Harvest Community Church of Huntersville

After several chapters laying out his perspective on life, the Teacher uses this chapter to reiterate human inability to control our destinies and to give positive advice about how to respond.

After focusing on obedience to authority in the first part of Ecclesiastes 8, the Teacher continues to reflect on and wrestle with some of the discrepancies between what he sees and what he knows by faith.

The teacher is giving instruction on how someone should respond to a king's authority. He's teaching his original readers how to behave in the court of a king.

Ecclesiastes 6 concluded by asking the question, "Who knows what is good for anyone in life, in the few days of his futile life that he spends like a shadow?" As chapter 7 opens, the Teacher begins to answer that question by focusing on wisdom.

Immediately after affirming that God gives some people good gifts to enjoy (5:18-20), the Teacher turns in chapter 6 to mention other scenarios where satisfaction is not found.

Today's sermon continues the series, Ecclesiastes: Living with the End in Mind. Today's message is given by Harvester Steve Thompson and is based on Ecclesiastes 5:8-20 and titled, "A Legacy of Contentment."

Ecclesiastes 1-4 has revealed that human beings cannot find ultimate fulfilment or solve life's issues on their own. Immediately after pointing out several evidences that the world is broken, the Teacher turns in chapter 5 to address how we should approach God.

Ecclesiastes 1-4 has revealed that human beings cannot find ultimate fulfilment or solve life's issues on their own. Immediately after pointing out several evidences that the world is broken, the Teacher turns in chapter 5 to address how we should approach God.

At the end of Ecclesiastes 3, the Teacher spoke with strong emotion about injustices he saw in his world. Chapter 4 continues that theme by adding more observations about things that are difficult in a broken world.

At the end of Ecclesiastes 3, the Teacher spoke with strong emotion about injustices he saw in his world. Chapter 4 continues that theme by adding more observations about things that are difficult in a broken world.