Sep 3, 2023
Gratitude: The True Gladness Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
Series: Ecclesiastes
 
GRATITUDE: THE TRUE GLADNESS
(Ecclesiastes 5:18-20)
 
Central Idea: Living the good life requires an attitude of gratitude.
 
Purpose: To encourage believers to be thankful.
  1. Find joy in being productive for as long as you live (5:18).
  2. Appreciate life as a gift from God (5:19).
  3. Develop the habit of happiness to ease the passing of time (5:20).
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  • Sep 3, 2023Gratitude: The True Gladness Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
    Sep 3, 2023
    Gratitude: The True Gladness Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
    Series: Ecclesiastes
     
    GRATITUDE: THE TRUE GLADNESS
    (Ecclesiastes 5:18-20)
     
    Central Idea: Living the good life requires an attitude of gratitude.
     
    Purpose: To encourage believers to be thankful.
    1. Find joy in being productive for as long as you live (5:18).
    2. Appreciate life as a gift from God (5:19).
    3. Develop the habit of happiness to ease the passing of time (5:20).
  • Aug 27, 2023The Folly Of Loving Money Ecclesiastes 5:8-17
    Aug 27, 2023
    The Folly Of Loving Money Ecclesiastes 5:8-17
    Series: Ecclesiastes
     
    THE FOLLY OF LOVING MONEY
    (Ecclesiastes 5:8-17)
     
    Central Idea: Living for money means losing your life.
     
    Purpose: To challenge believers to live for the Lord.
    1. The bigger the government, the more we pay (5:8-9).
    2. The more we have, the more we spend (5:10-12).
    3. The more we hoard, the more we lose (5:13-14).
    4. The harder we work, the more we leave behind (5:15-17).
  • Aug 20, 2023Empty Words Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
    Aug 20, 2023
    Empty Words Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
    Series: Ecclesiastes
     
    EMPTY WORDS
    (Ecclesiastes 5:1-7)
     
    Central Idea: The fear of God guards our lips.
     
    Purpose: To challenge people to watch their words.
    1. Come to worship with a listening heart (5:1).
    2. Do not pray to impress (5:2-3).
    3. Keep your promises to God (5:4-5).
    4. Do not make excuses for your failures (5:6-7).
  • Aug 13, 2023People, Politics, And Power Ecclesiastes 4:1-16
    Aug 13, 2023
    People, Politics, And Power Ecclesiastes 4:1-16
    Series: Ecclesiastes
     
    PEOPLE, POLITICS, AND POWER
    (Ecclesiastes 4:1-16)
     
    Central Idea: The quest for power leads to an empty life.
     
    Purpose: To encourage people to find fulfillment in Christ.
    1. The abuse of power drives us to despair (4:1-3).
    2. Success driven by envy produces vanity (4:4-6).
    3. Selfish greed breeds empty achievement (4:7-8).
    4. Shared lives are stronger than personal power (4:9-12).
    5. The power of position never lasts (4:13-16).
  • Aug 6, 2023Carpe Diem Ecclesiastes 3:12-22
    Aug 6, 2023
    Carpe Diem Ecclesiastes 3:12-22
    Series: Ecclesiastes
     
    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.
    1. God offers us the gift of happiness as we do good in this world (3:12-13).
    2. God governs our world so that we will honor Him with our trust (3:14-15).
    3. God rights the wrongs we see when His time for judgment comes (3:16-17).
    4. God uses the struggles of life to show us the reality of death (3:18-21).