SERMON IN A SENTENCE: God calls us to see our sinfulness so we can see our need for the Savior.

SERMON NOTES

Introduction

Context

1. Acknowledge Your Sinfulness [Ecclesiastes 7:15–22]
     a. Proving Wisdom’s Principle [Ecclesiastes 7:15–18, cf. Ps. 73; Eph. 4:1; Col. 1:10; 1 Thess. 2:12, Phil. 1:27, Gal. 5:16, Rom. 13:13; Prov. 3:7; 1 Thess. 5:22; Eph. 5:3–4]
     b. Pressing Wisdom’s Principle [Ecclesiastes 7:19–22, cf. Job 28:18; Prov. 8:11, 16:16; Ps. 14:1–3, 53:1–3; Ro. 3:10–12; 2 Cor. 5:21, 1 Pet. 2:22, 1 Jn. 3:5, Heb. 4:15, 7:26, 1 Pet. 3:18, Jn. 8:46; Acts 3:14]

2. Acknowledge Universal Sinfulness [Ecclesiastes 7:23–29]
     a. A Humble Admission [Ecclesiastes 7:23–24, cf. Ecc. 1:13; 1 Cor. 1:24; Col. 2:3]
     b. A Harrowing Search [Ecclesiastes 7:25]
     c. A Harsh Discovery [Ecclesiastes 7:26–29, cf. 1 Kings 11:1–13; Prov. 5:3–11; 1 Pet. 3:4–5 Gen. 1:26, 27, 28; Col. 3:10, Eph. 4:24; Genesis 1–3, 6:5]

Conclusion