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  • Dead Flies

    Contributed by James May on Apr 18, 2001
    based on 70 ratings
     | 16,915 views

    There are some characteristics of even those who are Christians that will cause the Spirit of God within to be ineffective.

    DEAD FLIES IN THE OINTMENT By Rev. James May Ecclesiates 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor. THE DEATH OF A TREE IT STARTED AS A SEEDLING ON THE SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ...read more

  • Personal Book Descriptions

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,775 views

    Book descriptions and articles for missions

    1. Steps to Planting & Growing Churches - This guidebook is used as a textbook in many theological colleges around the world. It covers the Biblical basis for planting & growing churches in a contextualized manner. The book analyzes the principles, practices, & steps of planting & growing churches ...read more

  • Destiny Vultures Series

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Oct 20, 2001
    based on 327 ratings
     | 60,353 views

    A lot of people are not in the position they are supposed to be in life. The servant has taken over the horses of the princes of God and these princes are now walking like servants.

    DESTINY VULTURES Wednesday, October 17, 2001 Eccles. 10:7 says, “I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth”. This scripture says that many are not in the place they are supposed to be. The servant has taken over the horses of the princes and they are ...read more

  • What To Do With All Your Dead Flies

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Aug 15, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 9,287 views

    Contrasting the Wise with the fool

    - PowerPoint outline upon Request What To Do With All Your Dead Flies Fly Facts There are more insects in one square mile of rural land than human beings on the whole planet * There are 120,000 species of flies, ranging in size from 1/20th of an inch to 3 inches House Fly - Most common of all ...read more

  • A Change Will Do You Good

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 30, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,701 views

    This talks about the need for change in the church. Jesus saves, but the church sure doesn’t. Can we change our lives without embracing heresy?

    Ecclesiastes 10:10 – A Change Will Do You Good (NOTE: Most of my thinking for this flows from Brian MacLaren’s book "A New Kind of Christian". Some of this was really quite hard to say. Use with caution.) Pastor Rodney Buchanan shares a thought with us: We used to sing a song entitled, “Give ...read more

  • Hedges Around Hell

    Contributed by David Seeley on Nov 30, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 3,771 views

    God has placed many roadblocks and warning signs on the road toward Hell. Those that miss Heaven will not do so without passing by and ignoring all the warnings the God has placed before them.

    Ecclesiastes 10:8 “He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him” Hedges around Hell God has placed many hedges around Hell to keep each and every one of us from going there. Some of them are 1. The Bible The Bible contains warnings of danger ...read more

  • Ordering Your Priorities For Max Fulfillment Series

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on May 16, 2004
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,551 views

    There are so many things to do. . . it seems like our lives get busier every year! How do you cut through the clutter and decide what you should put first? Eccelsiastes gives us some answers. *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

    Today, I’m preaching to you about priorities. Here’s a guy who’s got his priorties mixed up: <ILLUS> Fans of the American Wild West will find in a Deadwood, South Dakota museum this inscription left by a beleaguered prospector: "I lost my gun. I lost my horse. I am out of food. The Indians are ...read more

  • A Fly In The Ointment (Life/Social Skills, Part One) Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 5, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 10,049 views

    Developing the right life skills and social skills can make our lives so much richer, our friendships deeper, and our level of happiness higher.

    A Fly in the Ointment (Ecclesiastes 10:1-10) 1. And sometimes problems occur at just the right time: (1) the pain bothers you or the fever spikes right when you are seeing the doctor (2) or take this news story: "A flight in the United States proved lucky for a British woman who suffered a ...read more

  • Two Flies In The Ointment Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 13, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 6,537 views

    Developing the right life skills and social skills can make our lives so much richer, our friendships deeper, and our level of happiness higher.

    Two Flies in the Ointment (Ecclesiastes 10:10-15) Note: This is the second part of my sermon titled, "A Fly in the Ointment" also posted on Sermon Central. INTRO 1. Talk about a rude awakening. The Reuters news service told a story about a man in January of 2004 who "woke with a jolt in the ...read more

  • Folly Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on May 21, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,690 views

    Folly is useless thinking and action and comes from rejecting God’s wisdom. Solomon describes folly through a series of proverbs.

    Overcoming Futility—a sermon series on Ecclesiastes “Folly” &Ecclesiastes 10 -Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Jesus makes a strong statement in His Sermon on the Mount; He warns, “Anyone who calls someone a fool is in danger of the fire of hell” ...read more

  • It's Easier To Make A Stink Than To Create Sweetness Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 22, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,535 views

    18th in a series from Ecclesiastes. It often only takes something small to ruin something great.

    When we were in Hawaii a couple of weeks ago, we watched as a couple of kids worked diligently to build a sand castle on the beach. They meticulously used their buckets and shovels to craft quite a castle, complete with sticks around the perimeter to protect it from intruders. Unfortunately for ...read more

  • Csi Series

    Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Dec 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,259 views

    Common Sense Instructions.

    CSI ECCLESIASTES 10:1-20 Introduction: CSI is a popular series currently airing weekly on our TV sets. CSI stands for Crime Scene Investigation. This sermon has nothing to do with a crime scene, but it has everything to do with “common sense instructions”. In chapter 10 Solomon ...read more

  • Thick Headed Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 2, 2011
     | 7,495 views

    A study of chapter 10 verses 1 through 20

    Ecclesiastes 10: 1 – 20 Thick Headed 1 Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment, and cause it to give off a foul odor; So does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor. 2 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left. 3 Even when a ...read more

  • Flies In The Ointment

    Contributed by Terry Hagedorn on Oct 6, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 19,192 views

    How to make your testimony stink.

    FLIES IN THE OINTMENT "Dead flies make the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour." Ecclessiates 10:1 Ointment was a necessary luxury in Bible times. The anointing of the hair, face, and exposed skin was an important act of hygiene and grooming in the arid regions of the Holy ...read more

  • Perseverance

    Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Oct 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,662 views

    HOLDIN ON FOR JESUS

    PERSEVERANCE INTRO: HOLD ON!!!!!!!!!!!! 1: DETERMINATION A) THE ACT OF DECIDING DEFINITELY AND FIRMLY B) AN ACT C) SOMETHING THAT TAKES US DOING SOMETHING D) THE ACT, ACTION IS REQUIRED PHYSICAL OR MENTAL SOMETIMES BOTH POINT: THIS IS THE FIRST WORD USED IN THE MEANING OF PERSEVERANCE A ...read more