Ecclesiastes

The Three Pillars of Meaning are:

1. Coherence:
   
   
   
2. Purpose:
   
   
   
3. Significance:
   
   

The Teacher of Ecclesiastes deconstructs two common ways people look for meaning in life:

What does Ecclesiastes positively affirm?

1. Though the retribution principle doesn’t work 100% of the time, the world is not completely random and chaotic. There are _________ for everything.

2. Don’t miss the gift of existence right in front of you. There’s a whole lot of God’s ________ all around you.

RESPONSE: At the end of today’s sermon, we’re going to take some time for both lament and thanksgiving.

• God, these things don’t seem right in the world and I’m frustrated:
  
   
• God, thank you for these little gifts of life that I easily overlook: