Ecclesiastes Bible Study: Week 9

This week we finish our 9-week study of Ecclesiastes by thinking about the challenges of giving generously and living trustingly in a world full of uncertainties. Our God reminds us that we may not know the future, but we know the God who does! Finally, the Narrator returns to the page to sum up the [...]

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Ecclesiastes Bible Study: Week 8

In Chapter 8, the Preacher again returns to the medium of prose/narrative to continue providing us with his investigation into wisdom. He asks, “Who is like the wise?” And tells us in so many words that when you have true wisdom you will literally have a different appearance — in other words, God’s wisdom will [...]

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Ecclesiastes Bible Study: Week 7

Beginning in Chapter 7, the Preacher begins using the medium of proverb to provide us with his observations and continued attempts to determine the good (“tob”) in life. He addresses prosperity and adversity, wickedness and righteousness, wisdom and folly, only to conclude that the nature of existence is so remote or distant from our understanding [...]

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Ecclesiastes Bible Study: Week 6

In Week 6 we studied what Ecclesiastes says about responding to God’ perfect and intentional design of His creation and the blessings that God provides when we walk in His world on His terms. Our approach, our words, and our intentions matter!
Please see the left side bar for the Week 6: Ecclesiastes 5:1 – 6:12 [...]

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Ecclesiastes Bible Study: Week 5

Last week we were introduced to the Hebrew meanings of the experiences that happen under heaven and some of them were hard to grasp. Alongside the pleasant experiences of birth, healing, building up, laughing, dancing, loving, and peace, we are told that there are times in life for death (even killing), slaying (murder or destruction), [...]

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Ecclesiastes Bible Study: Week 4

In Week 4 of our study, we looked at the portion of Ecclesiastes that inspired the famous song lyrics: “To everything (turn, turn, turn) there is a season (turn, turn, turn), and a time for every purpose under heaven…” In Chapter 3, the Preacher’s attention turns from investigating what is “hebel” (good) in life to [...]

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Ecclesiastes Bible Study: Week 3

In Week 3 of our study, we looked at the Preacher’s initial investigation into wisdom and his first attempts to determine from his own experience what is “hebel” (futile, fleeting, meaningless) and what is “tob” (good) in the world. Can you guess his conclusion? All is fleeting and the “pursuit of wind” but at the [...]

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Ecclesiastes Bible Study: Week 2

I was so encouraged to see yet more new people at Grace Chapel on Monday night for our Ecclesiastes Bible study! And while I thought that a talk about “empiricism” and the “empirical method” might make some of the women’s eyes glaze over in boredom, I actually got very good feedback after the lesson that [...]

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Ecclesiastes Bible Study: Week 1

We had a HUGE group at Grace Chapel last night for Week 1 of our Ecclesiastes Bible study! I was so incredibly encouraged by everyone’s comments and thoughts during the lesson — I can’t wait to see where this study leads us. I am also glad to know that there are many people participating along [...]

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Coming Soon! Ecclesiastes Bible Study!

Starting on June 9, I hope you will join us for a “virtual” Bible study of Ecclesiastes brought to you by Women In His Image!

Do you ever wonder why at times nothing seems to make sense in the world?
Do you ever question if God is really sovereign in all matters, both big and small?
If we [...]

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