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Greater than: “The End of the Matter”
Ecclesiastes 12:9-14
June 26, 2022
I.
The truth of the matter (vs 9-10)
1. Life is a school of lessons.
Proverbs 8:6-9
John 1:17
2. Life is about applying those lessons.
II.
The words that matter (vs 11-12
1. Pay attention to what’s being taught.
John 14:26
John 15:26
2. Pay attention to the sources of what’s being taught.
Video - “If I were the devil”
John 16:12-15
Psalm 119:97-104
2 Peter 3:18
III.
The ending of life is what matters.
(vs 13-14)
1. Fear God.
(vs 13)
Ecclesiastes ends where the Book of Proverbs begins
Proverbs 1:7
Ecclesiastes 3:14; 5:7; 7:18 ; 8:12-13
“The remarkable thing about fearing God is that, when you fear God, you fear nothing else; whereas, if you do not fear God, you fear everything else.” Oswald Chambers
2. Keep His commandments.
(vs 13)
3. Prepare for the ending.
(vs 14)
Revelation 20:11-15; I John 5:12; John 5:24; Romans 8:1
Let’s Go Deeper:
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Why does an infallible and inerrant Bible demand faithful preaching?
2. Do you think how we teach the Bible is really important?
Why or why not?
3. John MacArthur says expositional preaching is the only logical response to an inerrant Bible.
Do you agree or disagree?
Why?
4. Packer says preachers should be “a mouthpiece for the text.”
What do you think?
5. How has Ecclesiastes pointed us to Jesus in these 12 chapters?
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