SERMONS ON ECCLESIASTES
Our sermon ideas on Ecclesiastes will help you preach a powerful message on living a meaningful life. Preach on topics including hope in God, placing God first, and true fulfillment that can only come from God. Prepare your messages on God's Word in Ecclesiastes with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series.
An Overview of Ecclesiastes
by Fred Lowery
Bungy Jumping: I don't know how old the guy , but he look like Society Security number might have been 2. White hair and five generations were watching, so he has to have been old, old man. Hundred and seventy feet then that sudden stop. No doubt , when that was over he thought, well what can I try next to get that thrill. To get that experience that's going last and last and last and last. Isn't it silly that most of us spend our lives looking for something we can't find. Thinking somewhere out there is some experience , some thrill, something that is going make us into a different person and just will have wonderful feelings everyday...
Chasing the Wind (1 of 40)
by Stephen Whitney
Harold Hart epitomized a typical Wall Street success story. He made his money trading stocks. Each day watching the ticker tape he moved money in an out of stocks and over the years made a lot. Though struggling as a youngster he was now a millionaire many times over. He had it all. One evening someone came to make a deal with him. He was resting peacefully in his favorite chair, with servants waiting on him hand and foot. The man sat there awhile waiting as Harold stared blankly into space. Finally he muttered, "You know, nature has played a great hoax on man. You work all your life, go through endless numbers...
Ecclesiastes: The Meaning of Life (2 of 20)
by Roger Thomas
Introduction: Some of you have heard me say this before. It is still true. The three most important rules for understanding the Bible are 1) context, 2) context, and 3) context. This simply means that you can prove anything from the Bible--if you take it out of context. Or the quickest route to misunderstanding anything in the Bible is to read it out of context. Perhaps you have heard the old illustration of this. I can prove from the Bible that a person ought to commit suicide. It's all right there in the Bible. I am not making it up. First, turn to Matthew 27:5, " Then Judas went away and hanged himself." That is clear enough. It is right...
The Book of Ecclesiastes: Life Stinks without God!
by Harley Howard
Although this short book rarely, if ever, get's much serious study or is ever taught by the pulpit, it is as relevant as the morning news; in fact, more relevant. I imagine that the truthfulness of the subject matter is one reason why many will not bother to see the tremendous insights in this book. In brief, Ecclesiastes shows the reader the absolute hopelessness of mankind without a relationship with God and the meaninglessness of life itself apart from fearing God and obeying His word. Not a pleasant topic, but one that is needed in a world that, Lives and thinks that it does not need God; In a world that lives and acts as if there is no...
Power in Partnership (1 of 5)
by Stan Coffey
I'd like you to take God's word as we begin a brand new series of messages today on the Power of Partnership. Turn to Ecclesiastes if you will, chapter 4 and we are going to begin with verse 9. We are thinking today about the power of partnership and the next few weeks we will be talking about the power of partnership. This will be the key message to kick off this series. I think it will be a great blessing to all of us. Ecclesiastes chapter 4 and verse 9. Now Ecclesiastes was written by Solomon. The Bible says that Solomon was the wisest man in the Old Testament. Other than the Lord Jesus Christ, Solomon was...
Man Goeth to His Long Home
by Jesse Hendley
Will you turn with me now to the wonderful Book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 12, and we will study together the first seven verses. Commentators are generally agreed that this is an allegory on Death. We have here a vivid description of the decay of old age. But we will see the victory that Christ gives. "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, 1 have no pleasure in them; "While the sun, or the light, or the moon, of the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:"In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men...
Remember Your Creator in the Days of Your Youth (7 of 14)
by Dennis Marquardt
INTRO: Have you ever known someone who is always late for everything? They are always in a rush just to catch up because they are always late. At times, this kind of habit can be costly, they miss out on important things or information be¬cause of a late arrival. How much better to be on time and start early, this is precisely the idea behind this passage. ILLUS: LIKE THE MAN WHO CAME RUSHING UP TO A FERRY HE NEEDED TO CATCH TO GET ACROSS A LAKE, HE ARRIVED BREATHLESS AFTER RUNNING FULL STEAM TO GET THERE, BUT THE GATEMAN SHUT THE DOOR IN HIS...
Treadmills, Stairmasters And Lifecycles
by Dr. Ed Young
We're beginning our study of the book of Ecclesiastes. It's very important that we remember that Ecclesiastes asks the question that the rest of the Bible answers. So if you were teaching the Bible, the logical place to begin would be with the book of Ecclesiastes, lesson number 1. And the rest of the Bible would be lesson number 2. Let's pray together. Father, we're here in Thy house to exalt Thee, to worship Thee, to listen to Thee, and to have the Holy Spirit to do a supernatural work in our lives. May we leave this place not only informed, not only inspired, not only with the inner feeling of: Well, I've done my duty for God this week....
The Search for Satisfaction (1 of 5)
by Jerry Vines
You will recognize that these are the words of King Solomon, the son of the great King David. So far as we know Solomon wrote three of the books in the Old Testament. He wrote the Song of Songs when he was a young man and in love. He wrote the book of Proverbs when he was a man in his middle age, filled with the wisdom of God. He wrote the third book, the book of Ecclesiastes, when he was an old man having wasted his life, getting ready to die, and going into the presence of God to explain his wasted life. The book of Ecclesiastes is a rather philosophical book. I minored in philosophy when I was in college. I'm not saying...
Is There Life after Death? (3 of 3)
by Kerry Shook
''For instance, we know that when these bodies of ours are taken down like tents and folded away, they will be replaced by resurrection bodies in heaven-God-made, not handmade-and we'll never have to relocate our 'tents' again. Sometimes we can hardly wait to move-and so we cry out in frustration. Compared to what's coming, living conditions around here seem like a stopover in an unfurnished shack, and we're tired of it! We've been given a glimpse of the real thing, our true home, our resurrection bodies! The Spirit of God whets our appetite by giving us a taste of what's ahead. He puts a little of heaven in our hearts so that we'll...
The Search for Meaning (21 of 66)
by Tony Thomas
Solomon had it all! He literally had it all. Riches, fame, wealth, and women in spades! He could own anything he wanted, go anywhere his wives desires and experience any pleasure his mind could imagine. Nothing was beyond his reach, and yet his life was empty: Ecc. 1:8 Everything is utterly weary and tiresome! No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content. 9 History merely repeats itself; there is nothing new under the sun. 10 What can you point to that is new? Four images should appear on the screen (depending on our internet provider!): 1. Hearst Castle includes 60,645 square...
Is True Happiness Really Possible? (4 of 6)
by Jeff Schreve
Well, we have been having graduations just the last couple of days, graduations in this room. And people are getting excited about graduating. And it's always an exciting time of year. I was thinking about my high school graduation back in the day. We were all excited. We were the first graduating class of Cypress Creek High School. And I remember that the administration had the seniors write down and they bounded up - it wasn't in the yearbook, but it was in a separate book - and they asked us questions, and we answered these questions, and then they compiled it all and put it all together. Well, one of the questions was, where do you see yourself down the road? Where do you see yourself in five...
Living for the Long Haul (11 of 11)
by Robert Dawson
A young 25-year-old first and second grade S.S. teacher in Chicago was getting ready for class one Sunday morning when John, the pastor's son, walked into class with a little girl named Karen and proudly announced, ''Mrs. Fernandez, Karen and I are going to get married when we are big.'' I said, ''Oh, will you invite me to the wedding?'' The little guy responded, ''Nah, you'll probably be dead by then. The truth is - life is short. 1.With every passing day we draw another day closer to the day we will die. 2. Not a pleasant thought I know. None of us are guaranteed tomorrow. 3. As we encounter one tomorrow after another and each one we....
David: Ending Well by Fearing No Evil (44 of 49)
by John Barnett
When God describes what happens as we age, he calls it difficult times or even "evil" days. Old age can become a time when life is hardest, strength is least, and evil is most pressing--but that is not how it has to be! David shows us by his life that ending well by fearing no evil is possible through our Good Shepherd Jesus Christ...
The Last Word (9 of 9)
by Will McGee
Ecclesiastes 12 - One more time, will you imagine with me... (This image we have considered as we study the book of Ecclesiastes). That we are on a front porch. Sitting in rocking chairs... Having coffee with the wise King Solomon as he tells us about life...He knows that we are young... Looking for our purpose in life...So he tells us his story of his own search for meaning... Let me tell you how it went for me. We are little surprised to find that he has lived a very full life... We listen as he tells us of all the ideas he has explored... The books he has read. Classes he's taken. He tells us about the jokes he has told and heard... Cheesy jokes...
The Way of the Wise (9 of 11)
by Robert Dawson
Charles Spurgeon: The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is the knowledge of your own ignorance. In life there are two ways we can go; the way of the wise and the way of fools. Solomon spent a lifetime dealing with wisdom. As one writer said, 'He accepted it, nurtured it, studied it, brooded over it and eventually betrayed it to his own hurt.' Part of being wise is recognizing foolishness, what is worthless, empty and vain and avoiding it. Solomon saw foolishness everywhere. In the three OT books he authored he used the word fool, fools, foolish and folly 128 times. In the chapter we are going to look at tonight he uses it 9xs...
Wisdom in a Breath (3 of 4)
by Michael White
Some of you have heard the story of ''Lawnchair' Larry Waters. He loved aviation but was distraught when he was unable to become a pilot due to his poor eyesight when he enlisted in the US air force. Yet despite this setback, Larry was a tenacious individual and decided he would fly with or without a pilots license so he contrived a plan to take a brief trip over his neighborhood in a lawn chair hoisted up by helium filled weather ballons. He figured that he would rest at around 30 feet in the air and when he wanted to get down he would shoot the balloons with a pellet gun and carefully descend. And on one sunny Saturday in 1982, his...
Finding My Real Purpose
by David Cawston
If I were to ask you the question, "Who are you as a person?" -- Could you tell me without giving your name, your occupation, or your job title at work? If I were to simply say, "Tell me who you are?" - What would you say? It's not that your name and occupation don't matter - these are very important and valid identifiers - but there are plenty of people who know their names and occupations - who don't really know who they are at the core of their being. When you have no purpose for what you're doing, all you have left is routine. Many people trudge to work every day and trudge home every night - with little or no sense of why they do what...
Chasing Wisdom (2 of 11)
by Dave Gustavsen
Good morning. We're taking the summer to walk through the book of Ecclesiastes-part of the Hebrew wisdom literature. It was most likely written by Solomon-King Solomon of Israel-who lived and ruled in the 9th century BC. So these are the questions and issues that people wrestled with 3,000 years ago. And the amazing thing is: it's the same stuff that college students, and songwriters, and philosophers, and regular people still wrestle with today. So last week, and we introduced a word that's repeated all through the book-some translations use the word ''meaningless''; some translations use the word ''vanity''...
