Ecclesiastes: Searching For the Meaning of Life
Jerry Wierwille | April 10, 2023
We are all searching for meaning in life. But it can be difficult to find if we are looking in the wrong places. What are we to think when, after achieving our ambitions and desires, we feel that it is still not enough? It seems that the harder we strive to obtain happiness in these pursuits, the further away it slips from our grasp. These questions and issues are exactly what King Solomon addresses in the book of Ecclesiastes. In this class, we are going to learn about his struggle to find meaning in life, his failure to achieve happiness in his pursuits, and then ultimately, how he answers the question, “So what’s the point of it all?”
***Originally recorded at Living Hope Community Church. Watch video playlist here.
Sessions
Session 1 – Introduction (1:1-4)
Session 2 – Existential Crisis (1:5-11) and Vain Pursuit: Wisdom (1:12-18)
Session 3 – Vain Pursuit: Pleasure (2:1-17)
Session 4 – Vain Pursuit: Work (2:18-26)
Session 5 – Problem: The Mystery of Time (3:1-15)
Session 6 – Problem: Injustice and Death (3:16-22)
Session 7 – Four Problems (4:1-16) and Worship (5:1-7)
Session 8 – Vain Prosperity (5:8-20)
Session 9 – The Frustration of Life (6:1-12)
Session 10 – The Enigma of Life (7:1-14)
Session 11 – The Limitations of Human Wisdom (7:15-29)
Session 12 – Wisdom, Authority, and Injustice (8:1-17)
Session 13 – Understanding Life and Wisdom (9:1-18)
Session 14 – Understanding Foolishness (10:1-20)
Session 15 – Living With Uncertainty (11:1-10)
Session 16 – The Creator and the Conclusion (12:1-14)
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