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  • A Season Of Mourning Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 30, 2001
    based on 86 ratings
     | 14,785 views

    The hope of the Christian is not that we will never experience grief or sorrow. Our hope and confidence is that when we do, Christ will strengthen and comfort us.

    This is week two of a series of messages on the topic of “seasons” in the Christian life. What’s a season? A season is a period of time, long or short, when our lives tend to be dominated by one particular issue. For instance, last week, we looked at “waiting” as one of these seasons. The purpose ...read more

  • Funerals Better Than Parties Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 19, 2006
    based on 50 ratings
     | 18,443 views

    If we’re open, we can discover a lot from times of sorrow and loss.

    Overcoming Futility—a sermon series on Ecclesiastes “Funerals Better Than Parties”, 7:1-12 -Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts These may sound like dark words, but they contain profound wisdom. People often refuse to face death, and are reluctant to ...read more

  • "The Heart Of The Wise Is In The House Of Mourning”

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 27, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,459 views

    The CERTAINTY of The CONSEQUENCES of The CONQUEROR Of

    Ecclesiastes 7:2-4 “The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning” Our nation has experienced great tragedy this week. September 9, 2001....who can or will forget it. More lives were lost on this one day than any other day in American history. In our text this morning Solomon advises ...read more

  • House Of Mourning Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 7,943 views

    One of God’s purposes for our lives is that we enjoy them., but it is not the ONLY purpose. He wants to deepen us, and that comes not so much from joy as it does facing the sober realities of life. Facing life’s realities opens us up to receive wisdom,

    Sober Thoughts and Balanced Living OR What Does A Mature Person Look Like? (Ecclesiastes 7:1-22) 1. The gift of enjoyment is a wonderful gift. 2. But remember that from chapter 3, “a time to weep and a time to laugh.” 3. We have to take the good with the bad; like Job, we have to say, “The Lord ...read more

  • Enthusiastic Living Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 29, 2003
    based on 96 ratings
     | 23,237 views

    The difference between living and existing can often be traced to one’s philosophy of life. The God-given philosophy of life involves many aspects, but today I’d like to summarize part of that philosphy through three "Remember" statements.

    Enthusiastic Living (Ecclesiastes 9:7-18) Intro 1. Kids pretend things to take away boredom….. (1) We’d walk to the store pretending we are trying to lose Martians who were following us (2) Kids who need medical treatments often try to make games of things… 2. As we age, we tend to lose ...read more

  • Funerals And Parties Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Feb 16, 2004
    based on 266 ratings
     | 34,578 views

    We learn much from times of sorrow and loss, times when we are confronted with the reality of death, opportunities when we can learn from God

    “A good reputation is more valuable than the most expensive perfume. In the same way, the day you die is better than the day you are born. It is better to spend your time at funerals than at festivals. For you are going to die, and you should think about it while there is still time. Sorrow is ...read more

  • Wisdom In Adversity Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Sep 27, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,952 views

    A wise person is able to turn a bad day into a good day.

    [To receive a free sermon each week by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com.] THE CROOKEDNESS OF LIFE Consider the work of God: who can make straight what he has made crooked? In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the ...read more

  • Nothing Better Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,713 views

    Solomon compares wordly wisdom with heavenly wisdom.

    SERIES: BE SATISFIED “NOTHING BETTER” ECCLESIASTES 7:1-9 OPEN We’re a people who like to compare one thing to another. We like to compare our favorite sports teams to other people’s favorite sports teams. We enjoy comparison shopping. We like to compare ourselves to other people. We ...read more

  • Wisdom: Don't Leave Home Without It Series

    Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Dec 5, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,308 views

    Wisdom: don't leave home without it!

    WISDOM: DON’T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT ECCLESIASTES 7:1-14 Introduction: Chapter seven marks a turning point in the book of Ecclesiastes. All of a sudden the student begins to encounter the one word that has been absent. That one word is “wisdom.” It appears seven times in verses 1-4 (NIV). ...read more

  • Not Duh But Aha Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 25, 2011
     | 9,450 views

    A study of chapter 7 verses 1 through 29

    Ecclesiastes 7: 1 – 29 Not ‘Duh!’ But ‘Aha!’ 1 A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one’s birth; 2 Better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for that is the end of all men; And the ...read more

  • Life In The Real World Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 20, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,165 views

    13th in a series from Ecclesiastes. Life in the real world requires us to choose things which are better, even though they may not be perfect.

    Although it has been around in some form for quite some time, it is only in this century that so called “reality TV” has become a staple of television programming both here in the United States and around the world. Because of the popularity of shows like “Survivor” and “American Idol” as well as ...read more

  • Mensaje Para Funeral De Un No Creyente

    Contributed by Joel Bethancourt on Mar 29, 2009
    based on 55 ratings
     | 233,172 views

    Este es un breve mensaje para el funeral de una persona no creyente o que no sabemos si aceptó a Jesucristo como su Salvador. Tiene un giro evangelístico, pero pretende motivar a un público mayormente no cristiano a acercarse a Dios y a la iglesia.

    En este momento de dolor y tristeza para las familias ___(nombre de las dos familias principales del fallecido)_______, saquemos un momento para reflexionar sobre lo que nos dice la palabra de Dios en el libro de Eclesiastés 7: Vs. 1 Vale más el buen nombre que el buen ...read more

  • "The Balance Of Wisdom" Ecc. Pt 8 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 4, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,354 views

    We all need the balance of wisdom in our life because it will helps us balance the daily issues in life on this earth but it will also help us to balance the reality of eternity.

    “The Balance of Wisdom” Ecc. Pt. 8 Opening Illustration: Story from Bluefish Tv “Vikiel’s Story” Thesis: We all need the balance of wisdom in our life because it will helps us balance the daily issues in life on this earth but it will also help us to balance the reality of eternity. Scripture ...read more

  • The Critic

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 4, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,231 views

    If you’re an effective leader at work or school. If you’re effective in what you do at church. If you’re effective in making something better - whenever you become you rise above the normal - you become at target criticism. And if you do not learn to sha

    How do we handle critical people? How many of you know someone who is very critical? All of us will deal with people who are critical. (Give Life example) Repeat after me, “I will be criticized” Moses was criticized for marrying a Midianite Criticized for leading out of slavery Paul was said ...read more

  • Ecclesiastes: Wisdom For Postmoderns 3 - Is Wisdom Enough? Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,853 views

    HOw do gain wisdom? Sometimes we find that what works in one situation backfires in another. But ecclesisastes helps us to see that the only source for wisdom is God himself.

    Wisdom is one of those things we all aim for as we go through life. We try to teach it to our children from an early age. We want them to avoid the mistakes that we or others have made. So what do we do? We teach them the same way people have done it for millennia: through the use of proverbs. You ...read more