Setting Your Love On Others
Ecclesiastes 4
Setting Your Love On Others
Sermon Notes for February 11, 2007 by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri
Intro The Movement of the Sermon Title; God's Foreknowledge:
'The fixing the mind upon'-Charles Hodge
'Looked favorably on and marked out for blessing'-Haldane
'Before loved or acknowledged'-Garvie
'Those on whom His eyes fixed from all eternity with love; whom He eternally contemplated and discerned as His.'-Godet
'To love, to care for'-Pareus
'To fix the eye upon..with the additional notion of a benignant and kindly feeling toward the object.'-Shedd
'For those on whom He set His heart beforehand'-Williams
hāšaq Ex. 27:17; 38:17, 28; 1 Kings 9:19; 2 Chr. 8:6
I. The Setting of God's Love on Others-Deut. 7:17; Isa. 38:17; Dt. 10:15
II. The Setting of Our Love on God –Ps. 91:14
III. Setting Our Love On Others-Gen. 34:8; Dt. 21:11
IV. Motivations for Setting of Our Love on Others - Ecc. 4:1-12
A. The Disadvantages of Not Seeking Community - Ecc. 4:1-8
- Isolation in oppression is horrible vv. 1-3
- Isolation removes satisfaction from our labors vv. 4-8
B. The Triple Advantage of Community - Ecc. 4:9-12 - Fulfilling the Purpose of work v. 9
- Support in Inevitable Difficulties vv. 10-12a
a. Encouragement in Depression v. 10
b. Protection in Difficult Environments v. 11
c. Defense Against Enemies v. 12a - Strength v. 12c
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Sermon ID | 2130716516 |
Duration | 53:23 |
Date | Feb 11, 2007 |
Category | Sunday Service |
Bible Text | Ecclesiastes 4 |