Rejoice While You’re Young

August 9, 2026 Speaker: Mike Law Series: Ecclesiastes

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:7– 12:8

SERMON IN A SENTENCE: Rejoice in your youth and remember your Creator for your life is fleeting.

SERMON NOTES:

Introduction

Context

1. Rejoice in Your Youth [Ecclesiastes 11:7–10]
     a. Light & Life [Ecclesiastes 11:7–8, cf. Dt. 34:7; Jud. 14:14; Pr. 24:13; Ecc. 5:12; Gen. 1:3, 2:7; Ps. 118:24]
     b. Joy & Judgment [Ecclesiastes 11:9, cf. Dt. 32:25; Jud. 14:10; 1 Sam. 8:16; 2 Kgs. 8:12; Pr. 20:29; Jud. 17:6, 21: 25; Num. 15:39; Ecc. 9:7; Jam. 1:17; Rom. 1:25]
     c. Remove & Rejoice [Ecclesiastes 11:10, cf. 2 Tim. 2:22]

2. Remember Your Creator [Ecclesiastes 12:1–7]
     a. Remember Your Creator [Ecclesiastes 12:1, cf. Gen. 8:1; Ex. 2:24]
     b. Before Old Age [Ecclesiastes 12:2–5]
     c. Before Death [Ecclesiastes 12:6–7, cf. Rom. 5:12, 6:23; Gen. 2:7, 18:27; Ps. 103:14; Gen. 3:19, Ps. 90:3; Job 10:9, 34:15; 2 Cor. 5:6–8; Lk. 23:43; Phil. 1:21; 1 Cor. 15:21–22; Phil. 3:21]

3. Your Life is Fleeting [Ecclesiastes 12:8]

Conclusion

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