Sermons About Vanity
If the Lord Builds it
People don't like to admit it, but much of what we do is driven by a need to feel secure. In Psalm 127, Solomon speaks to the vanity of such pursuits. How can we find real security in a frightful and insecure world?
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Ecclesiastes 1
Solomon, the wisest, richest, and most influential man to ever live, spent years pursuing the meaning of life. He looked into everything done under the sun, and he has this to report: life under the sun is meaningless toil. His frank look at life under the sun sobers us up, removing our vain illusions about life, and prepares us to hope in what will not disappoint.
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Chasing Wind
What is important in life? Solomon, one of the wisest men who ever lived had a lot to say about this. Even this great man blew it big time and after reflecting on his life in his old age, he tells us that what we need to do is focus on God's mercy and grace and not on the stuff of this life. The fleeting pleasures of this life will rob us of the things that are of the most importance, eternal things.
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Vanity of Vanities!
In the book of Ecclesiastes, the Preacher, declares "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity." But he doesn't leave us hopeless and meaningless. Solomon, directs our attention to the fact that even after living a life of wealth, power, position, and pleasures, God is in control. And what he concludes, when all has been heard, is: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.
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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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Vocation or Vanity
If we are not living out our priorities as a response to God's calling on our lives, our actions may be in vain. Listen to hear how our lives can count for God's glory and not our own!
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