PPT-Ecclesiastes Chasing the Wind

Eccl 5  Meaningless Worship As you enter the house of God keep your ears open and your mouth shut It is evil to make mindless offerings to God Dont make rash promises and dont be hasty in bringing matters before God After all God is in heaven and you are here on earth So let your words be few Too much activity gives you restless dreams too many words make you a fool When you make a promise to God dont delay in following through for God takes no pleasure in fools Keep all the promises you make to him It is better to say nothing than to make a promise and not keep it Dont let your mouth make you sin And dont defend yourself by telling the Temple messenger that the promise you made was a mistake That would make God angry and he might wipe out everything you have achieved Talk is cheap like daydreams and other useless activities Fear God instead. 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.. Theme: . Solomon and Jesus, . Both Sons of David, say:. . “Fear God and keep his commandments, . For this is the whole duty of man!” . Trinity Lutheran Church. Norman, Oklahoma. Pastor David . 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.. Ecclesiastes. 4:1a. Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun:. 1. The . struggle. . of those on the . bottom. .. Ecclesiastes. 4:1b-2. I saw the tears of the oppressed—. 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.”. . (NIV). (chapter 1). 12  . I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. . 13  . I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. . . . What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind! . 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. . , son of David, king of Jerusalem. “Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Absolute futility. Everything is futile. What does a man gain for all his efforts that he labors at under the . sun?”. “‘Vanity of vanities,’ says the Preacher; ‘Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.’”. (Ecclesiastes 1:2). Two Philosophies of Life. Humanism. : (. Websters. 1. Observations in Ecclesiastes . He notes his own loss of enthusiasm for life. . He records his feelings as he searches for meaning. He sets forth final conclusions . Background: . Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes. “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 . Partially Based on WORK FROM Microsoft Research With:. 1. 1, 3. 4-->5. 1: MSR Redmond 2: Weizmann Institute 3: University of Washington 4: Stanford 5: CMU. Sébastien Bubeck, Bo’az Klartag, Yin Tat Lee, Yuanzhi Li.