Avoiding the Emptiness of Life Ecclesiastes 1

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Avoiding the Emptiness of Life Ecclesiastes 1

• Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher
• Vanity of vanities all is vanity!
• Ecclesiastes 12

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Solomons Search for Meaning Ecclesiastes 11-3

• The Preacher Who is the author?
• Vanity What is his conclusion?
• Under the Sun Why is this?

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An Outline of EcclesiastesTwo Perspectives Life
under the sun or beyond the sun.

• Life as a Burden! Ecclesiastes 1-2.
• Life as a Dead End! Ecclesiastes 3-10.
• Life as a Gift! Ecclesiastes 11-12.

Key Verse He has put eternity in their hearts
Eccl. 311
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Avoiding the Emptiness of Life Ecclesiastes 1

• Nothing Really Changes! (vv. 4-11).
• Man Never Changes! (vv. 12-18).
• Eternity Never Changes! (vv. 12-15).

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Avoiding the Emptiness of Life Ecclesiastes 1

• Nothing Really Changes (vv. 4-11).
• Not Nature (vv. 4-7)
• Not Desires (vv. 8)
• Not New Things (vv. 9-11)

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Avoiding the Emptiness of Life Ecclesiastes 1

• Nothing Really Changes! (vv. 4-11).
• Man Never Changes! (vv. 12-18).
• What he does grasps (vs. 14).
• What he cannot do straighten (vs. 15).
• What his knowledge increases sorrow (vs. 18).

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Avoiding the Emptiness of Life Ecclesiastes 1

• Nothing Really Changes! (vv. 4-11).
• Man Never Changes! (vv. 12-18).
• Eternity Never Changes! (vv. 12-15).
• God has given this task (13)
• That man may be humbled (13)

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• Remember now your Creator...
• Fear God and keep His commandments
• for this is man's all.
• Ecclesiastes 121, 14