Sermons on Ecclesiastes 1:2-11:

8th Sunday After Pentecost. August 3rd, 2025. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 25, 2022

Year C, Proper 13.

Hosea 11:1-11, Psalm 107:1-9, Psalm 107:43, Ecclesiastes 1:1-2, Ecclesiastes 1:12-14, Ecclesiastes 2:18-23, Psalm 49:1-12, Colossians 3:1-11, Luke 12:13-21. A). A STIRRING IN THE HEART OF GOD. Hosea 11:1-11. Through His speaking in the first person, and in what He says, this chapter offers ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 11:1-11, Psalm 107:1-9, Psalm 107:43, Ecclesiastes 1:1-2, Ecclesiastes 1:12-14, Ecclesiastes 2:18-23, Psalm 49:1-12, Colossians 3:1-11, Luke 12:13-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

All Those Who Wander Are Not Lost: A Study In Nothingness

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 30, 2021

Much of my early life was lived by such reverberations. I don't want to bash it. It had it's appeals. No burdens, no responsibilities. Just drift about. Ironically enough I live in a similar way today at times. I'm in the arms of God. I have no idea what will happen today.

"When Monday comes I want nothing Come Tuesday morning I want the same The days and nights fly by Looking to embrace the nothing of the everyday...." -Yo La Tengo, "Everyday" from the album: And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out. Much of my early life was lived by such ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:2-9

Denomination: Salvation Army

Prayer For Our Nation Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 23, 2020

The problem is not something solvable by election returns, and we have to stop acting like it is.

Thursday of the 25th Week in Course 2020 National Day of Prayer/Fasting Herod Antipas was the primo politician of Palestine two thousand years ago. As one of the few surviving offspring of Herod the Great, Antipas ruled Galilee and Perea, but he was pretty paranoid. John the Baptist had preached ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:3-6, Luke 9:7-9, Ecclesiastes 1:2-11

Denomination: Catholic

Happiness Through - Satisfaction (Beatitudes) Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Nov 2, 2020

We live in a world that is looking for total and lasting satisfaction in life, yet it seems nowhere to be found. Ever feel that way? Restless, not content, needing a change or wanting to try something different?

Happiness In An Unsettling World Steele Creek Church, Eastfield Campus Dr. Tom Bartlett – October 11, 2020 Matthew 5:6 Satisfaction OUTLINE Satisfaction “When something seems to be missing in life” “. . . No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6, Ecclesiastes 1:8, 1 John 2:15-27, Matthew 6:33

Denomination: Other

Contentment Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 3, 2020

Election results will leave half the voters disappointed. This message instructs Christians on how to deal with the ups and downs of life.

Intro We are in a study of Philippians. The key verse in this epistle is Philippians 2:5, “Let this mind [mindset; way of thinking] be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.”i Throughout this letter Paul is teaching us the way we should think about our lives. It is the pathway to abundant ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28, John 10:10, 2 Corinthians 10:12, Hebrews 13:5, 1 Peter 5:6, Deuteronomy 8:1-17, Ecclesiastes 1:8, 2 Corinthians 8:1-5, Romans 14:17, Proverbs 27:20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

What Matters Most Sermon I: Uppermost In In The Minds Of Most Christians Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Aug 5, 2020

Meaning in life is found by mature Christians not in possessions or pleasure but in obedience to God's Will.

UPPERMOST IN THE MINDS OF MOST MATURE CHRISTIANS IS “WHAT MATTERS MOST” Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in Macedonia. At a young age, she felt called to be a nun and help the poor. At the age of 18, she was trained for missionary service in India. At first she ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-14

Your Are Dust, Including All Our Achievements Series

Contributed by Kamalanathan Francis on Feb 20, 2021

Naked, we came into this earth, naked we shall leave this earth. None of our achievements nor wealth comes along with us.

Every person in this world has been trained to take a great deal of effort to become something in this world. Alexander the great took that very seriously and won many wars from Macedonia to India. He also asserted that the world is not enough for this great king. Unexpectedly, this king has to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:19, Ecclesiastes 1:3-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Restless Hearts Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 24, 2019

The active atheist's life is not only meaningless,. . . but tragic in the worst sense, because, absent a miracle, he turned his back on a free offer of eternal joy.

Seventh Sunday in Course 2019 For the Catholic Students Group Today our Office readings begin a series from the book of Ecclesiastes, or Qoheleth, which means “the Teacher.” It is one of the best-known of the Wisdom books of the OT, purportedly written by King Solomon, who, at least in his youth, ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-18, 1 Corinthians 15:45-49, Psalm 103:1-13

Denomination: Catholic

Chasing The Wind Pt1 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 5, 2017

Catching the wind of the Holy Spirit (The Spirit of God) is crucial to finding purpose and fulfillment in life – you can chase the wind of life all you want but it won’t make you fly .

Series: Chasing the Wind – Ecclesiastes Transition read before song: Solomon states in Ecc. 1:2-4; 8; 14: “Meaningless! MEANINGLESS!” SAYS THE TEACHER. “UTTERLY MEANINGLESS!” Everything Is meaningless.” What does man gain from his labor at which he toils under the sun? Generations come and ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:2-4, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Thinking People Want To Know Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 25, 2017

Sermon examines 3 mysteries in life that are significant for all humans, and are springboards for evangelism. This message came in answer to the question: How do you evangelize someone who does not believe the Bible.

Ecclesiastes 1:1-14 12/18/16 Intro Last week we used a simple, little tool called The 4 Spiritual Laws to talk about evangelism. In that booklet were scriptures that we can share with non-Christians to help them understand the way of salvation. At the end of that message, Diana asked an astute ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-14, Hebrews 2:14-15, Ecclesiastes 2:1-26, 1 Corinthians 15:32, Ecclesiastes 4:1-3, Ecclesiastes 12:1-14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Living According To God’s Purposes

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Aug 28, 2017

This sermon is part of our "Living as a Christian" series as it looks at living life on purpose for God.It deals with how we are to live our lives according to God's purposes, and the tragic consequences when we don't. (This sermon has recently been updated)

Living Purposely (Turn to Ecclesiastes 1:2-15) Last week in our “Living as a Christian” series, we looked at “Living Opportunistically” as we seize the opportunities God places in our lives. To follow up on that teaching, today I’d like to look at “Living Purposely,” or better yet, living our ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:2-15, Acts 13:36

Denomination: Foursquare

Satisfaction

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Oct 1, 2017

The Rolling Stones sang a song titled, “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction.” Mick Jagger’s song perfectly describes the theme of the book of Ecclesiastes. Life without God at its center is vain, meaningless and unfulfilling.

Satisfaction Chuck Sligh October 1, 2017 BIBLE READING: Psalm 63:1-8 TEXT: Please turn in your Bibles to Ecclesiastes 1. INTRODUCTION Illus. – I remember one time as a teenager waiting in the car while my mother was talking with someone. I turned the key and flipped on the radio and heard a ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Vanities, Poverty And Destitution Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 22, 2018

We must find in our heart the vast chasm, the infinite need that only Infinite Goodness and Truth and Beauty can fill.

Thursday of the 24th Week in Course 2018 St. Vincent de Paul The book we call Ecclesiastes is often referred to as Qoheleth, for the Hebrew name of the author, here called “the Preacher.” The first words form one of the major themes of theology, that all things human are perishable, that even what ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11, Psalm 90:3-17, Luke 9:7-9

Denomination: Catholic

Faith's Response To God's Will Series

Contributed by David Welch on Aug 4, 2018

Message 21 in our study of James. This message deals with the need to include a passion for God's will over my own when making plans for the future.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Faith’s Response to God’s Will” The book of James is all about living our life with genuine faith in God. James describes the kind of life the one who claims to live by faith lives. I. Faith’s response to trials 1:2-27 Joyfully endure – continued ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17, Ecclesiastes 1:8-11, Deuteronomy 8:11-19

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Meaning Of Life

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Nov 12, 2018

The meaning of life is not found accumulating things under the sun but in doing the will of God who resides above the sun! Please read this sermon and learn more on what God expects from you!

The Meaning of Life Ecclesiastes 1:1-11, Matthew 21:18-27 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 “Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. Little is known about her early life, but at a young age, she felt a calling to be a ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11, Matthew 21:18-27

Denomination: Baptist