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  • Robert Leroe avatar

    Boxing With God Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 14, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,837 views

    Solomon confronts the popular view of prosperity in chapter 6. People equate wealth with happiness. Solomon warns that people who live apart from God are “never satisfied”.

    Overcoming Futility, a Sermon Series on Ecclesiastes “Your Arms are Too Short to Box With God -chapter 6 >Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts As actor Tommy Lee Jones prepared for his latest movie, “The Three Burials”, he studied the book of Ecclesiastes. ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    The Gift Of Enjoyment Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 24, 2003
    based on 50 ratings
     | 9,860 views

    The gift of enjoyment is a gift that comes from our happy God; without it, life will not satisfy; with it, we can find enjoyment in the simplest of pleasures.

    The Gift of Enjoyment Ecclesiastes 6 1. There’s a story about a child psychologist who wanted to observe how different children respond to negative circumstances. They got a room and filled it with horse manure. Putting the pessimistic child in there, they observed how he responded. Predictably, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Mick Jagger Syndrome Series

    Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Dec 5, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,591 views

    Life "under the sun" has no satisfaction!

    THE MICK JAGGER SYNDROME ECCLESIATES 6:1-12 Introduction: The title was borrowed from a line in Ed Young’s book Been There, Done That and Now What? Mick Jagger is a rock star. He’s the lead man for the group called “The Rolling Stones.” In the 60’s one song shot ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Really Makes You Happy? Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Feb 26, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,764 views

    What drives us in life? Solomon ponders the source of our pleasure.

    Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 What Really Makes You Happy? 1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: 2 A man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor, so that he lacks nothing for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Damiani avatar

    How To Satisfy Our Souls Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 2, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 16,051 views

    12th in a series from Ecclesiastes. Our souls can only be satisfied when we live life in community with God and others.

    At age 45, Howard Hughes was one of the most glamorous men in America. He dated actresses, piloted exotic test aircraft, and worked on top-secret CIA contracts. He owned a string of hotels around the world, and even an airline—TWA—to carry him on global jaunts. Twenty years later, at age 65, Howard ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Does God Want Us Miserable?" Ecc Pt 7 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 27, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,615 views

    Does God make us miserable so that we cannot enjoy life’s pleasures. Solomon contemplates this question as he looks at his own life. The question could be phrased this way too, “Is there no such thing as happy ever after without God?” Many say that happil

    “Does God want us miserable?” or “Is there a happily ever after without God?” Ecc. Pt. 7 Opening Illustration: How valuable is our time” from Blue Fish TV Hands on illustration - Do the timer – set it for 30 minutes! Thesis: Does God make us miserable so that we cannot enjoy life’s pleasures. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    No Satisfaction Series

    Contributed by Jeff Kautz on Jan 5, 2019
     | 5,657 views

    How Solomon can't get no satisfaction

    No Satisfaction-6 1-12.docx Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 God has given Solomon riches, wealth, honor, and influence along with anything else his soul desires Yet, in spite of these enviable delights the man is blocked from enjoying the benefits There is an obvious contrast between the wording of 5:19 and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Victor Yap avatar

    Enjoy Good, Extend Goods

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Feb 5, 2017
     | 3,775 views

    Ecclesiastes 5

    ENJOY GOOD, EXTEND GOOD (ECCLESIASTES 6) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_en Grammar Bible (English) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Bah Tatabahasa Alkitab (Indonesian) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Esp Biblia de Gramática (Spanish) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Tag Gramatika Bibliya (Filipino) https://bible.ryl.hk ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    The Gift Of Enjoying Life

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 24, 2014
     | 7,197 views

    The ability to enjoy life’s blessings with intensity is a gift from God, yet, like eternal life, many will not receive that gift.

    The Gift of Enjoying Life Ecclesiastes 6:1-6 1. The Wildcat Creek here in Kokomo, IN begins building momentum on the east near the town of Phlox. According to Neil Laymon of the Wildcat Guardians, The Mud Creek, Turkey Creek and a third Creek (Grass Creek) are separate ground-fed streams that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Hunger Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 3, 2022
     | 2,615 views

    May we commit ourselves to our relationship with God in Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit because anything we do for God lasts and satisfies all hunger.

    WISE LIVING: HUNGER Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 #wiseliving2022 READ ECCLESIASTES CHAPTER 6:1-12 [person in the congregation] INTRODUCTION… My Week (p) I am not going to lie. This sermon was extremely difficult. I only began to write my sermon on Wednesday morning which is two full days after I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Embracing Uncertainty Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 7, 2023
     | 2,961 views

    To embrace the uncertainties of life, enjoy the good days, grow in the bad days, but trust God every day.

    In his book In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Mark Batterson writes about a vacation he took with his family to Orlando, Florida: One morning they were sitting at a stoplight in their rental van. The light turned green, and the car in front of us didn't go, so Mark decided to give them a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Uncontrolled Appetites Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Sep 17, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,285 views

    Your soul will only be satisfied when you surrender to the Savior.

    Uncontrolled Appetites Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 Rev. Brian Bill September 14-15, 2024 Several years ago, Beth and I watched a season of “Alone,” which took place in the Arctic. The show tests the survival instincts of humans by pushing them to their limits in extreme conditions while isolating them ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist