Ecclesiastes
When Work Is Your Worth
May 1, 2022 • Trey Van Camp • Ecclesiastes 2:18–26, Ecclesiastes 4:4–6
In a secular world without God, mankind rushes to find meaning in other places like justice, pleasure, and work. In today’s hustle culture, a career has the allure of solving all our problems. But is work really working? Does it satisfy our eternal ache for significance, contribution, and recognition? With the help of a successful entrepreneur, Ecclesiastes teaches us the limits of our labor. The work never ends, it multiplies our grief, and keeps us in the captivity of tomorrow. Thankfully, Jesus doesn’t call us away from work but a new way to work. Ecclesiastes 2:18-26; 4:4-6 CSB
Paradox of Pleasure
April 24, 2022 • Trey Van Camp • Ecclesiastes 2:24–25, Ecclesiastes 2:1–11
We should do whatever it takes to get happy and stay happy. At least that is what our culture tells us every single day. But is this pursuit of pleasure working? Is it really what we are made to pursue? With the help of an embittered Teacher, Ecclesiastes teaches us the paradox of pleasure: the more we pursue it, the more we will lose it. This isn’t to say God wants us to be miserable. Quite the opposite. We were made for something so much more than pleasure. Ecclesiastes 2:1-11, 24-25 CSB