The End of Humanity? I. The WISDOM of the TEACHERA. MEANING is Impossible to DISCERN (1:2; 12:8)B. STRIVING Will Leave You MISERABLE (4:4-8; 5:13-17)C. CARPE DIEM! (2:24-25; 3:12-13; 5:18; 8:15)
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Life Under the Sun – Part 2 | Ecclesiastes 2:22-25; 3:9-13; 3:20-22; 5:15-20; 8:14-15; 9:7-10; 11:7-12:1
A Time to Mourn / A Time to Dance I. SIFTING Through the FOGA. All of our EFFORTS Gone up in SMOKE (6:12; 9:9; 11:10)B. Life: An ENIGMA we Cannot
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A Time to Tear Down I. DECONSTRUCTING our Pursuits of FULFILLMENT (1:2-3)A. The MYTHS that we LIVE by 1. MATERIAL Fulfillment (2:1-11; 6:1-12) 2. INTELLECTUAL Fulfillment (1:12-18; 2:12-16; 8:16-17...
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Writings – Ecclesiastes “And now, in closing…” Ecc. 11:7-12:14 July 22, 2018 I. He’s WINDING it all DOWN. (11:7-10)A. Fully ENJOY the GIFTS of God. (11:7-9)B. But LIVE with a
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Writings – Ecclesiastes Some Unlikely Gifts Ecc. 7:1-11:6 July 15, 2018 I. A “PROVERBS-LIKE” section. (7:1-11:6)A. Looking for the “SCHEME of THINGS.” (7:25)B. The VALUE of WISDOM. (7:11-12; 8:1; 9:13-18)
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Writings – Ecclesiastes More insight from the “Teacher” Ecc. 3:1-6:12 July 8, 2018 I. From EXPERIENCE (Chap. 1-2) to OBSERVATION. (Chap. 3-6)A. How the WISDOM books WORK. (Prov., Ecc., Job)B.
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Writings – Ecclesiastes Everything is WHAT? Ecc. 1:1-2:26 July 1, 2018 I. Some KEYS to READING this book. (Ps 119:97-99)A. TWO different VOICES. (1:1; 12:9-14)B. One of three ANGLES on
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