Now that all arguments, observations, reasonings, reflections, and acknowledgements have been made Qohelet wraps up his analysis and provides a striking summary.
Life is Short Q&A
May 9, 2023 • Adam Gaspar, Wes Morris
Since life is short what should our mentality be while we are young and what results will come of it when we are old?
Life is Short
May 9, 2023 • Wes Morris • Ecclesiastes 12:1–7
Since life is short what should our mentality be while we are young and what results will come of it when we are old?
Joy and Responsibility
May 2, 2023 • Adam Gaspar • Ecclesiastes 11:7–10
Qohelet's commendations of things like enjoyment, wisdom, and freedom are put in their proper and indeed one of their ultimate contexts, the accountability to God for what you do.
Limits of Knowledge
April 25, 2023 • Adam Gaspar • Ecclesiastes 11:1–6
There is plenty of ignorance out there and within us and yet we can be bold in our freedom and in our trust in God who is not ignorant of anything and is not bound by our limitations.
The Wise and The Foolish
April 18, 2023 • Adam Gaspar • Ecclesiastes 10:12–20
Qohelet comes back to the consideration of the wise and the fool and how they either multiply problems or cut the odds of them.
Wisdom and Other Factors
March 28, 2023 • Adam Gaspar • Ecclesiastes 10:1–11
There are still yet other things that can be, and need to be, factored in when we look to be wise in an often crooked and perverse generation.
Wisdom is Still Superior
March 21, 2023 • Adam Gaspar • Ecclesiastes 9:13–18
After all the work to acquire, demonstrate, and be guided by wisdom what should we do when other circumstances foil our attempts?
The Unknown
March 14, 2023 • Ecclesiastes 9:1–12
We are often troubled by what we don't know and yet we have to live with it on a regular basis. Here we will look at some wise counsel to still have hope and a tempered joy in life.
Authorities and Retribution
March 7, 2023 • Adam Gaspar • Ecclesiastes 8
When you find yourself in different relationships, especially those with authority structures how can you see the value and limits of wisdom while respecting what you might be ignorant of?
Wisdom vs Folly
February 28, 2023 • Adam Gaspar • Ecclesiastes 7
A decent section of Ecclesiastes 7 is given to proverbial statements and their clarification. This session is an opportunity to develop our skills in understanding proverbial language and the application of its broad content to our lives.
Wealth, Honor, Satisfaction
February 21, 2023 • Kurt Bambach • Ecclesiastes 5:8—6:12
What is it like to have your perspective about the accumulation of material goods adjusted to see them as a gift of God that comes in various measures and is not promised or guaranteed.
Attitude Towards God
February 14, 2023 • Ecclesiastes 5:1–7
A comparing and contrasting of a wise person and fool helps to highlight parts of a proper attitude towards the one who is in heaven, while we are here on earth.
Politics, Labor, Friendship
February 7, 2023 • Adam Gaspar • Ecclesiastes 4
How can we reconcile the assertion that there is a 'proper time for every activity' with the oppression and distorted reasons mankind goes about these activities?
Time & Eternity
January 31, 2023 • Adam Gaspar • Ecclesiastes 3
An appointed, proper, and beautiful time for everything exists the writer exclaims. How can we rightly understand and embrace the rhythms God has established and deal with life when it doesn't happen as expected.
