Review Ecclesiastes 2 17 NASB So I hated
Review Ecclesiastes 2: 17 (NASB) So I hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was grievous to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind. 2: 25 …from the Life=Let-Downs Tragic, ~Minimize Build-Up Destroyed! Hope Dissappoint ? Add Up 2? Striving…WIND ~Depressing… 2: 24/5 From. . God=Enjoy! All Activities Makes Sense hand of God. For who can eat and who can have enjoyment without Him? God: ~Relig. Exercise, ~‘Do Gud’ G=Key 2 Mk. SENSE Life G=Key 2 JOY in Life!
G=Behind This v 1 Key=“Appoint” Underline! 3: 1 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven— ~Calvinists: ‘G. Controls’ (~Say) Rather: G. PROVIDES Rules All. . will Happen ~Equal, ~Just, ~Predetermind R Big Prob=“Moment. . Moment” ADD UP BITTER 1 Side: ~See G’s Genius Hedonist 1 Side = See CHAOS
Life is Profound Birth/Die=Milestones 3: 2 -3 A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted. A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to tear down and a time to build up. Bound By: ~Ask 4 G. Gives Plant/Harvest Cooperate U ~Schedule We Wnt ‘Harvest’ MUST Plant, ~Jst. CONSUME Kill/Heal G. Shares PWR w/ US MUST Kill HUNT Rabid Dogs Awesome! Share BLAME! HEAL 2! Tear/Build Young/Old Muscles/FLAB ~Fight, ~Evil Evn. OLD=BEAUTIFUL
Life is Profound 3: 4 A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to dance. Weep/Laugh ~Escape Tragedy G’s Will=U Xperience=Guaranteed Get BITTER ^ Get WISE Mourn/Dance Joy 2 b Had IL: Cana 180 gals Yet: Unbearable Tragedy JC=Subject. . Is. 53 ‘Acquaint. . grief’
Life is Profound Throw/Gather: We R Builders! 3: 5 A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones; A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing. Mankind=Great “Stone Piles” BUT: “Throw. . ” =Destroy=Necess. INSTITUTIONS=IDOLS Monarchies TOPPLED Church Institutions TOPPLED Mt. 9: 17 “New Wine. . Old Wineskins” Embrace/Shun: Cool. . Friends! Will LOSE Relat! G. Says, “Approp” Enablers=REFUSE 2 Lose
Life is Profound Search/Give Up Reach Lost 3: 6 A time to search and a time to give up as lost; A time to keep and a time to throw away. A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to be silent and a time to speak. “Shake. . Dust”, ~GROVEL!! Keep/Throw Fond Memories Bitterness=GET OVER IT! Tear/Sew R. Unity=VITAL AP: Get Togethr, Work it OUT! Disunity=VITAL Principles 2 Die 4! Silent/Speak SANGUINES!! MELS!! Fool ~Control. . Tongue
Life is Profound Love/Hate ~B Scared 2 Love! 3: 8 A time to love and a time to hate; A time for war and a time for peace. ? Hate? SYSTEM==Destroys! War/Peace ‘Gs Domain’ ‘Turn. . Cheek’ U. S. A. ~Xian !? ! Ch. Hist. Tragedy: Kosmos ~G’s Kingd ‘King. . Sword’ U=Drafted! ‘Peace’ = Compatible w/ Xian Heart Luv 2 Kill==SICK!
PURPOSE 3: 9 -10 What profit is there to the worker from that in which he toils? I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves. ? Profit? Timelss=#1 Eccl. Issue ‘Occupy’ Overwhelms! ~Disconnectd. . ~Random. . ~Chaos G=Given! Crammed into 70 Yrs. ‘~B Swept Away!’ ‘~Jst. FLOAT!’ ~Get LOST 2 Equally-Deadly Traps: Overwhelmed. . Tragedy Alwys Re-Living=Spin Tires Mud Flies! Obsessed. . Pleasure Alwys ‘Recapture’=Gud Time Charlies
PURPOSE 3: 9 -10 What profit is there to the worker from that in which he toils? I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves. ? Profit? Timelss=#1 Eccl. Issue ‘Occupy’ Overwhelms! ~Disconnectd. . ~Random. . ~Chaos G=Given! Crammed into 70 Yrs. ‘~B Swept Away!’ ‘~Jst. FLOAT!’ ~Get LOST 2 Equally-Deadly Traps: Overwhelmed. . Tragedy Alwys Re-Living=Spin Tires Mud Flies! Obsessed. . Pleasure Alwys ‘Recapture’=Gud Time Charlies
PURPOSE Rom. 1: 24 Ingratitude #1 Prob. 3: 11 He has made everything appropriate [BEAUTIFUL] in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart… ‘I ~Deserve…’ ^ ‘I Deserve MORE!’ G: ‘It IS Appropriat!’ 4 a TIME #1 Through Time See DIVERSITY. . Profound: Beautiful Picture Emerges IL: Kate’s Stitching. . Silly DOTS Complimentaries G=Stitching Someth ~Any 1 Event SUM They Add Up #2 Eternity. . Hearts G. Raises ABOVE TIME Invites You See as HE SEES GOSP: U Nd. Revelat.
PURPOSE 3: 11 He has also set eternity in their heart, yet such that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end. ~Find out ~In Drivers Seat #1 Complaint= ‘? G. ~Tell Me? ’ ‘~Nd. G!’ FOOL! Maybe He CAN’T Tell U Until You’ve SEEN IT ALL IL: Back Seat Drivers Ed ~the Driver! H. S. Kids ‘See’ Mistakes Know SOME Things ~Know It ALL! IL: Brat asking ‘Why? ’ BECAUSE I SAID SO! Only Answ!
PURPOSE 3: 12 -14 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one's lifetime; moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—it is the gift of God. #1 Rejoice=Thankfl Pwr. of WISDM. Beauty Abounds, Gifts Abound Thankflness SHOULD Abound! #2 Do Good BE SIGNIFICANT G=Gives U PEEK 2 b Signif Do GOOD #3 Eat/Drink ENJOY! =G’s WILL! Enjoyment in the context of significance
PURPOSE 3: 14 a I know that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; God has made it so, …in order that men should fear before him God is KING! ~Surrender! ~Added ~Play G. Ourselves Fear AWE / Respect Deserves Place of SIGNIFIC. In Life Prov. 1 ‘Fear. . God Begin WISD’ AP: ~B Fooled. . ~Dominatd By Events ~B Overwhelmed…Tragedy ~B Obsessed…FUN & GAMES
PURPOSE Eccl. 3: 15 That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away “God brings back what has already passed away. ” “? the Use? Already TRIED!” Foolish Statement G. Teaches U Lrn ‘I Forgot’ ‘Be Patient!’ G: ‘OK, Tch AGAIN & AGAIN…’ Secret of Enjoyment: ~Come From Series of Events
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