FORTUNE COOKIE LIVING (7 OF 10)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:15-29
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Fortune Cookie Living
The Good Life
Tim Badal
Ecclesiastes 7:15-29
Turn in your Bibles please to the book of Ecclesiastes. We've been in this series we've entitled "The Good Life," looking at the life of Solomon. He wrote this book as an old man, but during his life, Solomon had everything anyone could ask for. He had all the power, prestige, and pleasures of what seemingly should have been a good life. Yet at the end of his life, he came to the realization that he hadn't found what he was looking for. The world advertises fulfillment, satisfaction, and contentment, but he didn't find that. So he wrote this book as a cautionary tale for us to know where to find the good life.
What we've been learning throughout this entire series is that the good life - I mean the really good life - is found in a relationship with Jesus Christ. We can try to find the good life, as Solomon says, "under the sun," or we can enter into a relationship with the God Who created us, then see from His perspective what the good life is all about.
So this morning we find ourselves in Ecclesiastes 7:15-29. We studied the first part of this chapter last week, so we'll pick up where we left off. Solomon is telling us that there are some key truths we need to know about the world and how we live that will impact us pursuing the good life in our daily activities.
As I was studying this passage, the thought of fortune cookies came to mind. Did you know that three million fortune cookies are eaten every day, with over four billion being eaten annually in the United States of America? At the end of the meal every Chinese food experience. it is a staple , to get that Pacman-shaped cookie with that little note inside. Now, would you believe that almost all the fortune cookie messages you read come from one individual? He's one of the executives from Wonton Foods and his name is David Lau. David writes messages that are intended to get us thinking. He says most of his messages in the cook ...
The Good Life
Tim Badal
Ecclesiastes 7:15-29
Turn in your Bibles please to the book of Ecclesiastes. We've been in this series we've entitled "The Good Life," looking at the life of Solomon. He wrote this book as an old man, but during his life, Solomon had everything anyone could ask for. He had all the power, prestige, and pleasures of what seemingly should have been a good life. Yet at the end of his life, he came to the realization that he hadn't found what he was looking for. The world advertises fulfillment, satisfaction, and contentment, but he didn't find that. So he wrote this book as a cautionary tale for us to know where to find the good life.
What we've been learning throughout this entire series is that the good life - I mean the really good life - is found in a relationship with Jesus Christ. We can try to find the good life, as Solomon says, "under the sun," or we can enter into a relationship with the God Who created us, then see from His perspective what the good life is all about.
So this morning we find ourselves in Ecclesiastes 7:15-29. We studied the first part of this chapter last week, so we'll pick up where we left off. Solomon is telling us that there are some key truths we need to know about the world and how we live that will impact us pursuing the good life in our daily activities.
As I was studying this passage, the thought of fortune cookies came to mind. Did you know that three million fortune cookies are eaten every day, with over four billion being eaten annually in the United States of America? At the end of the meal every Chinese food experience. it is a staple , to get that Pacman-shaped cookie with that little note inside. Now, would you believe that almost all the fortune cookie messages you read come from one individual? He's one of the executives from Wonton Foods and his name is David Lau. David writes messages that are intended to get us thinking. He says most of his messages in the cook ...
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