SERMON IN A SENTENCE: Fear the Lord and keep his commandments for God’s given you a whole word for your whole duty.

Introduction

Context

1. You’ve Been Given a Whole Word [Ecclesiastes 12:9–14]
     a. The Work [Ecclesiastes 12:9, cf. Mt. 20:18; 1 Kgs. 3:12; Ecc. 1:13, 7:25, 1:15, 1:18, 4:5–6, ch. 7, 8:1–2, ch. 10; 2 Pt. 1:21] 
     b. The Weight [Ecclesiastes 12:10, cf. 2 Tim. 4:3–4; 2 Cor. 4:2]
     c. The Worth [Ecclesiastes 12:11, cf. Eph. 4:14; 2 Tim. 3:16–17 Gen. 48:15; Ex. 15:13; Ps. 78:52, 80:1; 23:1–3]

2. Pursue Your Whole Duty [Ecclesiastes 12:12–14]
     a. The Caution [Ecclesiastes 12:12, cf. Ex. 4:23; Hos. 11:1; Ps. 19:7–10; Rev. 22:18–19]
     b. The Commission [Ecclesiastes 12:13–14]
          i. The Two Commands [Ecclesiastes 12:13–14, cf. Luk. 12:4–5; Prov. 1:7, 9:10; Jn. 14:15;1 Jn. 5:3]
          ii. The Two Reasons [Ecclesiastes 12:13–14, cf. Acts 17:31; Pr. 15:3; Lk. 12:2–3; 1 Cor. 4:5; Heb. 4:13; Col. 1:20] Conclusion