SERMON IN A SENTENCE: Take pleasure in what God gives, and please God in how you live.

Sermon Notes

Introduction

Context

1. Let Death Make You Live Wisely [Ecclesiastes 2:12–17]
     a. Outlook [Ecclesiastes 2:12–14, cf. 1 Sam. 21:13; Ps. 14:1; Ecc. 2:9]
     b. Observation [Ecclesiastes 2:15–16]
     c. Outcome [Ecclesiastes 2:17]

2. Let Death Make You Work Diligently [Ecclesiastes 2:18–23]
    a. Death Makes You Let Go [Ecclesiastes 2:18–21, cf. Ecc. 2:4–6, 8; 1 Kgs. 11:41–12:24; Luk. 12:32]
     b. Death Makes You Face Anxious Toil [Ecclesiastes 2:22–23, cf. Gen. 3:17–19; Ecc. 1:15; Ps. 127:1–2; Jn. 5:17, 19; Col. 3:22–24]

3. Enjoy Everything as a Gift from God [Ecclesiastes 2:24–26]
     a. Earthly Enjoyment [Ecclesiastes 2:24–25, cf. Ecc. 3:12–13, 22; 5:18–19; 8:15; 9:7–9; 1 Tim. 4:4, 6:6–8]
     b. Eternal Enjoyment [Ecclesiastes 2:26, cf. Heb. 11:6; Gen. 15:16; Exod. 23:29–31; Matt. 5:5; 2 Pet. 3:13; Ps. 2:8]

Conclusion