LESSON FOR MAY 15, 2022, FROM ECCLESIASTES 7:23-29 All sincere believers yearn for a time when sleepy Christians wake up, nominal, in-name-only-Christians are genuinely converted and hard-hearted unbelievers are miraculously transformed by the gospel.[1] Traditionally, when these things happen with any great frequency these periods in the church are called “revivals” or “spiritual … [Read more...] about ECCLESIASTES: 7:23-29 (5/15/22)
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ECCLESIASTES: 7:15-22 (5/8/22)
LESSON FOR MAY 8, 2022, FROM ECCLESIASTES 7:15-22 In 1978, a Jewish rabbi named Harold Kushner wrote a now-famous book called “When Bad Things Happen to Good People.” The book was a best-seller, but it offers NO real help to people struggling with the problem of evil and injustice. Kushner’s premise is that if God were benevolent/ good—and all-powerful—able to control all things, then there … [Read more...] about ECCLESIASTES: 7:15-22 (5/8/22)
ECCLESIASTES: 7:1-14 (5/1/22)
LESSON FOR MAY 1, 2022, FROM ECCLESIASTES 7:1-14 As we continue in our study of the book of Ecclesiastes, our text for this morning takes us away from the author’s repeated claim that nothing in this life will bring ultimate joy or happiness. He’ll return to that theme, but in chapter seven he brings us back to the topic of wisdom. As he begins in verse one, he gives us the impression that … [Read more...] about ECCLESIASTES: 7:1-14 (5/1/22)
ECCLESIASTES: 6:1-12 (4/24/22)
LESSON FOR APRIL 24, 2022, FROM ECCLESIASTES 6:1-12 This morning, we pick up where we left off last time in our study of the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes. We’ll see this morning that the author continues to expose the lie that the things of this world can bring lasting satisfaction to our lives. Up to this point, he’s revealed that pleasure, wisdom/education, our careers and … [Read more...] about ECCLESIASTES: 6:1-12 (4/24/22)
ECCLESIASTES: 5:8-20 (4/3/22)
LESSON FOR APRIL 3, 2022, FROM ECCLESIASTES 5:8-20 Ecclesiastes 5:8–20 8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them. 9 But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields. 10 He who loves … [Read more...] about ECCLESIASTES: 5:8-20 (4/3/22)
ECCLESIASTES: 5:1-7 (3/27/22)
LESSON FOR MARCH 27, 2022, FROM ECCLESIASTES 5:1-7 Our text this morning in chapter five is a radical departure from the typically godless or secular perspective the author brings to most of Ecclesiastes. Instead, here in chapter five, this man who calls himself Qohelet or “the Preacher” is doing just that. He’s preaching. The topic of this brief message is—how to approach corporate worship … [Read more...] about ECCLESIASTES: 5:1-7 (3/27/22)
