Sermon Notes
Sermon Series: Ecclesiastes - Striving After Wind
Sermon Title: The Hope of Wisdom
Passage: Ecclesiastes 11:1-12:7
Preacher: Robin Philip
In order to think wisely about today, we must learn to think seriously about our final day. Because the end of life puts everything else into perspective. It changes how we view our time, our work, our relationships, our suffering, and even our joy.
1. Live Faithfully in the Face of Uncertainty (11:1–6)
The problem is that he's waiting for certainty in a world where certainty is impossible.
There is a difference between exercising wisdom and demanding control.
Wisdom recognizes uncertainty and acts faithfully. Fear demands certainty and often leaves you paralyzed.
2. Live Joyfully in the Present (11:7–10)
Ecclesiastes is not teaching us to despise life, but receive life with perspective.
2 commands: Rejoice & remember.
Rejoice in the years God gives you. But remember that those years will not last forever.
The certainty of death should not diminish our gratitude for life; it should deepen it.
2 calls: Joy & judgment.
God's commands are not designed to rob us of joy. They teach us where lasting joy is found.
3. Live Wisely by Remembering Your Creator (12:1–7)
Wisdom is living differently because life is short.
Qoheleth brings us to the grave. Jesus brings us beyond it.
