Sermons on Eclesiastes 1:2:

The Well Is Dry? Empty?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 12, 2023

We must consider what happens when the well goes dry? Broken cisterns? Empty can be spiritually dangerous.

THE WELL IS DRY: EMPTY… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) COMPASSION FATIGUE! There is a pastor so poured out: HE IS NOT BURNED OUT! HE IS BURNED UP… DO WE EVER GET TIRED? DO WE EVER GET SO TIRED THAT WE FEEL EMPTY? HOW ABOUT GETTING TIRED OF CRYING? ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-3, Jeremiah 2:13, Isaiah 40:29-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

When Everything Feels Empty Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jun 25, 2024

Because life is fleeting, base your life on what will last forever.

When Everything Feels Empty Ecclesiastes 1:1-2 Rev. Brian Bill June 22-23, 2024 A Peanuts comic shows Linus working diligently on the beach, constructing a large and elaborate sandcastle. A few frames later, it begins to rain, eventually pouring down so heavily that his castle is completely ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

No Real Progress Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 29, 2021

Much of life is temporary, perishable, unsatisfying, and mundane. What we will dig into in these weeks as we focus on the Book of Ecclesiastes is how to live wisely when life is pretty much unsatisfying.

WISE LIVING: NO REAL PROGRESS Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 #wiseliving2022 READ ECCLESIASTES CHAPTER 1 [person from congregation] INTRODUCTION… Hollywood remakes (insider.com/most-remade-movies-of-all-time) If you watch movies, you will notice that most stories or movies are remakes of previous stories ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Emptiness Without God

Contributed by Rev Silvester David on Jul 15, 2025

A life lived without God is empty and void....eventually becomes meaningless

INTRO: Concerning the ways of man, Solomon spoke with authority 1 Ki 10:23-24 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. 1. Solomon had the power and position to try every thing his heart desired. 2. Satan’s lie is that if you could only have this one more ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:2-4

Sorrow And Vanity Versus Life In Christ

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 30, 2025

We know what brings happiness, and it's not more and more "stuff."

Eighteenth Sunday in Course 2025 It’s always a challenge to interpret a public proclamation that begins with the word “If,” as today’s reading from St. Paul does. He tells the church at Colossae (and us) “If you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-5, Colossians 3:9-11, Psalm 90:3-6, Psalm 90:12-17, Ecclesiastes 1:2, Ecclesiastes 2:21-23, Luke 12:13-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Serious About Knowing God? Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Mar 9, 2024

A look at what it means to be serious about knowing God.

Seriously Knowing God Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2 Galatians 4:9 March 10, 2024 A couple of years ago I received a message on our answering machine which stated I needed to respond immediately to this message because there was a warrant for my arrest. And I needed to resolve it right then or by the end ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:2, Ecclesiastes 2:1-11, Galatians 4:9, 1 John 4:1

Denomination: Baptist

Abc's Of Faith - Awareness #1 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Mar 11, 2024

Awareness of Christianity begins when we realize worldly pursuits can never satisfy

Today we begin a new 12 week series entitled, The ABC’s of faith. The larger idea is based on the idea that we learn over time through an exploration process of success and failure. Everything we come to know and understand is built over time on the foundation of trial and error. So it’s not a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12, Ecclesiastes 1:1-11, Ecclesiastes 12:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Finding Meaning In The Pursuit Of Wisdom: Lessons From Ecclesiastes Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 10, 2023

A journey through the Book of Ecclesiastes, a profound exploration of life's meaning and purpose.

"Finding Meaning in the Pursuit of Wisdom: Lessons from Ecclesiastes" Today, we embark on a journey through the Book of Ecclesiastes, a profound exploration of life's meaning and purpose. As always, we turn to the New Living Translation of the Bible to guide us. 1. The Vanity of ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:2, Ecclesiastes 1:16-17, Ecclesiastes 12:13

Denomination: Pentecostal

¿tendrÁ PropÓsito La Vida?

Contributed by John Dario Sanchez on Aug 26, 2025

Este sermón trata el tema: propósito de la vida, o es la sabiduría y el placer, el propósito de la vida es temer a Jehová y guardar sus mandamientos

¿TENDRÁ PROPÓSITO LA VIDA? TEXTO: Eclesiastés 1:1-11 Palabras del Predicador, hijo de David, rey en Jerusalén. 2 Vanidad de vanidades, dijo el Predicador; vanidad de vanidades, todo es vanidad. 3 ¿Qué provecho tiene el hombre de todo su trabajo con que se afana ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11

Denomination: Other

Drifting Or Driven Series

Contributed by Steve Pearman on Sep 11, 2025

Ever feel like you're just going through the motions—wake, work, repeat? You're not alone. In this message, we explore what the Bible says about the search for meaning and how Jesus offers a life of real purpose.

Let me start with a question: Have you ever felt like life is just drifting by? You get up, get jobs done, come home, eat dinner, watch a bit of TV, go to bed… and then do it all again the next day. Week after week, month after month. And sometimes we stop and wonder: “Is ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11, John 10:10

Every Moment Matters Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 2, 2025

We need to come alive in 2025 from receiving the breath of Life from Heaven and then we need to make every moment count this year! We need be in sync with God and His timetable! We need to learn to tell time by God’s clock and not our clock.

Video Transition: Blue fish Tv - A time Series: Come Alive in 2025 Thesis: We need to come alive in 2025 and we do this by prophesying life into that which is dead and then asking the breath of Life from Heaven to enter that which is dead. We do this so people know the resurrection power of ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-4, Ecclesiastes 3:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Journey Back To Faith.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 16, 2022

The futility of contemplating a life without God.

A JOURNEY BACK TO FAITH. Ecclesiastes 1:2, Ecclesiastes 1:12-14, Ecclesiastes 2:18-23. The harder we try to understand the book of Ecclesiastes, the greater the temptation to chime in with the author’s refrain: “all is vanity!” Yet, somewhere along the way, we might realise that it is going ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:2, Ecclesiastes 1:12-14, Ecclesiastes 2:18-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Under The Sun Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jul 1, 2022

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

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-3

Denomination: Christian Church

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

Made For So Much More

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Aug 28, 2024

The first several verses of Ecclesiastes capture this reality well and sum it up in one word: Futility.

Have you ever been disappointed with your life? Has there ever been a time in your life where you found yourself saying, “What’s the use?” Life can do that to us. We work hard—at our job, at our ministry, at school, on our relationships. And then comes that time when you stop, and look it all ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist