Today’s Study The Word can help with the most important job of teaching. As we continue our study in Ecclesiastes we’ll pay a visit to chapter twelve! It provides insight and encouragement, to help us as teachers.

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We’re all teachers on some level and to some degree, and we no doubt want to be wise, in this essential endeavor. Today’s Study The Word – with Thom Keller will help us do so. We are nearing the end of our look at Ecclesiastes. And in chapter twelve Solomon addresses the issue of teaching the Word.

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Here in America we focus a great deal on our rights and freedoms. But as we’ll see today on Study the Word sometimes as ministers of Jesus we’ll need to give up some of our rights and liberties for very good reason. Pastor Thom Keller has us consider First Corinthians chapter nine and a time when the apostle Paul gave up his rights as an apostle for the sake of his fruitfulness and effectiveness in the ministry.

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In Ecclesiastes chapter eleven we’re given several principles for right living. The first, is, there’s a great purpose for your life.

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Today we’ll be in Ecclesiastes chapter eleven. And it’s there we’ll glean wisdom for decisions, such as, Should I give or should I not give? Is now the right time to commit to the Lord or can I wait? What’s at stake if I do, what’s at stake if I don’t? Will I miss out or gain?

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In Ecclesiastes chapter ten we receive a much needed caution about our words – even our thoughts. But first we’ll be given insight on why some become bad leaders, then we’ll consider some practical instruction about procrastination – and then a challenge to the thinking that money answers everything.

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We have been making our way through the book of Ecclesiastes with pastor Thom Keller. And in chapter ten we’re reminded that if we look for happiness apart from the Lord, we’ll quickly learn, it doesn’t exist.

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As we come to Ecclesiastes chapter ten verse eleven we are treated to another metaphor, rivaling our Genie in the bottle, or a row of dominos. You could put it like this, “It’s too late to charm the snake after you’ve been bitten.” Yet all is not lost, there’s hope for change.

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It really is sad to see how lightly marriage is taken these days. The divorce rate, the laws that are in place, and even the living together prior to marriage just goes to show how far we’ve declined as a society. But God sees marriage entirely different, and He wants us to value and esteem marriage as highly as He does. Today we bring you some guidelines for those who are married that will help your marriage not only survive but thrive!

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There’s the danger of being overly judgmental on one hand or making excuses for sin on the other. So, we must be on our guard and strike the right balance. Well today’s Study The Word will help us do just that. We will find that balance in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter ten. It’s a Scripture filled with practical wisdom, on how to live.

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