Ecclesiastes #17
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March 10, 2024 • Jason Carson • Ecclesiastes 12:9–14
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Ecclesiastes #16
March 3, 2024 • Jason Carson • Ecclesiastes 11:1—12:8
TOGETHER GROUP QUESTIONS Read Ecclesiastes 11:1-10. Have each group member share one verse or nugget of wisdom from chapter 11 that sticks out to them and why. How would you define the word idleness? In what areas of life do you find yourself being idle? What are some good safeguards for staying away from idleness? Ecc. 11:10 says to remove vexation from your heart and put away pain from your body. What are some things you are annoyed, frustrated, or worried about? How can we move away from obsession or excess of that kind of thinking, instead moving towards a godly mindset and contentment in all situations? Chapter 12:1-8 talks about us remembering our Creator in the midst of everything we know fading away. If time is short, what is the number one thing you are wasting time on? What is one thing you’d like to do before you die? What is one spiritual thing that you’d like to do or put into practice before you die? Read Ephesians 5:15-21 out loud. What are a couple ways we (or specifically you personally) can make the best use of our time?
Ecclesiastes #15
February 18, 2024 • Jason Carson • Ecclesiastes 10
TOGETHER GROUP QUESTIONS Read Ecclesiastes 10:1-20. Solomon lists off many proverbs in this chapter and moves around all over the place between topics, observations, and experience. Have each group member share one verse or idea in chapter 10 that sticks out to them and why. Verse one talks about the idea of a fool being compared to a bad stench. What are some ways that Christians can give off a bad aroma to this world? (In other words, how can we be off putting to the people around us?) One mark of a fool is that they don’t see clearly in regards to how God wants us to see things in this world. Spiritually, how does our vision get clouded with the world’s ways? In what ways can we be foolish with our family? At work? With neighbors? At church? What does it mean to be… Foolishly indulgent? Foolishly lazy? Foolishly indifferent? Foolishly blunt? Read Ephesians 5:15-17. How can we pursue wisdom instead of foolishness?