The love of money will not provide meaning in this life.  It comes and it goes… But finding joy and contentment in the work of The LORD will keep us from brooding over the past and help us to remain focused on what will be one day when we are with Jesus. (Ecclesiastes 5:8-20)

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Solomon encourages us to step into the presence of God, but with care and caution.  We’re called to be intentionally humble when we come before an incredibly holy God. (Ecclesiastes 5:1-7)

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Chapter four begins with Solomon observing some troubling aspects of loneliness in a life lived under the sun.  We’ll discover that God’s antidote for loneliness is to implant within us a desire for relationship, for community with other people, which is fulfilled through Life Together in His Church.  (Ecclesiastes 4:1-16)

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God’s intention for His creation and for us is to experience beauty.  Even when we go through terrible times or painful seasons of life, we can know: “He has made everything beautiful in its time.” God always acts for our ultimate good, even when it doesn’t seem like it’s for our immediate good. (Ecclesiastes 3:9-22)

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Life is made up of both positive and negative seasons. We can’t change the season we are in by skipping ahead to the next one or by going back to the good old days. But, we can find God’s purpose and bring Him glory in a seasons of suffering and hardship, or when we experience success and happiness. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)

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What treasures are we storing up on this earth that we will not be able to take with us?  What legacy will we leave behind?  This passage is a great reminder for our lives to be focused not on things of this earth, the things under the sun, but instead on the plan and purpose of God. (Ecclesiastes 2:18-26)

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As Solomon explores a variety of personal pursuits we discover that the more She pursued personal satisfaction, the more he lost real perspective on the purpose of life. (Ecclesiastes 2:1-17)

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In this earthly existence, this circle of life… we may or may not discover our place, but ultimately, we’re not here just for this life… we’re created by God for something more… something better beyond this temporary, vain, and often troubled, existence. (Ecclesiastes 1:3-18)

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Solomon wanted to figure out what life was all about. So he launched out on a no-holds barred life safari that cost him millions of dollars and many years of his life. The Preacher was on a search for his purpose in life and it appears he was running on empty. (Ecclesiastes 1:1-3)

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