1. Losing The Meaning Of Life

Losing the Meaning of Life

Talk 1 of 4 in the series Ecclesiastes 2000 Campus Bible Study.

The next talk in the series is Consumerism and the Good Life.

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1. The setting
   • Teacher, Son of David, King of Israel
   • God
     • burden
     • hand
2. The structure and pattern of logic
   • cyclical
   • search
   • outcomes
   • comparisons
   • three key terms
     • meaningless
     • what gain
     • under the sun
3. The Cyclical Nature of Life 1:2-11
   • meaningless
   • humans & history 1:3-4, 10-11
   • nature 1:5-9
4. The Pursuit of a King 1:12-2:26
   • wisdom 1:12-18
   • pleasure 2:1-11
   • wisdom cf folly 2:12-16
   • work 2:17-23
   • an answer 2:18-26
5. Timing 3:1-22
   • implication of meaningfulness
   • the burden of God
   • the gift of God
   • the permanence of God
   • the justice of God
   • the uncertain meaningless of death
6. Our Situation
   • the same
   • radically different