PRUDENT SPEECH IN GOD'S PRESENCE

Posted by on Jan 13, 2010 in PM Bible Study | 0 comments PM Home Bible Study Group; January 13, 2010 Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 Theme: Because of the vanity of our words, we need to speak carefully in the presence of God. It would be easy to cast a lot of blame on ‘society’ for all its wrongs we see in the world (see Ecclesiastes 4:1-16). But the truth of the matter is that the problem is really us. No wonder Solomon advocates silence...
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THE EMPTY PROMISES OF POWER

Posted by on Dec 9, 2009 in PM Bible Study | 0 comments PM Home Bible Study Group; December 9, 2009 Ecclesiastes 4:13-16 Theme: “Under the sun”, power and influence over others does not satisfy the soul. Dr. Billy Graham has perhaps had more personal contact than anyone else, over the past several decades, with the powerful and influential people in the world. He has rubbed shoulders with the ‘greats’ in such areas as...
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OPPRESSION 'UNDER THE SUN'

Posted by on Oct 28, 2009 in PM Bible Study | 0 comments PM Home Bible Study Group; October 28, 2009 Ecclesiastes 4.1-12 Theme: Without the hope of the justice of God beyond life “under the sun”, man neither dies nor lives better than the beasts of the earth. Solomon continues his look at the pointlessness of life “under the sun”—that is, when the reality of God’s ultimate work of bringing about justice is removed...
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IF THERE IS NO 'HEREAFTER' . . .

Posted by on Sep 23, 2009 in PM Bible Study | 0 comments PM Home Bible Study Group; September 23, 2009 Ecclesiastes 3:18-22 Theme: Without the hope of the justice of God beyond life “under the sun”, man neither dies nor lives better than the beasts of the earth. This evening’s portion of Ecclesiastes must be understood in the light of the context of what is around it. Most immediately, Solomon has mentioned the hope he has for the...
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A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE

Posted by on Sep 9, 2009 in PM Bible Study | 0 comments PM Home Bible Study Group; September 9, 2009 Ecclesiastes 3:1-17 Theme: Life is lived best, in the under-the-sun experience of “time”, with a confident trust in God’s sovereignty over His eternal purposes. When William Ernest Henley (1849-1903) was only twelve, he contracted tuberculosis. Though he was able to pass examinations at Oxford and became successful in life as...
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THE 'GOOD LIFE' SCIENTIST

Posted by on Aug 26, 2009 in PM Bible Study | 0 comments PM Home Bible Study Group; August 26, 2009 Ecclesiastes 2:1-26 Theme: Even in an abundant experience of ‘the good life’, inner fulfillment and satisfaction of soul cannot be found under the sun. Unthinking, idle, wild, and young, I laughed, and danced, and talked, and sung; And proud of health, of freedom vain, Dreamed not of sorrow, care, or pain; Concluding in those hours...
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