Slide show associated with a sermon on How to have a life with meaning, preached on May 3, 2015 at Plymouth Meeting E. C. Church.

1. How to Have a
Life
With Meaning
Ecclesiastes

2. King
Solomon and
the Book of
Ecclesiastes.

3. Humankind’s
search
for MEANING.

4. You were created
to be God’s friend.

5. Solomon’s message

6. He shows how SAD
and unfulfilled lives are
apart from GOD.

7. The things of this world
don’t SATISFY. (v.2)
•KNOWLEDGE and
wisdom (1:12-18; 2:14)
•PLEASURE (2:1-11)
•WORK and career (2:17-
23)
•POWER (4:13-16; 5:8-9)

8. The things of this world
don’t SATISFY. (v.2)
•WEALTH and
possessions (5:10-20)
•FAME, beauty, and
popularity (6:1-2)
•Human relationships
(7:26-29)

9. He warns that “happy
and prosperous” lives
centered on earthly
earthly things will end
end in
DISAPPOINTMENT.

10. He advises us to center
our lives in GOD and to
discover our God-given
PURPOSE. (12:13)

11. Do This!
•KNOW God!
•Trust God!
•LOVE God
supremely!
•OBEY God!
(Matt. 6:24, 33;
Eccles. 12:13-14)

12. Understand that God
made you in His IMAGE
and for His GLORY.
(Gen. 1:27; 1 Cor. 10:31)

13. Know and believe God
LOVES you and wants a
relationship with you.
(Jn 3:16; 15:13-17; Rom
5:8)

16. BELIEVE in the Lord
Jesus Christ for the
forgiveness of your
SINS. (Acts 16:31; Rom.
10:9

17. Make it your goal to be
like CHRIST, through the
power of the Holy Spirit.
(Rom. 8:29; 2 Cor.3:18)

18. Participate in
WORSHIP to God and
FELLOWSHIP with other
believers. (Heb. 10:24-
25; Matt. 18:19-20; 1 Cor
1:9)

19. Love OTHERS
as God loves you.
(Jn. 13:34-35; 15:12)

20. SERVE God and others
with the talents and
gifts He has given you.
Don’t be all wrapped up
in getting; learn to GIVE
and share.

21. Conclusion