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Lessons From The House Of Mourning

Lessons From The House Of Mourning. Ecclesiastes 7:1-4. Lesson 1: Death Comes to us All. Ecclesiastes 7:2 “the living will take it to heart” Psalm 39:5 “my age is as nothing before You” James 4:14 “appears for a little time and then vanishes away” We Do Not Know When we Will Die

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Lessons From The House Of Mourning

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  1. Lessons From The House Of Mourning Ecclesiastes 7:1-4

  2. Lesson 1: Death Comes to us All • Ecclesiastes 7:2 “the living will take it to heart” • Psalm 39:5 “my age is as nothing before You” • James 4:14 “appears for a little time and then vanishes away” • We Do Not Know When we Will Die • Ecclesiastes 9:11,12 “it falls suddenly upon them” • 1 Samuel 20:3 “but a step between me and death” • Ecclesiastes 8:8 “No power over the spirit to retain the spirit”

  3. Lesson 2: Deep Thoughts Occur During Somber Occasions • Ecclesiastes 7:3 “by a sad countenance the heart is made better” • Matthew 5:4 - Blessed = Happy • Is the Preacher or Jesus promoting being depressed? – FAR FROM IT! • 1 Corinthians 7:10 “godly sorrow produces repentance” • Hebrew 9:27 “once to die” • Ecclesiastes 12:14 “every work into judgment” • Ecclesiastes 12:7 “spirit will return to God”

  4. Lesson 3: We Should Make The Most of The Time • Ecclesiastes 7:4 “heart of the wise is in the house of mourning” • Matthew 5:22 – “You fool! Shall we in danger of hell fire” • Psalm 14:1; 53:1 – “there is no God” • Luke 12:20 – “whose will all those things be” • James- James 2:20, Peter - 1 Peter 2:15, Paul- 1 Corinthians 3:18 • “I have money what can I buy? Where can I go? • James 4:13-17 “if the Lord wills”

  5. Lesson 3: We Should Make The Most of The Time • Matthew 7:24-27 – wise man, foolish man • Ephesians 5:15-17 “understand what the will of the Lord is” • Ecclesiastes 7:1b “better…the day of death that the day of one’s birth” • Ecclesiastes 7:8a “The end of a thing is better than its beginning…” • When we come to the end, will we wish we had come to the House of Mourning earlier to realize the sad house we built or will we be ready for the great comforter to provide that comfort promised to those who mourn?

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