Ecclesiastes: Grasping at Smoke
from Crossing Community Church Hosted by Colin Earle
In this sermon, Colin shows us how Ecclesiastes challenges our attempts to master life on our own terms. Through the Preacher's search for the good life, we discover that the good life isn't something we can achieve through wisdom, pleasure, wealth, accomplishments, or work. It isn't something we can secure, because time marches on, death is inevitable, and life is unpredictable. Instead, the good life is something we receive as a gift from God. Ecclesiastes calls us to fear God and keep His commandments. The gospel reveals that Jesus achieved what we could not through His perfect obedience, secured what we could not through His resurrection, and freely offers what we could never earn—eternal life. Bottom Line: Stop trying to master your life. Submit your life to the Master.
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In this sermon, Colin shows us how Ecclesiastes challenges our attempts to master life on our own terms. Through the Preacher's search for the good life, we discover that the good life isn't something we can achieve through wisdom, pleasure, wealth, accomplishments, or work. It isn't something we can secure, because time marches on, death is inevitable, and life is unpredictable. Instead, the good life is something we receive as a gift from God. Ecclesiastes calls us to fear God and keep His...
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