Life To The Max
Larry Wynn
Ecclesiastes 11
introduction
A. The commercial media encourages us to live life to the max.
1. We are bombarded with infomercials that promise their product will greatly aid us in finding complete fulfillment.
Ill. It may be the banjo minnow for fisherman, or the nordic trax for the health conscious, or the do it yourself book for the home remodeler.
2. If products could create maximum living we would be maxed out!
3. The problem is we are emotionally maxed out trying to discover maximum living in these products.
B. Living life to the max is not a matter of the products we buy but the spirit we possess.
1. There are those who have little, but are living life to the max. While there are others who have everything money can buy but are miserable.
2. The inner spirit of a person determines what he gets out of life.
C. Solomon, in ecclesiastes 11, shares with us some invaluable principles for living life to the maximum.
i. Invest your life. Vs. 1-2.
a. The terminology of verse one is a little confusing. Allow me to read it from a more modern translation.
1. ''send your grain across the sea, and in time you will receive a return.''
2. Solomon understood this principle well. In i kings 10 we are told he possessed a powerful commercial fleet.
b. He is encouraging us to invest our lives in that which really counts.
c. Vs. 2 encourages us to diversify.
1. You can diversify your life as a believer.
2. We can make investments through the various areas of our lives.
ill. Your life is like a pie. Each slice represents a responsibility or role. We can make investments in each.
3. One modern time management system utilizes this principle. The principle is the importance of investing time and energy in the important areas of life. Allowing priority rather than crisis to dictate the day.
ii don't wait for ideal circumstances. Vs. 3- 6.
a. Vs. 3-4 solomon uses the illustration of a f ...
Larry Wynn
Ecclesiastes 11
introduction
A. The commercial media encourages us to live life to the max.
1. We are bombarded with infomercials that promise their product will greatly aid us in finding complete fulfillment.
Ill. It may be the banjo minnow for fisherman, or the nordic trax for the health conscious, or the do it yourself book for the home remodeler.
2. If products could create maximum living we would be maxed out!
3. The problem is we are emotionally maxed out trying to discover maximum living in these products.
B. Living life to the max is not a matter of the products we buy but the spirit we possess.
1. There are those who have little, but are living life to the max. While there are others who have everything money can buy but are miserable.
2. The inner spirit of a person determines what he gets out of life.
C. Solomon, in ecclesiastes 11, shares with us some invaluable principles for living life to the maximum.
i. Invest your life. Vs. 1-2.
a. The terminology of verse one is a little confusing. Allow me to read it from a more modern translation.
1. ''send your grain across the sea, and in time you will receive a return.''
2. Solomon understood this principle well. In i kings 10 we are told he possessed a powerful commercial fleet.
b. He is encouraging us to invest our lives in that which really counts.
c. Vs. 2 encourages us to diversify.
1. You can diversify your life as a believer.
2. We can make investments through the various areas of our lives.
ill. Your life is like a pie. Each slice represents a responsibility or role. We can make investments in each.
3. One modern time management system utilizes this principle. The principle is the importance of investing time and energy in the important areas of life. Allowing priority rather than crisis to dictate the day.
ii don't wait for ideal circumstances. Vs. 3- 6.
a. Vs. 3-4 solomon uses the illustration of a f ...
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