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  • Michael McCartney avatar

    "Is Life Meaningless?" Ecc Pt 1 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 17, 2007
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    Solomon proposes some questions to us in Chapter one and he says, “Is everything meaningless? Is life one big bore! Can you agree with me that life can be boring and even senseless?” The answer to these questions is really dependent on your relationship w

    Is Everything Meaningless? Ecclesiastes part 1 Hands on illustration: Have a timer with on the pulpit – set it for 30 minutes in front of everyone. The lesson from the timer is what motivated Solomon to write the book of Ecclesiastes because time was running out for him and for many others. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Fleeting Nature Of Life Series

    Contributed by Dan Neary on May 21, 2007
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    Second in an eight part series in the Book of Ecclesiastes... this sermon tackles the claim that everything is meaningless.

    You have to be glad that you came to church this morning. If you’ve ever wondered what makes different versions of the Bible different, you can turn to Ecclesiastes 1. • NIV: Meaningless • KJV: Vanity • Holman: Futility • Contemporary: Nonsense • Message: Smoke 1These are the words of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Right Time

    Contributed by Arlen Payne on Nov 24, 2002
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    God’s timing is perfect. Jesus was born, crucified, and is coming again in God’s perfect time.

    The Right Time Galatians 4:1-5 Reading: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 Intro: God has a time for everything. Ecc. 1:11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: God is always right on time. He is never late, and never early…God does not operate on Indian time… I. The birth of Jesus Christ was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    First And Last Things Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008
     | 3,658 views

    We live in a world that is often difficult to understand, where sometimes we just have to trust that God is in control, even if it seems that things are upside down, even if we find we can’t straighten out the things that are crooked in this world. But we

    How did a book like Ecclesiastes get in the Bible? Did someone make a mistake, do you think? I don’t know about you but I find the beginning of the book a bit depressing. Some people find it quite disturbing as it reinforces the doubts that they may have already about God’s place in the scheme of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    What Is Truth? Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Nov 2, 2008
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     | 3,775 views

    We can know the truth about God, ourselves and the world.

    ECCLESIASTES 1 WHAT IS TRUTH? Ecclesiastes 1.3-11 S: Truth C: Revelation Th: Confusion Pr: We can know the truth about God, ourselves, and the world. CV: We will clearly communicate the transforming truth of the Bible. Type: Inductive PA: How is the change to be observed? • Find the truth and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Searight avatar

    In Christ We Have Hope

    Contributed by Paul Searight on Feb 19, 2010
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    In Christ life isn’t meaningless - we have a living hope, a promise from God that there is more to life than this...

    Ecclesiastes 1 NIV 2 "Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! 
 Everything is meaningless." 3 What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun? 4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. 5 The sun rises and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Round And Round We Go" Series

    Contributed by Julio Gonzalez on Feb 12, 2009
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    If we look at life only from the viewpoint of the natural physical man, it can get very discouraging. Life is nothing more than one big “rat race.” That is what Solomon is seeing in this first chapter of Ecclesiastes.

    "Round and Round We Go" Eccl. 1:4-18 Rev. Julio González The older we get, the more we begin to see life as an endless cycle. Babies are born, then they grow older and then they die. Then more babies are born. It rains, the sun shines for a while and then it rains again. We work, we eat, we sleep ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Luke avatar

    The Search For Meaning Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,564 views

    Life and its importance and meaning beyond this life.

    SERIES: “BE SATISFIED” “THE SEARCH FOR MEANING” ECCLESIASTES 1:1-18 A certain man had traveled quite a distance to attend the funeral of a relative. The man was utterly exhausted from his drive. During the visitation time, he dozed off in one of the chairs. Several attempts were made to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Life Worth Living Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 13, 2012
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     | 8,690 views

    There are four questions we ask about life: Who am I? Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going? These questions are asked by everyone at some point. Solomon asks all of those questions as he pursues the meaning in life.

    Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 A Life Worth Living There are four questions we ask about life: Who am I? Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going? These questions are asked by everyone at some point. We want to know what our purpose for existence is. Introduction – Life, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Vanity Of Vanities Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jul 20, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,218 views

    Life is full of meaning when your faith is in Christ.

    [To receive a free sermon each week by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com] WHO IS THE AUTHOR? The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem (v. 1). Who wrote the book of Ecclesiastes? • “Preacher” (qoheleth) means “one who gathers” or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    All Is Vanity Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 20, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,053 views

    In today's lesson we are warned that apart from God, we will not gain anything from all our toil.

    Scripture People today want to live meaningful lives. They have questions such as: • What is the meaning of life? • Why am I so unhappy? • Does God really care? • Why is there so much suffering in the world? • Why is there so much injustice in the world? • Is ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Thomas Swope avatar

    Wealth + Power + Knowledge = Zero Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Dec 11, 2010
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     | 6,590 views

    A study of chapter 1 verses 1 through 18

    Ecclesiastes 1: 1 – 18 Wealth + Power + Knowledge = Zero 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” 3 What profit has a man from all his labor in which he toils ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    The Purposeless Driven Life Series

    Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Dec 5, 2011
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     | 8,256 views

    Have you ever thought about the purposeless driven life?

    THE PURPOSELESS DRIVEN LIFE Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 Introduction: Rick Warren has caught a lot of people’s attention with his books The Purpose Driven Church and The Purpose Driven Life. Have you ever thought about the purposeless driven life? This is the first sermon in a series on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Nihilism Is Not Practical

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 29, 2008
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     | 3,290 views

    Life is not meaningless, we gain meaning in life through the person of Jesus Christ.

    In college one of the jobs I had was working in a medical file warehouse. Talk about mundane, boring, monotonous. These were huge warehouses that contained millions of files from hospitals all over the San Francisco Bay Area. I did one of three things: I pulled a file for a patient in a hospital ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Life Is Like A Sandcastle Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 11, 2009
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     | 9,207 views

    2nd in a series from Ecclesiastes. Even though life "under the sun" is fleeting, we can still enjoy the journey.

    Over the years, many of people have come up with metaphors to try and describe what life is like. Perhaps you are familiar with a few of these. Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. • Forrest Gump Life is like a taxi. The meter just keeps a-ticking whether you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist