PPT-Remember your creator Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8

Remember your creator Before you forget Him Before you forget him 7  Light is sweet     and it pleases the eyes to see the sun 8  However many years anyone may live     let them enjoy them all. 8 . – Seeking Happiness…Finding Misery – . Part 3: Ecclesiastes in the Bible. Brian K. Davis. December 28, 2011 . Seeking Answers. A Study in Ecclesiastes. Solomon as the Author. Credited to him from ancient times by both Jewish and Christian scholars until the time of Luther.. The Great Experiment. Chapter 12. Advice to the Young. Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:8. Rejoice. Being young is a blessing from God and it provides opportunities for enjoyment.. Joy, though, should be found in items that please God because we have to give an account.. The Great Experiment. “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.”. In The Days Of Your Youth. Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:14. 2. Remember Your Creator. In The Days Of Your Youth. Our Youth Are Faced With Numerous Dangers and . Temptations:. Ungodly friends, entertainment, TV, Movies, alcohol, drug use, pre-marital sex, pornography, pride, violence, lack of respect for authority . . . . Lesson 1 for January 5, 2013 . THE. . TESTIMONY. OF . CREATION. “. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. ”. (. Psalm. 19:1). The testimony of creation about Its creator is so impressive that no one can deny God’s existence (Romans 1:19-20). Part 1: “All is Vanity” from Experience. Ecclesiastes 1:12 – 2:26. Brian K. Davis. January 15, 2012 . Seeking Answers. A Study in Ecclesiastes. Life Under the Sun - “All is Vanity”. New Testament paints secular life in I John 2:15-17 - . Death’s dark shadow. Psalm 89:48 . What . man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of . Sheol. ?. Ecclesiastes. Nothing . under the sun . can . give you enduring . satisfaction . GOD IS ON HIS THRONE. Nothing on earth can satisfy our need for lasting significance. . GOD IS ON HIS THRONE. Governments have their place, and governments have their problems, but God is on His throne. . L. J. Gibson. Geoscience Research Institute. www.grisda.org. Three Points. Nature reveals both good and evil, producing a dilemma for “natural theology” by . pointing to the Creator as the source of evil.. “‘Vanity of vanities,’ says the Preacher; ‘Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.’”. (Ecclesiastes 1:2). Two Philosophies of Life. Humanism. : (. Websters. all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter . is this:. . . fear . God and keep His commands, because this . is . for all humanity. . . 14 . For . God will bring every act to judgment, including every hidden thing, whether good or evil.. “I devoted myself to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven.”. Ecclesiastes 1:13. The Search for Meaning . Part . XII. I. Youth (v. 1). II. Aging (vv. 2-5). III. Death (vv. 6-8). “ ‘Meaningless! Meaningless!’ says the Teacher. ‘Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.’ ”. Ecclesiastes 1:2. With-. Out. God. The Search for Meaning . Part . VI. I. Living Is Meaningless Without God (vv. 1-2). “So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God's hands.”. -Ecclesiastes 9:1. EVERYTHING IS IN GOD’S HANDS. The Search for Meaning . Part .