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ECCLESIASTES in Preaching and Teaching

ECCLESIASTES in Preaching and Teaching. Too Neglected…. “Not many sermons get preached on Ecclesiastes, for it is one of the Bible’s most confusing books. Many conservative Christians treat it with polite distaste, as if it had sneaked into the canon when no one was looking.” Philip Yancey.

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ECCLESIASTES in Preaching and Teaching

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  1. ECCLESIASTES in Preaching and Teaching

  2. Too Neglected… • “Not many sermons get preached on Ecclesiastes, for it is one of the Bible’s most confusing books. Many conservative Christians treat it with polite distaste, as if it had sneaked into the canon when no one was looking.” Philip Yancey

  3. How it the book’s message communicated? • “Protest literature” Ryken • “Wisdom literature” • “The first Existentialist” Yancey • Similarities to the Hindu Gita…

  4. A journey of experience… • Inductively reasoned… through firsthand observation • A “negative preparation” for the gospel of Christ

  5. Oscillations of thought… • An invitation to experience the process • 15 negative sections, 13 positive, and 3 mixed – Ryken • Tension… until reaching the only logical conclusion, hinted at throughout… is the only thing that hasn’t evaporated with the wind at the book’s end.

  6. The Cyclical Nature of Life1:1-11 • Three illustrations from nature • The rising and setting of the sun, v. 5 • The swirling of the wind, v. 6 • The evaporation cycle, v. 7

  7. Done That Been There

  8. Trying to Break the Cycle – 2:1-11 • If I only had ________, then I’d be happy! ???

  9. Remember Your Creator…12:1-14 • Childhood and the prime of life are fleeting, 11:7-10 • You’re going to get old fast, 12:1-8 • The compelling conclusion, 12:13-14

  10. Thought question: Can our lives be invested with purpose and meaning, with eternal dimensions, in the absence of accountability?

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