“The truest of all men was the Man of Sorrows, and the truest of all books is Solomon's, and Ecclesiastes is the fine hammered steel of woe.” –Herman Melville
Ecclesiastes is a raw and honest look at life “under the sun,” that is, without God. What is the point of it all if we cannot have God? As “the teacher” who wrote Ecclesiastes will note, it is all meaningless. We can accomplish great things, obtain all the money our hearts desire, chase after every pleasure and yet the same fate happens to us all: we die.
So how do we learn to live with great joy? How do we receive a life well lived, without giving in to all of the ways the world tells us “the good life” is found?
That’s the goal of this series; an honest exploration of one man’s search for the good life, our own search, and how to find God on the other side.
Sermons:
Week 1 - Everything is Meaningless | Ecclesiastes 1
Week 2 - “More” is Empty | Ecclesiastes 2
Week 3 - Control is an Illusion | Ecclesiastes 3
Week 4 - Relationships are Messy | Ecclesiastes 4
Week 5 - Life is Unfair | Ecclesiastes 8
Week 6 - Death is Inevitable | Ecclesiastes 9
Week 7 - God is Good | Ecclesiastes 12
SERIES PRACTICE
One of our key discipleship values as a church is that of practice. Moving forward, we are going to begin emphasizing one of our key spiritual practices during each sermon series. This practice is meant to coincide with the theme of the series, and something we invite our church to practice as a part of their spiritual formation.
During The Good Life Series, we will be focusing together on the spiritual practice of Sabbath. Sabbath is a 24-hour period of rest and refraining from work to be with God and His people. Sabbath is a perfect practice for this series, as Sabbath is a crucial part of learning to find joy in our everyday life.