Sermons about Ecclesiastes 11:1-12:8

What Not To Do When Low Series

Contributed by John Telgren on May 6, 2003

based on 6 ratings

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If you get into the spiritual lows, among the things you should not do is get angry and play the blaming game. Another thing you should not do is get comfortable with it.

I don’t feel in touch with God anymore. I have to drag myself and my family to worship. We have been coming less and less. I feel apathetic about my Lord. I rarely pray. I hardly ever read my Bible or anything else that might stimulate my spirituality. I always seem to be unhappy with the ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-7, Genesis 16:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Jangler? The Pressure Cooker?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 2, 2003

based on 13 ratings

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Today life is crushing people with pressure and problems, God has a plan to develop us and grow us above the storm.

THE JANGLER? THE PRESSURE COOKER By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I have found out the the Jangler on a presser cooker is called a LUBBER! Ecclesiastes 12 is a beautiful poetic story about life and the aging process. There are several verses that have a hidden story about worry and ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:5-7, Psalm 55:22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Sowing And Reaping

Contributed by Mike Hullah on Oct 17, 2003

based on 89 ratings

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This sermon teaches on principles of the harvest both old and new.

SOWING AND REAPING Psalm 126:5,6 Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. This psalm indicates that sowing can be hard but reaping is a joy. In order to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-38, Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

More Tragic Than Death

Contributed by Leo Launio on Oct 24, 2003

based on 74 ratings

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Life is full of tragedy—sickness, lost of jobs, lost of possessions, lost of health, and death. But the greatest tragedy in life is living a life apart from God.

October 23, 2003 INTRODUCTION: Cemetery Marker Some time ago, a man was trying to trace his family origin. In the process of his research he visited several cemeteries collecting information from the markers. At one place he came across a monument with the following inscription: Pause now ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-7

Denomination: Adventist

Which Highway Are You Traveling?

Contributed by James May on Oct 26, 2003

based on 34 ratings

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The Low Road leads to a lake of fire and brimstone but the High Road leads to Heaven and eternal life. Which road are you on?

WHICH ROAD ARE YOU TRAVELING? How many of you can remember that little song that goes like this: You take the high road and I’ll take the low road, and I’ll get to town before you. For such a little song that has such a simple meaning on the surface, it certainly carries a tremendous weight of ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:9, Psalm 37:23-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Carpe Diem!

Contributed by Wann Fanwar on Oct 20, 2004

based on 26 ratings

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This sermon is a reflection on the enjoyment of life as depicted by Solomon in Ecclesiastes. It tells us that we should learn to recognise the things that inhibit life and to live above life’s inhibitions.

CARPE DIEM Eccl 11 Qoheleth, the Preacher, had made a thorough investigation of life. He had looked at life as seen by those who live without hope in God. He had confronted the pessimism and futility of life. He had experienced the emptiness and meaninglessness of life. Ultimately, questions that ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-10

Denomination: Adventist

The Uncertainty Principle Series

Contributed by Mark Batterson on Oct 18, 2005

based on 18 ratings

| 16,919 views

Faith is expecting the unexpected.

The Physics of Faith: The Uncertainty Principle 03.11.05 Pastor Mark Batterson This evotional begins a new series titled The Physics of Faith. Over the next four weeks we’re going to explore four dimensions of faith: expecting the unexpected, seeing the invisible, believing the impossible, and ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Casting Seed

Contributed by James May on Oct 23, 2005

based on 26 ratings

| 11,761 views

The more seed that is cast in the park, the greater the number of pigeons that will come. The same holds true if we want to see a harvest in the souls of men. There has to be a lot of bread cast upon the waters.

Casting Seed By Pastor Jim May Some time ago I walking in one of the parks around town and I saw an old man sitting on a bench feeding the pigeons. It seemed that the more seed he cast out, the more pigeons would appear. There were only a few to begin with but it wasn’t long until the sky will ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Best If Used By

Contributed by Scott Pyle on Mar 31, 2005

based on 18 ratings

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Be used of God before it is too late.

Best If Used By Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. Two many people are like ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:9

Denomination: Holiness

Growing Old Gracefully

Contributed by Gene Haraldsen on Jul 15, 2004

based on 159 ratings

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Like it or not, all of us grow older...all of us age. Some enjoy joking about aging....but deep down inside growing old is something many dread....and fear.....and are willing to do anything to avoid.

Growing Older Gracefully Ecclesiastics 12:1-7 It seems to me that one of the things that some people joke about most in life is aging...One way we do this is by comparing our lives to our children’s lives. All of us have had our parents say things like: • In my day I walked to school up ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Priorities: Turning Around When We Miss Our Exit Series

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Dec 27, 2004

based on 54 ratings

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What to do when we realize we aren’t fulfilling God’s purpose for our lives.

Life in the Fast Lane Priorities: Turning Around When We Miss Our Exit Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 Woodlawn Baptist Church December 26, 2004 Introduction “Are you a hedgehog or a fox? “In his famous essay “The Hedgehog and the Fox,” Isaiah Berlin divided the world into hedgehogs and foxes, ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Major Mistakes We Make With Our Money - Part 3 Series

Contributed by Ted Mulder on Dec 30, 2004

based on 24 ratings

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12 Dumb things we do with our money. Here’s the problem - Here’s the answer!

Major Mistakes We Make With Our MONEY As I was studying at my desk, I looked out my window and I saw bodies flying everywhere. My son Jonathan and his friends had a bunch of toys laying on the trampoline and when they started bouncing they flew everywhere. Our financial life sometimes seems that ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

La Edad De Oro

Contributed by Felix Ramirez on Nov 29, 2005

based on 14 ratings

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Principios bíblicos para entender y enfrentar con gozo esta etapa final de la vida

LA EDAD DE ORO Eclesiastés 12 INTRODUCCIÓN · 28 de agosto, día de los abuelos. Tenemos ahora una nueva fecha para celebrar; (ha sido en los últimos años cuando hemos visto que aumente la popularidad de esta nueva fecha; nueva fecha de la que se aprovecha mucha gente para hacer ganancias. · Según ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

"Planting Is Wise" Ecc Pt 12 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 6, 2008

based on 4 ratings

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Solomon tells us to plant seeds of wisdom even when we are young because then we will reap a great eternal harvest with our life. Invest now with your life and reap eternal dividends – squander your life now reap anxiety and physical trouble later.

“Planting seeds of wisdom is wise.” Ecclesiastes pt. 12 Opening Illustration: Clip from Blue Fish TV “Super Bowl Sunday” Thesis: Solomon tells us to plant seeds of wisdom even when we are young because then we will reap a great eternal harvest with our life. Invest now with your life and reap ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Death: The End And The Beginning

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 7, 2008

based on 24 ratings

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For both the sinner saved by grace and the lost sinner, death is both the end of one journey and the beginning of a new one.

DEATH: THE END AND THE BEGINNING “…For man goes to his eternal home, And the mourners go about the streets. Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed, Or the golden bowl is broken, Or the pitcher shattered at the fountain, Or the wheel broken at the well. Then the dust ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:5-7

Denomination: Baptist

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