Ecclesiastes 9:11-18 — Sometimes Life Just Doesn’t Add Up
WISDOM CANNOT INSULATE ONE FROM LIFE’S UNCERTAINTIES OR GUARANTEE RECOGNITION AND REWARD
Ecclesiastes 9:1-10 — Life Just Doesn’t Add Up — But We Can Still Resolve to Live It Up
WHEN YOU CAN’T MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DESTINY, AT LEAST ENJOY THE PRESENT
Ecclesiastes 8:10-17 — Sometimes Life Doesn’t Make Sense
WISDOM CANNOT FIGURE OUT LIFE’S PERPLEXITIES
Ecclesiastes 8:1-9 — Limits of Wisdom in Interacting with Sovereign Power
WISDOM TREADS CAREFULLY IN INTERACTING WITH SOVEREIGN POWER BECAUSE OF THE PRIORITY OF SUBMISSION AND THE REALITY OF LIMITATIONS
Ecclesiastes 7:15-29 — Pursue the Path of Wisdom and the Fear of God
UNDERSTANDING THE PERVASIVENESS OF FUTILITY AND THE REALITY OF PERSONAL PERVERSITY, PURSUE THE PATH OF WISDOM AND THE FEAR OF GOD
Ecclesiastes 7:2 — Funeral Message — God’s Perspective on Dealing with Morality
WE ARE ALL HEADED FOR DEATH SO BE PREPARED TO FACE GOD
Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 — Recognize that God Is in Control — Both in Happy Times and Sad
SINCE GOD IS SOVEREIGN, THE WISE MUST BENEFIT FROM SORROW AND SUBMIT RATHER THAN EXPRESS PRIDEFUL IMPATIENCE AND FRUSTRATION
Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 — The Futility of Chasing the Good Life
EVEN THOSE WHO APPEAR TO HAVE GRABBED HOLD OF THE GOOD LIFE STRUGGLE WITH NO ENJOYMENT, NO SATISFACTION AND NO ANSWERS TO LIFE’S ULTIMATE QUESTIONS
Ecclesiastes 5:8-20 — Pursuit of Wealth Can Create Huge Problems
APART FROM CONTENTMENT IN ENJOYING GOD’S GIFTS, THE PURSUIT OF WEALTH CAN CREATE HUGE PROBLEMS
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 — Be Careful to Worship as the Wise instead of the Fool
WISE WORSHIP CALLS FOR OBEDIENT LISTENING, CONTROLLED SPEECH, FAITHFUL COMMITMENT AND REVERENTIAL AWE
Joshua 24:1-33 — Decision Time — As for Me and My House . . .
CONSIDERATION OF COVENANT HISTORY SHOULD PROMPT RENEWAL OF COVENANT COMMITMENT
Joshua 23:1-16 — Joshua’s Farewell Charge: Stay Faithful to the Lord
STAY FAITHFUL IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY GOD’S PROMISED BLESSINGS