Ecclesiastes 12:9-14 / David VanAcker

9 Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care. 10 The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. 11 The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. 12 My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. 13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.

In these final verses (11-14), the narrator shares his thoughts on the Preacher’s thoughts on wisdom’s nature, origin, protection, and end. In that, we’ll see the big idea of this passage: The whole duty of man is to walk in wisdom. Doing so means fearing and obeying God. Not doing so means danger of the highest order. The main takeaway, then, is to learn to walk in the fullness of wisdom with God’s help.

Service Order

Welcome
Baptism
Exhortation
Assurance of Pardon
    Come Praise And Glorify
Reading – Psalm 68
Offering
    Christ Our Hope In Life And Death
    The Solid Rock
Sermon
    I Am Not My Own
Communion
    The Solid Rock
Benediction

Memory Verse

Psalm 118:5-8 Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free. ⁶The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? ⁷The LORD is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me. ⁸It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

Service Times

Prayer
8:30-8:45am
Sunday School
9:00am-10:00am
Worship Service
10:30am-Noon

Berea

In Berea, the adults will study the gospel of John. Sunday School (kids ages 2-12) and Berea (kids 12+ and adults) take place at 9am on Sunday.