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  • Dan Neary avatar

    The Fleeting Nature Of Life Series

    Contributed by Dan Neary on May 21, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,102 views

    Second in an eight part series in the Book of Ecclesiastes... this sermon tackles the claim that everything is meaningless.

    You have to be glad that you came to church this morning. If you’ve ever wondered what makes different versions of the Bible different, you can turn to Ecclesiastes 1. • NIV: Meaningless • KJV: Vanity • Holman: Futility • Contemporary: Nonsense • Message: Smoke 1These are the words of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    First And Last Things Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008
     | 4,274 views

    We live in a world that is often difficult to understand, where sometimes we just have to trust that God is in control, even if it seems that things are upside down, even if we find we can’t straighten out the things that are crooked in this world. But we

    How did a book like Ecclesiastes get in the Bible? Did someone make a mistake, do you think? I don’t know about you but I find the beginning of the book a bit depressing. Some people find it quite disturbing as it reinforces the doubts that they may have already about God’s place in the scheme of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Richard L. Brown avatar

    Peace At Christmas

    Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Dec 10, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,996 views

    This sermon is about putting Christ first in our Christmas and offers the wisdom of Solomon that puts us in the proper place. Advent and Christmas are not about us, they are about receiving the greatest gift ever given, Jesus Christ.

    “Peace at Christmas: Sermon Advent 3 2022 Ecclesiastes 1: 1-11, John 14: 12-14, 27-29 It feels good to be back in this holy place again. I truly have missed each and every one of you. I have longed to be here and feel the magic of our worship together. So, let me say alleluia! Now we can ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Chuck Gohn avatar

    Under The Sun Series

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jul 1, 2022
     | 2,825 views

    The focus of this sermon is to introduce the series on the book of Ecclesiastes and the idea that life lived in the hear and now (i.e., under the sun) cannot compare to a life lived under the Son (Jesus Christ)

    Good morning. It is great to be back in the ‘burgh rain and all. For some of you who don’t know, I was away for a few weeks for a sabbatical. It was a study time, and I was able to feel somewhat productive. I also had a time of rest. The better news is Debbie and I got to see our lovely ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

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

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 25, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,120 views

    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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Under The Sun Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 19, 2023
     | 2,924 views

    If you want to find any significance in an otherwise insignificant life, look above the sun.

    The movie Antz begins with an ant named Z talking to his therapist. Take a look. (Show Antz (1998)—You Are Insignificant scene). All my life I've lived and worked in the big city…. I always tell myself there has got to be something better out there. Maybe I, maybe I think too much. I think ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    I Just Want To Be Happy! Vanity?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 28, 2015
     | 3,727 views

    I hear many say their goal in life is to be happy? Oz is only Oz to those that do not live in Oz.

    I JUST WANT TO BE HAPPY... VANITY The elusiveness of the butterfly... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com 37 TIMES SOLOMON STATES VANITY OF VANITIES Ecclesiastes 1:2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. Ecclesiastes 1:2 (NLT) “Everything ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • John McCormack avatar

    Ecclesiastes

    Contributed by John Mccormack on Dec 3, 2015
     | 4,749 views

    BELIEVERS ARE HEAVEN BOUND!

    ECCLESIASTES OBSERVATION: THE “PREACHER” RELATES TO THE HEBREW WORD ASSEMBLY OR CONGREGATION. NO DATES OR WRITER’S NAME IS MENTIONED. KING SOLOMON MAY HAVE AUTHORED THE BOOK. INTERPRETATION: READ ECCLESIASTES 1: 1-4. FOCUS ON VERSE 4 (NASB) A GENERATION GOES AND A ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

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

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 30, 2021
     | 1,943 views

    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

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Prayer For Our Nation Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 23, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,667 views

    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

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    Living According To God’s Purposes

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Aug 28, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,962 views

    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

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Chuck Sligh avatar

    Satisfaction

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Oct 1, 2017
     | 14,529 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Tekel: You Have Been Weighed

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 27, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,860 views

    There is a hole in your heart? Have you ever dreaded facing the scales? how shall we fill this loneliness and emptiness?

    TEKEL? CAN WE READ THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL? WHEN I AM IN THE HOLE OF DARKNESS? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I take a scale and lay it before the altar? THE WEIGH IN ALWAYS OCCURS BEFORE THE FIGHT. WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THIS HOLE IN MY HEART? Matthew 12:44 Then he saith, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Disappointed With Life Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 6, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,985 views

    The let down of life will get to us sometime, somewhere.

    Disappointed With Life (Ecclesiastes 1:1-18) Note: This is a revision of my 2003 sermon on the same text. Quite a few secondary changes and refinements. 1. A 5-year-old boy who came to his mother & asked, "Where did I come from?" The mother took a deep breath because she had dreaded the moment ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Thinking People Want To Know Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 25, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 15,087 views

    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

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    Denomination: Charismatic