The Futility of Wealth | Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:12
We are currently in a series called The Wisdom of Ecclesiastes: Life Under the Sun. This book is a sobering look at the vain pursuits humans often chase and the complexities life has to offer. This week we will be studying Ecclesiastes 4:1-5:7. In this section the teacher explains life’s hardships and blessings which all center around relationships. He explains the futility of work without comfort or family, but the blessing of relationships and counsel, reminding his audience that true wisdom is to fear the LORD. Join us this week as we study this passage and seek to apply it to our lives.
Life’s Hardships and Blessings | Ecclesiastes 4:1-5:7
We are currently in a series called The Wisdom of Ecclesiastes: Life Under the Sun. This book is a sobering look at the vain pursuits humans often chase and the complexities life has to offer. This week we will be studying Ecclesiastes 4:1-5:7. In this section the teacher explains life’s hardships and blessings which all center around relationships. He explains the futility of work without comfort or family, but the blessing of relationships and counsel, reminding his audience that true wisdom is to fear the LORD. Join us this week as we study this passage and seek to apply it to our lives.
The Providence of God | Ecclesiastes 3:1-22
A few weeks ago we started a new series called: The Wisdom of Ecclesiastes: Life Under the Sun. This book is part of the wisdom writing of the Old Testament, providing a realistic perspective on the complexities life has to offer. This week, we will be studying Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 and will observe that in light of the problem with futility, the teacher points his audience to the reality of the providence of God—the truth that God orchestrates a time for all things. Listen in as we study this passage and seek to apply it to our lives.
The Futility of What Life Has to Offer | Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26
Last week, we started a new series called The Wisdom of Ecclesiastes: Life Under the Sun. After spending several months in the book of Proverbs, we now turn to another wisdom book of the Bible. As we do, we will find that this writing is quite different from Proverbs, offering a more complex and sobering perspective on life. This week in Ecclesiastes 1:12–26, the Preacher will draw on his experiences and privileges as king to demonstrate the futility of knowledge, self-indulgence, wise living, and work. He concludes that these are all fleeting and ultimately unsatisfying, and instead encourages his audience toward faith in God, who enables His people to enjoy life’s simple pleasures. Join us as we study this passage and seek to apply it to our lives.
Introduction to Futility | Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
This week, we are starting a new series called: The Wisdom of Ecclesiastes: Life Under the Sun. Over the last several months, we have been spending time studying the wisdom of Proverbs. As we have observed, Proverbs describes wisdom as an understandable pattern of causes and effects, but as we begin our journey in Ecclesiastes, we will see that this book offers a contrasting perspective. Though it’s not contradictory, Ecclesiastes does present the world as much more complex.
As we begin, this week we will be introduced to the main theme of the book, the Hebrew word hebel. This word can be translated as vanity, smoke, or meaningless—leading some to conclude that Ecclesiastes has a pessimistic perspective on the world. What we hope you will experience is not the pessimism of the book, but rather the incredible wisdom from seeing the world in a realistic way. We invite you to join us as we attempt to add another layer of wisdom to our lives, one that understands the complexity of life but still finds ultimate meaning in God.