Sermons (Page 7)

Ecclesiastes 7:7-14 7 For oppression makes a wise man mad,And a bribe corrupts the heart.8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning;Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.9 Do not be eager in your heart to be angry,For anger resides in the bosom of fools.10 Do not say, “Why is it that the former days were better than these?”For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.11 Wisdom along with an inheritance is goodAnd an advantage to those who see the sun.12 For wisdom is protection just as money…

Ecclesiastes 7:1-6 A good name is better than a good ointment,And the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.2 It is better to go to a house of mourningThan to go to a house of feasting,Because that is the end of every man,And the living takes it to heart.3 Sorrow is better than laughter,For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.4 The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning,While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.5 It is better to listen to the rebuke…

Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun and it is prevalent among men— 2 a man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; yet God has not empowered him to eat from them, for a foreigner enjoys them. This is vanity and a severe affliction. 3 If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many they be, but his soul is not satisfied with good things and he does…

Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil. 2 Do not be hasty in word or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven and you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few. 3 For the dream comes through much effort and the voice of a fool through many words. 4 When…

Ecclesiastes 4:13-16 13 A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction. 14 For he has come out of prison to become king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom. 15 I have seen all the living under the sun throng to the side of the second lad who replaces him. 16 There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them, and even the ones who will come later will not be happy with…

Ecclesiastes 4:7-12 7 Then I looked again at vanity under the sun. 8 There was a certain man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “And for whom am I laboring and depriving myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity and it is a grievous task. 9 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. 10 For if either of them falls,…

Ecclesiastes 4:1-6 Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them. 2 So I congratulated the dead who are already dead more than the living who are still living. 3 But better off than both of them is the one who has never existed, who has never seen the evil activity that is…