SERMON IN A SENTENCE: The fear of the Lord calls you to care for others and not just yourself.

SERMON NOTES:

Introduction

Context

1. Be a Comfort to the Oppressed [Ecclesiastes 4:1–3]
     a. The Bitter [Ecclesiastes 4:1, cf. Lev. 6:2–3; Deut. 24:14–15; Zec. 7:10; Pr. 14:31]
     b. The Better [Ecclesiastes 4:2–3]
     c. The Best [Ecclesiastes 4:1–3, cf. Mt. 9:35–36, 25:34–40; Ja. 1:27; Is. 53:7–8]

2. Be Content in Your Work [Ecclesiastes 4:4–6]
     a. The Motivation of the Envious Man [Ecclesiastes 4:4, cf. Pr. 14:30; Ge. 4:3-5, 27:41, 30:1, 37:4; 1 Sam. 18:6–8; Mt. 15:19–20; Mk. 7:21–23; Ro. 1:29; 1Co. 3:3; 1Ti. 6:4; Titus 3:3; 1Pe. 2:1–2; Ga. 5:26]
     b. The Sloth of the Sinner [Ecclesiastes 4:5, cf. Prov. 19:15, 21:25, 24:33–34; 2 Thess. 3:10–12]
     c. The Happy Hands of Work [Ecclesiastes 4:6, cf. Gen. 1; 1 Tim. 6:6–8]

3. Be a Companion to Others [Ecclesiastes 4:7–12]
     a. The Vanity of Isolation [Ecclesiastes 4:7–8, cf. 1 Tim. 6:9–10; Eph. 6:5; Col. 3:22; Mk. 10:45]
     b. The Value of Companionship & Community [Ecclesiastes 4:9–12, cf. Mt. 19:27–29]

4. Be Committed to Wisdom [Ecclesiastes 4:13–16]
     a. The Principle and the Parable [Ecclesiastes 4:13–16, cf. Gen. 37-50]
     b. The Punch [Ecclesiastes 4:16, cf. Ex. 1:8]

Conclusion [Philippians 2:1–11]