Ecclesiastes: SatisfiedLife in the Fast LaneApril 14, 2013Please turn in you Bibles to Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26The Great ExperimentExperiment #1: Can Wisdom be the Primary Source of Fulfillment? 1:12-18, 2:12-16: Conclusions: 1:13: God has placed a heavy burden on man.1:18: The more you know the more responsibility you have.From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. Luke 12:481:14: Knowledge, in and of itself, cannot provide fulfillment. 1:15: God is in the mending business. “Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low.The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth.6And all mankind will see God’s salvation.” Luke 3:5-6App: Let Christ straighten your bent, broken life and fill the void in your soul.2:13: Wisdom is the better choice.App: Choose Bible-centered wisdom.There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. Proverbs 14:12, 16:252:14: Wisdom is a light for our path.Experiment #2: Can Pleasure be the Primary Source of Fulfillment? 2:1-3 App: Let your laughter flow from the greater works God is doing in you and through you.Experiment #3: Can Work be the Primary Source of Fulfillment? 2:4-11 App: Be about knowing God and pushing others up. 2:10b App: Learn to enjoy what you do, or change it.Final Thoughts vs. 2:17-26:2:24 App: Accept life as a gift from God. Give thanks. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17Vs 26: Pleasing God…without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. Hebrews 11:6“The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.” John 6:29What is God’s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?