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Underst a nding the World Around Us Science 1. Se a rching for f a cts 2. Seeking knowledge a nd underst a nding 3. Some control
Wh a t About God?
Thinking About God “So I reflected on all this…” Ecclesi a stes 9:1 1. Wh a t is He up to with this world of ours ? 2. Is He truly kind a nd gr a cious? 3. C a n I re a lly trust Him with my life?
It’s So Confusing Ecclesi a stes 9:1-2 1. The righteous a nd the wise a nd wh a t they do a re in God’s h a nds, but no one knows whether love or h a te a w a its them 2. The righteous a nd the wicked 3. The good a nd the b a d 4. The cle a n a nd the uncle a n 5. Those who offer s a crifices a nd those who do not 6. Those who t a ke o a ths, so with those who a re a fr a id to t a ke them
All the S a me End? “The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.” Ecclesi a stes 9:3
“What they do are in God’s hands” “For God has already approved what you do.” Rethinking God Ecclesi a stes 9:1, 7 1. A dist a nt Judge 2. B a by Jesus 3. A crucified m a n 4. An invisible friend 5. He is w a iting for our a dvice 6. The Almighty God of he a ven a nd e a rth
Wh a t Now? 1. I h a ve no control 2. Everything seems a bit unf a ir 3. Is de a th a ll there is?
A C a ll to Living Life! “Anyone who is among the living has hope – even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!” Ecclesi a stes 9:4
A C a ll to Living Life! “Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do. Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil. Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.” Ecclesi a stes 9:7-9
A Celebr a tion of Life 1. A living dog a nd a de a d lion 2. Live with “joy a nd gl a dness” – a celebr a tion of life while living. 3. Enjoy your f a mily 4. It m a y sometimes be h a rd, but God h a s a lre a dy been there / here
Wh a t You Do – Do it Well “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.” Ecclesi a stes 9:10
A Correction
De a th is Not the End “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life. I tell you the solemn truth, a time is coming–and is now here–when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.” John 5:24-25
De a th is Not the End “Jesus told her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die.’” John 11:25 “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life. Yes, I am the bread of life! Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died. Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die.” John 6:47-50
“For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his God? one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16
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