Intro Ecclesiastes 5 18 Here is what I

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Intro Ecclesiastes 5: 18 Here is what I have seen to be good and

Intro Ecclesiastes 5: 18 Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat, to drink and enjoy oneself in all one's labor in which he toils under the sun during the few years of his life which God has given him; for this is his reward. ‘Plight. . Infantile’ (=Emot. Immatur) ‘I Want I Deserve’ ‘ 2 Hard!’ Tantrums Feel Bad ‘I QUIT!’ Evry 1 Else PAYS 5: 18 Framew WORKS: Labor/Thankful ~USA Way DEMAND MORE Soul Sickness: v 2, 3, 7 ~Satisfied LUV DEMANDS

INFANTILE WORLD Ecclesiastes 6: 1 -2 There is an evil which I have seen

INFANTILE WORLD Ecclesiastes 6: 1 -2 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun and it is prevalent among men— a man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; yet God has not empowered him to eat from them, for a foreigner enjoys them. This is [frustration] and a severe affliction. v 1+2 2 Realities 1. Things ~Fulf ‘$$/$$/Honor’ Happy 2 day Sad 2 nite U ~Chng. It Walmart ~Help ZOMBIES JUNK! New Car/Gagets/Homes Luk @EYES 2. Life Unfair ‘Strngr Enjoys’ Luk Around: IDIOTS Enjoy, ~U! Evn. WORSE: Idiots Enjy Fruits Ur Labor! H. S. /Collg ~Earn Comfort, Pay Bills, Feed U Parents Say: “an IDIOT. . enjoys fruits. . ” @WRK: Enjy $$, Benefits @Ownr Expens Bosses Say: “IDIOTS working 4 me!”

INFANTILE WORLD Ecclesiastes 6: 1 -2 yet God has not empowered him… 2: 25

INFANTILE WORLD Ecclesiastes 6: 1 -2 yet God has not empowered him… 2: 25 -26 For who can eat or enjoy anything apart from him? God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. ‘G ~Empowr’ Repeatd: U ~Contrl ‘fulf’ G. Witholds ~U Can Do (Bang Ur Head? ) 2: 25 ‘~Joy w/o G’ ? G. Withold? 2: 26 ‘Those. . Please’ ~Perform (goto Chrch) Heb. 11: 6 ‘w/o Faith. . IMPOSS. 2 please. . ’ GOSP: Relig. Effrts ~Please G. Eph. 2: 8, 9 ‘by Grace’ = DEPEND on G PLEASES God G. Wnts 2 Lead U In 2 JOY Nds Ur Depend Gratitude=Foundat: ~Demand Fulfillmnt “I Desrv” =Wages Fulfill. =GRACE

INFANTILE WORLD 1 Thessalonians 5: 18 in everything give thanks; for this is God's

INFANTILE WORLD 1 Thessalonians 5: 18 in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Madison Ave ‘Yes U Can!’, ‘Alices Rest’ TV/Ads=Manip. Infantile Xpectations ‘U Desrv. . ’ =Propaganda CONTINUALLY 1 Th. 5: 18=Evrywh. Script IL: Pray=GIVING Grateful 4 Pain^Pleasur Opport. 4 G. 2 Wrk =Foundational 2 Grwth/Matur. Life Wrks AP: ? Begin 2 Build/Rebuild? = ‘? Grateful? ’ ~ ‘Where. . I=Screwed’ Go Pray w/ LIST IN HAND Opport. 4 G. 2 Wrk

FAMILIES 6: 3 -6 [3] If a man fathers a hundred children and lives

FAMILIES 6: 3 -6 [3] If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many they be, but his soul is not satisfied with good things and he does not even have a proper burial, then I say, "Better the miscarriage than he, [4] for it comes in futility and goes into obscurity; and its name is covered in obscurity. [5] "It never sees the sun and it never knows anything; it is better off than he. [6] "Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice and does not enjoy good things—do not all go to one place? " v 3 -6=Strikes @Root Bitternss Family=Cheer/Excite/LUV Especially Evn BIGGEST=Unhappy w/o Gratit. Bettr 2 b MISCARRIED: “Covrd. . Obscurity” Nobody Bitter @U “~See. . Sun” ~Frustr/Brokn Hrts/Failur “Same Place” Useless, w/o Meaning All Because v. 6 ‘~Enjoy’ Ungratefl Family=Genesis Life & LOVE ~Thankfl Lost @Beginning AP: Luv Demands BEGIN @HOME ? Else Lrn. 2 Luv? Go Home & ENJOY

Luv Demands Ecclesiastes 6: 7 -9 [7] All a man's labor is for his

Luv Demands Ecclesiastes 6: 7 -9 [7] All a man's labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied. [8] For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have, knowing how to walk before the living? v 7 ~B Fulfilld by Ur EFFORT ‘I Nd. Security’ Still ~Fulfilld !? ! Wrk=Futil: Wrk Food Energy Work Wrk=Fulf. BASIC NEEDS ~Fulfill “Appetites” (lit. ‘SOUL’) Deepst Needs =EMOTIONAL Nd. 2 Feel LUVD Secur/Accept/Wrmth v 8 ~Demand, ~Manipulate, ~Charm LUV All Ur Wisdm=Useless “Knowing how…” =CHARM=Useless

STOP the Demands 6: 9 (NLT) Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what

STOP the Demands 6: 9 (NLT) Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind. Life=UNFAIR! Drop ‘Justice’ (v. 8 Rich/Poor/Foolish/Wise ~Mattr) 2 Choices: Cry ^ Lrn. 2 Enjoy v. 9: Drop (uselss) Expectations ‘Enjoy’ =Gratitude, ~‘Desiring’ ‘Dreaming’ =Infantile WORLD =Whole LIVES Spent in REGRET ‘Chase Wind’=‘Shattered Dreamer’ Living in Mom’s Basement @35

Take It Up w/ GOD 6: 10 (NLT) Everything has already been decided. It

Take It Up w/ GOD 6: 10 (NLT) Everything has already been decided. It was known long ago what each person would be. So there’s no use arguing with God about your destiny. 6: 10 (NASB) Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with him who is stronger than he is. NLT=Shameful! ‘Ur Destiny’ G=DARTH ‘It’s Providence’ ? WHO Is IT? NASB= ‘Already Knwn’ Forekn != Causality Obviously IL: Hurricane Katrina BUT: ‘~Dispute’ G. DID Make the ‘Rules’ ch 3 “Time. . Evryth. ” Birth/Death/Tears/Joy U=Subject 2 FUTILITY ~Demand Fulf. GIVE UP your RIGHTS ~Go as XPECTD

STOP PONTIFICATING 6: 11 -12 (NASB) [11] For there are many words which increase

STOP PONTIFICATING 6: 11 -12 (NASB) [11] For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man? [12] For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun? ‘Many Wrds’ ‘? I this way? ’ ‘B’cause U=CRYBABY/USELSS’ ‘Increase Futility’ = Get OFF IT ‘? Advantage? ’ Tell Ur FRIEND v 12 ‘? Knows? ’ Xpectat. =DUMB U CAN’T ‘Knw Thyself’ (BIGGEST Lie) ~Knw WHAT U need ‘. . after Him’ ~Knw Future, ~Knw CONSEQUENCES LOVE by the Dashboard Lights: “Now. . Praying for the END OF TIME”

Alternative World Altern= ‘Gud Name’ BUILD! ‘Death > Birth’ SUBSTANCE 7: 1 -5 (NASB)

Alternative World Altern= ‘Gud Name’ BUILD! ‘Death > Birth’ SUBSTANCE 7: 1 -5 (NASB) [1] A good name is better than a good U ~Control the WORLD ointment, And the day of one's death is CAN Control Ur VALUE 2 wrld better than the day of one's birth. [2] It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of v 2 -5 ~Control Ur ENJOYMENT feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes it to U CAN Control Ur Xpectations heart. G. Says, ‘BE SOBER. . Life=REAL’ [3] Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be v 4 ‘Fools. . Pleasure’ ‘? We do now? ’ happy. v 5 ‘Rebuke’ Dancing FOOLS [4] The mind of the wise is in the house v 6 ‘Crackling Fire’ Some Conversat. of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure. ‘sorrow>laugh’ RESPECT H. S. [5] It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the 7: 6 For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is song of fools. the laughter of the fool; And this too is futility.

BUILD SOMETHING 7: 7 -8 [7] For oppression makes a wise man mad, And

BUILD SOMETHING 7: 7 -8 [7] For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart. [8] The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit. Be LEGIT: v 7 ~Opress ^ Bribes ILLEGIT. MADNESS & SICK HEART v 8 “End” = GOAL: Finish Ur JOB ‘Patience. . Haughtiness’ =PATIENTLY Building vs. ARROG. DEMANDS ‘U ~DESERVE a wife yet!’ ‘ ~deserve a RAISE yet!’ ‘ ~Deserve 2 b Called SIR yet!’ SCHOOL BEGINS NOW: BE LEGIT! BUILD SOMETHING