A God-Centered Life in a Material World
Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:12
I. The Problems of a Material Focus, 5:8-17
A. Oppression, 8-9
B. No Lasting Satisfaction, 10
C. Increased Maintenance, 11
D. Anxiety, 12
E. False Security, 13
1. In Life, 14
2. In Death, 15-16
Ecclesiastes 12:7
F. Torment, 17
1 Timothy 6:10
II. The Blessings of a God-Centered Focus,
5:18-20
A. Enjoyment, 18
Ecclesiastes 2:24
B. Thankfulness, 19
C. Peace, 20
III. The Need for Faith, 6:1-12
A. Enjoyment, 1-6
Job 1:20-21
B. Satisfaction, 7-9
C. Security, 10-12
Implications
1. A God-centered focus is the only way to avoid
the avoidable problems of materialism and
maintain hope while enduring the unavoidable
problems of living in a fallen material world.
2. A God-centered focus leads to spiritual
blessings.
John 15:10-11
John 14:27
Luke 23:46
3. A God-centered focus calls us to live by faith
and not by sight.
Matthew 6:33
Mark 10:21-22 |
