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  • Scott Pyle avatar

    Best If Used By

    Contributed by Scott Pyle on Mar 31, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,621 views

    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

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    "Planting Is Wise" Ecc Pt 12 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,991 views

    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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    Death: The End And The Beginning

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 7, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,728 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    "Learn The Lesson – Be Wise!” Ecc. Pt 13 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,815 views

    Solomon tells us to remember God now, understand that study can weary the body and then comprehend that it is the duty of everyone to fear God, keep His Commandments and live our life knowing that every deed we do in life will be evaluated at the Judgment

    “Learn the lesson – be wise!” Ecc. Part 13 Opening Illustration: From Blue fish TV “Wake” The lesson from the timer: What happens in 30 minutes? Have a timer with on the pulpit – set it for 30 minutes in front of everyone. The lesson from the timer is what motivated Solomon to write the book of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Out Of Body Experience

    Contributed by Brian Buriff on Jul 10, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,203 views

    Medical-death related "out of body" experiences, heaven/hell glimpses, and a look at remembering "your Creator before the silver cord is loosed...". A practical life-application message.

    Eccl 12:6 "Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed…" I. OTHER VERSIONS "before the silver cord is severed" (NIV) "before the silver cord is snapped" (RSV) "before the silver cord is broken" (NASB) II. WHAT IS THIS SILVER CORD? A. “Cord” = chebel (kheh’-bel); a rope (as ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Wann Fanwar avatar

    Carpe Diem!

    Contributed by Wann Fanwar on Oct 20, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 7,506 views

    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

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • John Telgren avatar

    What Not To Do When Low Series

    Contributed by John Telgren on May 6, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,074 views

    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

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    The Jangler? The Pressure Cooker?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 2, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 6,174 views

    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

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Gene Haraldsen avatar

    Growing Old Gracefully

    Contributed by Gene Haraldsen on Jul 15, 2004
    based on 159 ratings
     | 54,714 views

    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

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Gary Huckaby avatar

    Duty

    Contributed by Gary Huckaby on Mar 30, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,817 views

    Every one has a duty to do after salvation. Do you know what your duties are? This message will give you the scriptural details of some of those duties.

    A Sermon For You A Ministry of Huckaby’s Evangelism Today’s Sermon Title Duty By-Evangelist Gary Huckaby "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man." Ecclesiastes 11:13. The words of our text, were written by one ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Leo Launio avatar

    More Tragic Than Death

    Contributed by Leo Launio on Oct 24, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 17,749 views

    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

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • James May avatar

    Which Highway Are You Traveling?

    Contributed by James May on Oct 26, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 14,737 views

    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

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    "The Days Of Thy Youth"

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Jul 27, 2003
    based on 201 ratings
     | 63,702 views

    The challenge given by the writer of Ecclesiates to the youth of his generation is a challenge that needs to be sounded to every generation.

    THE DAYS OF THY YOUTH "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you say: ’I have no pleasure in them." Ecclesiates 12:1 The challenge given by the writer of Ecclesiates to the youth of his generation is a challenge that needs ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Adrián Olivas avatar

    Consejos Para Una Quinceañera

    Contributed by Adrián Olivas on Oct 17, 2002
    based on 475 ratings
     | 86,890 views

    Esta ceremonia la escribí para una quinceañera no convertida. Casi toda la audiencia era inconversa y es un mensaje de salvación. Tuve mucho éxito.

    Consejos para una quinceañera Eclesiastés 12:1 Como salidas de los cuentos de hadas, las adolescentes hispanas protagonizan por doquier uno de los rituales sociales más elaborados que se celebran para que las señoritas sean presentadas formalmente ante su comunidad. Pero en la actualidad las ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    A Look Back At Life

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Sep 28, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,241 views

    What a privelege, to take a look back at life through the eyes of the world’s wisest man, who knew now what really mattered.

    Passage: Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 Intro: There is a museum in Deadwood, SD, to the American West. 1. Inscription left by one prospector: 2. “I lost my gun. I lost my horse. I am out of food. The Indians are after me. But I’ve got all the gold I can carry.” 3. King Solomon had a lot, too. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free