The Vanity of Earthly Pursuits

The Vanity of Earthly Pursuits
Ecclesiastes 1

I. Why Was This Book Written?

A. To Reveal the Futility of All Earthly Pursuits 2-3
1 Kings 10:23-27
1 Kings 11:3

B. To Recognize the Source of All We Enjoy in Life

C. To Remember Our Ultimate Accountability to God
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

II. Five Reasons Earthly Pursuits Are Empty. 4-18

A. Earthly Pursuits Are Temporary. 4

B. Earthly Pursuits Do Not Satisfy for Long. 5-8

C. Earthly Pursuits Are Nothing New. 9-10

D. Earthly Pursuits Are Not Remembered Like We Think They Will
Be. 11

E. Earthly Wisdom Cannot Correct Sin. 12-18
1 Kings 4:29-34

Implications:
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
John 10:10
John 17:3