Ecclesiastes 7:10-12 / David VanAcker

10 Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.
11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance, an advantage to those who see the sun.
12 For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

The big ideas of this passage are, once again, that God made the world to function in a certain way and, therefore, as we learn that way and conform to it, things tend to go better for us. Even as when we are ignorant of God’s ways or out of conformity with them, things tend to go worse. And the main takeaway is to order our lives according to God’s design and wisdom for His glory and our good.

Specifically, we’ll consider the wisdom of rejecting the myth of the glory days, making use of money and wisdom to protect and preserve, and getting above the sun and telling your kids what you see.

Service Order

Memory Verse

Psalm 19:9-11 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether. ¹⁰More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. ¹¹Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

Service Times

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

Berea

In Berea, the adults will continue to work through the whole Bible, this week studying Obadiah. 
For the summer, the older kids (10+) will learn about Christian biographies with David Oman, the younger kids (3+) will continue their curriculum on God's Promises, and the nursery will be available for kids under 3 years old. Sign up forms for helping with the younger two age groups are in News and Notes.