Introduction A. Solomon perceived that nothing ever really changes in the course of nature or human events. B. After searching for meaning in various places, he finally found it in fearing God and keeping His commandments. I. Without God at the center, everything is meaningless. A. Without God at the center, the universe is meaningless (Ecclesiastes 1:2,7). B. Without God at the center, our labor is meaningless (Ecclesiastes...
Purpose
Introduction A. When Ruth gleaned in the field of Boaz, he ordered his servants to drop some barley on purpose for her to gather (Ruth 2:14-17). B. When Jacob blessed the two sons of Joseph, he intentionally bestowed the greater blessing on the younger (Genesis 48:8-20). C. We need to live our lives with a sense of purpose. I. We need to worship with a sense of purpose. A. We should sing as if we want to (Ephesians 5:18-20). B. When...
Vanity of Vanities
Introduction A. Why do we do the things we do? What is it that makes the monotony of everyday life meaningful? Is there meaning to life at all? B. If one of the most prosperous, powerful, and prodigious men of all time would say that all his work was vanity, what chance do we have of faring better? Why bother at all? I. Solomon had an identifiable problem. A. Solomon reached a point at which it seemed that nothing in life ever really...