1. An Orderly Account was Captured (v. 1-4)
2. A Spectacular Promise was Fulfilled (v. 5-17)
3. A Message of Good News was Given (v. 18-23)
4. Our Reproach Has Been Taken Away (v. 24-25)
1. An Orderly Account was Captured (v. 1-4)
2. A Spectacular Promise was Fulfilled (v. 5-17)
3. A Message of Good News was Given (v. 18-23)
4. Our Reproach Has Been Taken Away (v. 24-25)
God uses weakness to give us humility (v. 1-7)
God uses weakness to drive us to prayer (v. 8)
God uses weakness to show us his power and grace (v. 9-10)
1. Thankful People Know They’ve Been Rescued (v. 1-4)
2. Thankful People Remember that God Has Replaced His Anger with Favor (v. 5)
3. Thankful People Recognize that God Has Done What Only He Could Do (v. 6-10)
4. Thankful People Find Joy Even in Grief (v. 11-12)
1. Bearing One Another’s Burdens (v. 1-5)
2. Doing Good to One Another (v. 6-10)
3. Living in Light of the Cross of Christ (v. 11-18)
1. The Spirit Empowers Sacrificial Love (v. 16-18)
2. The Empowers Us to Die to Sin (v. 19-24)
3. The Spirit Empowers Us Through Humility (v. 25-26)
1. Do Not Obligate What Christ Has Fulfilled (v. 1-6)
2. Do Not Be Swayed by the Pressure (v. 7-12)
3. Foster a Culture of Love Rather Than Shame (v. 13-15)
1. Remember That God the Father Adopted You (v. 1-7)
2. Remember What God Rescued You From (v. 8-11)
3. Remember How The Gospel Changed You (v. 12-20)
4. Remember God’s Promise (v. 21-31)
Theme of Ecclesiastes:
There is no LASTING satisfaction APART from God.
1. One Promise to Hope In (v. 15-18)
2. One Life-Giving Savior to Hope in (v. 19-22)
3. One People to Hope With (v. 23-29)
1. You’ve Received God’s Spirit (v. 1-6)
2. You’ve Been Completely United to God’s People (v. 7-9)
3. You Been Forever Considered Righteous (v. 10-14)
1. The Fear of Man Obscures the Grace of God (v. 11-14)
2. Faith in Christ Alone Makes You Right with God (v. 15-16)
3. In Christ, You are an Entirely New Person (v. 17-21)
1. Self-Advancement is More Important than Grace (v. 1:13-14)
2. People are the Focus Over the Lord (v. 1:15-2:6)
3. The Cause of Christ is More Important than the Cause of Self (v. 2:7-10)
1. So Set Your Hope on the Work of Christ Alone (v. 1-5)
2. So Accept No Other Gospel (v. 6-12)
1. Turn to God’s Word for Understanding (v. 169-170)
2. Return to Worshipping the Lord (v. 171-172)
3. Total Dependency on the Lord is the Key (v. 173-176)
Seven Benefits from Devoting Yourself to God’s Word
1. You Will Not Fear Those with Power (v. 161)
2. You Will Find Joy, Even in this Broken World (v. 162)
3. You Will Avoid Being Deceived (v. 163)
4. You Will Be Moved to Worship the Lord (v. 164)
5. You Will Find Peace in Your Heart (v. 165)
6. You Will Find Hope in God’s Salvation (v. 166)
7. You Will Grow More Steadfast in Your Obedience to God (v. 167-168)
1. Remember The Lord Saves (v. 153-156)
2. Remember His Steadfast Love (v. 157-159)
3. Remember The Truth Of God's Word (v. 160)
1. It Reflects God's Righteous Character (v. 137-144)
2. It Commands My Complete Reliance (v. 145-152)
1. Long For The Word (v. 129-131)
2. Depend On God's Grace (v. 132-133)
3. Align Yourself With God's Care For Others (v. 134-136)
1. Those Who Fear God (v. 113-120)
2. Those Who Have a God-Centered View of Truth, Righteousness & Justice (v. 121-128)
1. God’s Word Enlightens Our Way (v. 97-104)
2. God’s Word Changes Our Hearts (v. 97-104)
3. God’s Word is the Means of Our Hope & Salvation (v. 105-112)