Learning Ecclesiastes Together and Conversation Starters
AUTHOR: Holy Scripture
Read:
Ecclesiastes 1:1-18
Focus:
Growth in our individual practice of fasting requires us to feast at the Lord’s Table in community. Join the church family at one of our campuses to study the book of Ecclesiastes together and hear God’s word for us.
Pray:
As you prepare to gather with the church today, pray that God would give us personally and corporately the willingness and ability to receive what is good for our walk with Him today.
CONVERSATION STARTERS:
These questions help us dig deeper, connecting Sunday’s sermons with our Monday lives. These prompts have been designed to help Community Groups grow in their relationship with God, with one another, and with their neighbors. Please know that these questions are meant to be a resource for you as you think about the Sunday sermon.
In Ecclesiastes 1:1-18, verses 1-11 make the point that secular life apart from God is pointless for humans. He begins the book of Ecclesiastes by declaring that everything is pointless or vain under the sun in our physical world. Then, in verses 12-18, the Teacher makes the point that life is meaningless under the sun apart from God.
- What stood out to you from Sunday’s sermon?
- READ ECCLESIASTES 1:2-4 Why does this passage claim that everything is vain or meaningless in life?
- Was there a time in your life when you struggled to find meaning and purpose? And how did you navigate that season?
- What are the areas of your life now where you seek to find meaning apart from Jesus? How can you integrate the Lord Jesus into this area of your life?
Prayer Prompt:
Pray that Jesus would show you that your life apart from His is meaningless, and that He would lead you to depend on Him in every area of your life. Also, pray that as you grow in your awareness about the brokenness of our world that you would be reminded of the hope we have in Jesus through the gospel in the midst of your sorrow.
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