Sermons About Teacher
Enjoy Your Life
The Teacher in Ecclesiastes calls his readers to enjoy life and God' s blessings in the face of suffering and the inevitability of death.
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The Wounded Healer And The Would-Be Disciples
Jesus teaches that to be His follower, one had to put following Him above all other pursuits, and that suffering will be part of following Him.
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The Reason Behind Our Right
As the Teacher of Ecclesiastes talks about reasons for obedience to civil authorities and God, the disciple of Jesus Christ should be reminded that love for Jesus Christ is the greatest motivation we can know in doing the right thing.
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Extreme Righteousness
In instructing his readers not to be "overly righteous", the Teacher is calling all of us to steer clear of "extreme righteousness", that attitude in which we ultimately trust that our own goodness will make us worthy before God.
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Sober Up!
When the Teacher tells his listeners that a funeral is better than a party, he is calling them to be 'sobered up' by the reality of death and suffering, from a drunkeness fueled by distraction and diversion.
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Prayers And Our Narcissism
Jesus teaches that our prayers are too often about our vanity or self-absorption.
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What is Good for Man
The closing verses of Ecclesiastes 6 provide the reader with a great opportunity to consider not only what is to come in the book, but also what the first half of the book have taught about our search for meaning and God's answers.
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The Greed Factor
In observing the disastrous effects of greed, the Teacer in Ecclesiastes warns his listeners about the pointless of greed, and in connection with greed, the pointless of wealth.
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A Healthy Fear
Far from being an Old Testament relic, the fear of God is an essential part of a disciple's life, since it helps us guard our steps as we come to God in worship.
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Stories
We can only trust Jesus to be our Messiah and teacher, to the proportion that we believe, despite our wounds, that we are deeply loved.
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