Sermon in Ecclesiastes series. Quest for significance. Eccl 1:12-2:26

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CHASING THE WIND
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I. The quest for significance.
A. What have you sought after for happiness?
B. Solomon did it all. 1:12

II. Wisdom is chasing after the wind.
A. Solomon’s quest for significance.
B. Existentialism.

III. Frustration of Pleasure. 2:1
A. Pleasures most people consider worthwhile.
B. Grandiose projects. 2:4
C. Pleasure in and of itself is a dead end.

IV. The ultimate frustrations – work and death.
A. Wisdom is better than insanity, but both die in the end. 2:14
B. Who gets our stuff? 2:17
C. What we get for our sweat.

V. Normal life has meaning – with God.
A. We can experience fulfillment despite life’s difficulties. 2:26
B. God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness.