Ecclesiastes5.1-7: The Church: Who Needs It? Ever been hurt, abandoned, confused by the church? Its hypocrisy? Its leaders? Its members? Again, Ecclesiastes shows itself to be in touch with the modern world and our struggles. 

Ecclesiastes 4.1-16: We are made to live in community with others.

Ecclesiastes 2.18-26: Your vocation is a gift to be given away for the life of the world. It's yeast (Luke 13:20–21). 

“The world is rated R, and no one is checking IDs. Do not try to make it G by imagining the shadows away. Do not try to hide your children from the world forever, and do not try to pretend there is no danger. Train them. Give them sharp eyes and bellies full of laughter. Make them dangerous. Make them yeast, and when they’ve grown, they will pollute the shadows.” ― N.D. Wilson, Notes From the Tilt-A-Whirl

Ecclesiastes 2.1-11, 24-26: Maybe Pleasure is the answer to, "What's the Point?"

Ecclesiastes1.12-18;2.12-17--Knowledge and wisdom madness and folly all end in death. So. what's the point?

Ecclesiastes 1.1-11: Introduction to the series on Ecclesiastes.

Ecclesiastes 1.1-11: Introduction to the series on Ecclesiastes.

Mark 5.21-43

Mark 4-5