Sermon 2024.12.08 (Pastor Tim Lindner)

We will be streaming our service live this week. SERMON NOTES – December 8, 2024Series: Ecclesiastes: Finding Eternal Meaning in a Seemingly Meaningless WorldText: Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:3Topic: When is the Time for Justice?Attribute: Praise Christ as the Righteous JudgeGOD’S IM: “Fret not!  No one cares about justice and oppression more than I do! In the Gospel, justice comes through both My wrath and My salvation.”Notes: 1st O______________ and R______________ (3:16-17)2nd R______________ and O______________ (3:18-22)3rd O______________ and R______________ (4:1-3)IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Justice has already come or will come for all people!This passage is meant to confront us with the reality of God’s judgment of our sins!  His holiness and justice demand all of our sins be dealt with and paid for. Either Christ has already endured God’s judgment for your sins, or it is still to come, and you will endure it for all eternity! 2) Working and longing for justice.The reality of God’s justice, the gospel, and the coming Day of Judgment changes everything about how we view and respond to the sin and injustice that currently surrounds us!Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License