do we make peace with the pointlessness of life?Purpose: To encourage believers to find contentment in life.
- We accept the earthly rhythms God designs for our lives (3:1-8).
- We appreciate the perfect timing God plans for our lives (3:10-11a).
- We trust the eternal purpose God establishes for our lives (3:11b).
- Jul 23, 2023Daily Life With God Ecclesiastes 2:24-26
Daily Life With God Ecclesiastes 2:24-26DAILY LIFE WITH GOD(Ecclesiastes 2:24-26)Central Idea: We are to enjoy our daily lives as gifts from the hand of God.Purpose: To encourage believers to find contentment in God.
- Our happiness in life comes from the hand of God (2:25).
- The simple pleasures of life are God’s gifts for us to enjoy (2:26a).
- God judges sinners with the frustration of working for God’s people (2:26b).
- Jul 16, 2023Death: The Great Equalizer Ecclesiastes 2:12-23
Death: The Great Equalizer Ecclesiastes 2:12-23DEATH: THE GREAT EQUALIZER(Ecclesiastes 2:12-23)Central Idea: Death renders meaningless a life that is Christless.Purpose: To call everyone to follow Christ to find meaning in life.
- In the face of death, wisdom cannot save us (2:12-17).
- In the face of death, work cannot satisfy us (2:18-23).
- Jul 9, 2023Meaningless Money Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
Meaningless Money Ecclesiastes 2:1-11MEANINGLESS MONEY(Ecclesiastes 2:1-11)Central Idea: The pleasures money can buy cannot satisfy the soul.Purpose: To challenge believers to find joy by investing in Christ’s work.
- Money buys parties that never satisfy the soul (2:2-3).
- Money builds projects that never satisfy the soul (2:4-6).
- Money collects possessions that never satisfy the soul (2:7-8).
- Money produces success that never satisfies the soul (2:9-10).
