The Pursuit of Worldly Wisdom - Sermon Slides
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The book of Ecclesiastes is one of the least taught least preached and least read books in the Bible. However, it has one of the most relevant messages for our day. It is a rich tapestry of opposing threads, horizontal threads of an "under the sun" perspective that is worldly-wise and vertical threads of an "under God's Heaven" perspective that reflects the wisdom of God. Which perspective you embrace will determine whether life is a chore or a blessing. Man's wisdom leads to meaninglessness. God's wisdom leads to significance and true joy.
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The Pursuit of Worldly Wisdom - Sermon Slides
- 2. Series Overview Trivial Pursuits •Worldly Wisdom •Pleasure •Meaning •Lasting Gain •Self-Sufficiency Meaningful Pursuits •God’s Timetable •Companionship •“The” God •The Fear of God •Obedience
- 3. The Pursuit of Worldly Wisdom Ecclesiastes 1:1-18
- 4. Who wrote Ecclesiastes? • Who is Qoheleth? • What is the meaning of his name? • Is Qoheleth Solomon or someone fashioning themselves after Solomon?
- 5. What is the genre of Ecclesiastes? A genre is a type of literature. Prose, poetry, narrative, wisdom literature, history, and apocalyptic are “genres”.
- 6. What is the genre of Ecclesiastes? A genre is a type of literature. Prose, poetry, narrative, wisdom literature, history, and apocalyptic are “genres”. Ecclesiastes is an example of “Wisdom Literature”, like Job, Psalms, Proverbs and Song of Songs.
- 7. What is the genre of Ecclesiastes? A genre is a type of literature. Prose, poetry, narrative, wisdom literature, history, and apocalyptic are “genres”. Ecclesiastes is an example of “Wisdom Literature”, like Job, Psalms, Proverbs and Song of Songs. Ecclesiastes is a sub-genre of Wisdom Lit. It is the only example of “Pessimism Literature” in the Bible.
- 8. Sermon Outline Vanity Monotony Vexation
- 9. First Point Vanity A proper understanding of “Vanity” is the key to understanding Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes 1:1-2
- 10. ל ֶב ֶ ה Hevel • Often translated as Empty, Vain or Meaningless.
- 11. ל ֶב ֶ ה Hevel • Often translated as Empty, Vain or Meaningless. • Literal Meaning: Vapor; Breath; Mist
- 12. ל ֶב ֶ ה Hevel • Often translated as Empty, Vain or Meaningless. • Literal Meaning: Vapor; Breath; Mist. • Hevel speaks of transitoriness; things that pass away; that which is temporary.
- 13. Second Point Life is reduced to monotony if your perspective is “under the sun”. Monotony Ecclesiastes 1:3-11
- 14. Life is monotonous •We work and work… •Generations “go and come”… •The sun rises and sets… •The winds circle and circle… •Rivers endlessly run into the sea…
- 15. Life is monotonous •We work and work… •Generations “go and come”… •The sun rises and sets… •The winds circle and circle… •Rivers endlessly run into the sea… All without gain!
- 16. Life is wearisome •The eye is never satisfied with seeing!
- 17. Life is wearisome •The eye is never satisfied with seeing! •The ear is never filled with hearing!
- 18. Life is wearisome •The eye is never satisfied with seeing! •The ear is never filled with hearing! •The mind is never thrilled by novelty! There is nothing new under the sun! There is no legacy left behind!
- 19. What does “The Teacher” mean by “under the sun”? •In the Old Testament this phrase only occurs in Ecclesiastes. •Under the sun appears 29 times in Ecclesiastes!
- 20. What does “The Teacher” mean by “under the sun”? •In the Old Testament this phrase only occurs in Ecclesiastes. •Under the sun appears 29 times in Ecclesiastes! Under the sun = Living without taking God into account!
- 21. Third Point Vanity Godless Wisdom produces frustration, not insight! Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 Vexation
- 22. Godless Wisdom is • An unhappy business!
- 23. Godless Wisdom is • An unhappy business! • Incapable of fixing anything!
- 24. Godless Wisdom is • An unhappy business! • Incapable of fixing anything! • A striving after the wind!
- 25. Godless Wisdom is • An unhappy business! • Incapable of fixing anything! • A striving after the wind! • A source of “vexation.” and sorrow!
- 26. Ecclesiastes is a tapestry! •The Horizontal Perspective is “Life under the Sun”. It is godless, hopeless and meaningless.
- 27. Ecclesiastes is a tapestry! •The Vertical Perspective is “Life under God’s Heaven. It is filled with joy, hope and purpose!
Editor's Notes
- Camus on the meaning of life: “There isn’t one and we can’t make one either.”
- Camus on the meaning of life: “There isn’t one and we can’t make one either.”