Ecclesiastes Week 5 - Time - Grace Community Church

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Ecclesiastes Week 5 - Time

November 20, 2024 • Jonathan Norton • Ecclesiastes 3:1–15

“to everything turn, turn, turn….” These words were made famous by Pete Segar, sung by the Byrds in the 60s. The original text is found here in Ecclesiastes;

“There is a time for everything,

and a season for every activity under the heavens:

… I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him”

Join us as we unpack the meaning of time and the motive of growing in reverence for God.

Ecclesiastes Week 4 - Folly and Toil

November 13, 2024 • Erik Miller • Ecclesiastes 2:12–26

Despair over the fleetingness of life and insecurity over having no control of one’s legacy can be discouraging, leading us to wonder; “what is the point of trying?” David Guzik, in his commentary on Ecclesiastes, says it this way; “If death ends it all, then this life is robbed of true meaning. Even the good and great accomplishments of this world are unbelievably temporary, and therefore ultimately meaningless.” In light of this, Solomon turned his heart and ‘despaired of all the labor in which I had toiled under the sun.” But because of the resurrection of Christ, this is not the experience of a Christian! “For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that our labor in the Lord is not in vain.” -1 Corinthians 15: 53-58 Prepare for this week’s teaching by reading Ecclesiastes 2:12-26 alongside 1 Corinthians 15.

Ecclesiastes Week 3 - Wisdom & Pleasure

November 6, 2024 • Ecclesiastes 1:12—2:11

The "wisdom" of Ecclesiastes is not the same as the "wisdom" in Proverbs. In Proverbs, wisdom is godly wisdom. Ecclesiastes is focusing on "Everything under the sun" and the wisdom here is man's wisdom. Remember this distinction as you prepare for this week's teaching in your reading of Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:11

Ecclesiastes Week 2 - Everything is Meaningless

October 16, 2024 • Dakota Searles • Ecclesiastes 1:1–11

The perspective lens through which life is viewed will impact the conclusions drawn. There may be nothing new under the sun, but thankfully, followers of Jesus don't only live under the sun! Prepare for this week's study by reading Ecclesiastes 1:1-11. Think about the questions and conclusions the author raises in light of the gospel and the difference that makes.