Series: Living Life Backwards

Title: All Is Not Enough

Text: Ecclesiastes 4 (NASB95)

I. The Vanity of Power

a. Ecclesiastes 4:1-3

1. Quote: Baron Acton once said, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute

power corrupts absolutely.”

b. Hab 1:3-4

c. Ecclesiastes 3:17

II. The Vanity of Possessions

a. Ecclesiastes 4:4-6

i. Quote: Charles Spurgeon once said, “If you’re not content with what you

have, you won’t be content with twice as much.”

b. Ecclesiastes 4:7-8

c. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

d. The Benefits of Friends, Marriage, and Family:

i. Reward (Vs 9)

ii. Help (Vs 10)

iii. Comfort (Vs 11)

iv. Strength (Vs 12)

III. The Vanity of Popularity

a. Ecclesiastes 4:13-16