SERMON IN A SENTENCE: The quest to gain everything without the God who made everything will gain you nothing but weariness.

Sermon Notes

Introduction

1. See the Value of Staring at Vanity [Ecclesiastes 1:1–3]

     a. The Man [1 Kgs. 3:12]

     b. The Method

     c. The Message [Ps. 39:5; Ecc. 1:14, 17, 9, 13, 12:8, 13–14]

2. Find the Reason for the Repetition [Ecclesiastes 1:4–11]

     a. The Rhythm of Nature [Ecclesiastes 1:4–7, cf. Gen. 3:17; Rom. 8:20]

     b. The Repetitiveness of Man’s Doing [Ecclesiastes 1:8–11, cf. Ecc. 5:15–16; Is. 49:15–16; Lk. 12:6–7; Ps. 96:1; Jer. 31:31; Is. 65:17; Rom. 8:21–25]

3. Look at What Wisdom Learns [Ecclesiastes 1:12–18]

     a. A Look at Work [Ecclesiastes 1:12–15, cf. Ecc. 7:13; Gen. 3:1–24; Rom. 8:20]

     b. A Look at Wisdom [Ecclesiastes 1:16–18, cf. 1 Kgs. 4:29–34]

Conclusion