God's has created us in his image and we have been created for a relationship with God.

The writer has seem that many of life's pursuits are "meaningless" ... wealth, wisdom, pleasure. But he also sees the injustice and oppression in the world. (Apologies for the poor sound quality)

People often try to find meaning in career or success … to only find out that it doesn't give them what they are looking for.

Ecclesiastes is a book written by a man who has tried all the usual ways of finding meaning and happiness in life … without success. The book opens talking about the meaninglessness of life ... but he continues to find glimmers of hope and meaning.

One of the most important parts of our life will be our relationships … especially the marriage relationship. Proverbs offers some great insights and timeless wisdom.

The desire for a good reputation is as strong today in our society as it has ever been. But as followers of Jesus we should have a different motivation when it comes to reputation.

This follows on directly from the previous chapter. The Christian life is about submitting yourself to the lordship of Jesus and living a life of gratitude & thankfulness for all that Jesus has done for us.

One of the big issues the early church had to face was the place of Old Testament Law in the life of those who've trusted in Jesus. The authority that we are to live under is the authority of Jesus ... living with Jesus as Lord (Col 2:6-7).

The Church in Colossae was started when they heard the Gospel from Epaphras. But now, some false teachers have come in and the church has been unsettled. Paul shows them that they have the truth about Jesus.