That's Life - Message 3 - It's Not Enough to Know - Eccl. 1:12-18
Outline:
The Search for Meaning and Satisfaction
I. An Exercise in Futility – vs. 12-13 A. Finding Meaning Under Heaven B. The Burdensome Task – Rom. 8:20 – life in a fallen world C. “God has given…” – Prov. 16:33; Psa. 115:3; Lam. 3:38; Job 2:10; Amos 3:6; Micah 2:3; Isa. 45:7
II. Chasing After the Wind – vs. 14 A. The Frustration of the Insoluble B. Wanting but Never Having – Prov. 27:20; 30:15-16
III. Crooked and Missing – vs. 15 A. Twisted (what is) B. Gaps (what is not) – you can’t count what isn’t there C. Why can’t we figure it out? – Isa. 55:8-9; Rom. 9:14-24
IV. Grief and Sorrow – vs. 16-18 A. Success – I have attained greatness B. Education – wisdom and knowledge C. Discernment – wisdom and knowledge vs. madness and folly D. Disappointment
V. It’s not Enough to Know A. The Temptation to Know – Gen. 3:4-5 B. Knowledge Puffs Up – 1 Cor. 8:1 C. Knowledge Requires Love – 1 Cor. 13:1-3 D. Knowledge Requires Obedience – Matt. 7:24-27; James 1:22-25 E. Knowledge Requires Understanding – Prov. 15:14; 19:25; Jer. 3:15; 4:22 F. It’s now what you know, but Who – Hos. 4:6; Matt. 11:27; John 17:3
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Phillip was called to new life in Christ at age 9, called to preach at age 14, and ordained to the gospel ministry at age 20. He graduated from The Criswell College (Dallas, Texas) in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies with a major in Evangelism. He...