IS THAT ALL THERE IS!!!

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1. Words of the wise, designed to "goad" or "prod" our thinking

2. Words of the preachers (lit., masters of the assemblies), given to "nail" or "anchor" our lives -- In this book we will find statements that prod our thinking, and exhortations that provide stability and direction for living!

Why am I here? What's life all about? What is the meaning of it all? What is the reason to live? What am I living for?

Eccl 12:13

Fear God, and keep his Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole commandments: for this is the whole duty of manduty of man.

• love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbour as ourselves

Everything Is Meaningless  1 The words of the Teacher, [a] son of

David, king in Jerusalem:  2 "Meaningless! Meaningless!"        says the Teacher.        "Utterly meaningless!        Everything is meaningless."

 3 What does man gain from all his labor

       at which he toils under the sun?  4 Generations come and generations

go,        but the earth remains forever.

 5 The sun rises and the sun sets,        and hurries back to where it rises.

 6 The wind blows to the south        and turns to the north;        round and round it goes,        ever returning on its course.

 7 All streams flow into the sea,        yet the sea is never full.        To the place the streams come from,        there they return again.

 8 All things are wearisome,        more than one can say.        The eye never has enough of seeing,        nor the ear its fill of hearing.

 9 What has been will be again,        what has been done will be done again;        there is nothing new under the sun.

 10 Is there anything of which one can say,        "Look! This is something new"?        It was here already, long ago;        it was here before our time.

 11 There is no remembrance of men of old,        and even those who are yet to come        will not be remembered        by those who follow.

 1 The words of the Teacher, [a] son of David, king in Jerusalem:

"Meaningless! Meaningless!"        says the Teacher.        "Utterly meaningless!        Everything is meaningless."

1.1. What is the point to all our struggles?What is the point to all our struggles?2. What is in it for man considering the

endless natural cycles?3. Can man be satisfied?4. Anything new under the sun?5. No remembrance of former things!

3 What does man gain from all his labor

       at which he toils under the sun?

1. What is the point to all our struggles?

2.2. What is in it for man considering the What is in it for man considering the endless natural cycles?endless natural cycles?

3. Can man be satisfied?4. Anything new under the sun?5. No remembrance of former things!

4 Generations come and generations go,        but the earth remains forever.

 5 The sun rises and the sun sets,        and hurries back to where it rises.

 6 The wind blows to the south        and turns to the north;        round and round it goes,        ever returning on its course.

 7 All streams flow into the sea,        yet the sea is never full.        To the place the streams come from,        there they return again.

1. What is the point to all our struggles?2. What is in it for man considering the

endless natural cycles?

3.3. Can man be satisfied?Can man be satisfied?4. Anything new under the sun?5. No remembrance of former things!

8 All things are wearisome,        more than one can say.        The eye never has enough of seeing,        nor the ear its fill of hearing.

1. What is the point to all our struggles?2. What is in it for man considering the

endless natural cycles?3. Can man be satisfied?

4.4. Anything new under the sun?Anything new under the sun?5. No remembrance of former things!

9 What has been will be again,        what has been done will be done again;        there is nothing new under the sun.

 10 Is there anything of which one can say,        "Look! This is something new"?        It was here already, long ago;        it was here before our time.

1. What is the point to all our struggles?2. What is in it for man considering the

endless natural cycles?3. Can man be satisfied?4. Anything new under the sun?

5.5. No remembrance of former thingsNo remembrance of former things!!

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 11 There is no remembrance of men of old,        and even those who are yet to come        will not be remembered        by those who follow.

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 12 I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

13 I devoted myself to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid on men!

14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

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1. What is the point to all our struggles? -Preparation for life Eternal

2. What is in it for man considering the endless natural cycles? -Wonderful design of rhythm

3. Can man be satisfied? Only if you yield your desires to God

4. Anything new under the sun? Born anew in Christ.

2. No remembrance- There is Judgement

3. No remembrance of former things! - Judgement

. The meaning of life is not found in experiencing the things of this world . The meaning of life is found in serving The meaning of life is found in serving the Creator of this world!the Creator of this world!