Wealth

Passage

Ecclesiastes 5:10-6:12

Sermon Summary

The Preacher in today’s Scripture laments that the pursuit of wealth leads only to dissatisfaction. He argues that a life built solely around riches is dehumanizing and instead points us to God’s intention for wealth: that we eat, drink, and enjoy the portion God has given us. What does this look like for us today? Practically, it means recognizing God as the giver, receiving what we have with contentment and joy, and living generously and relationally with others in the midst of it.

Discussion Questions (choose any—you don't have to answer them all!)

1. [Optional starter question] What stood out or stuck with you from the sermon?
2. When you hear wealth in relation to the Bible, what are some of challenges you see in your own life?
3. What are practical ways you can “eat, drink & enjoy” what God has given us today?
4. Why is it important to recognize “the Kingdom Economy Mindset” where God is the benevolent king in how we approach money?

Prayer Prompts

• Lord, I lament how ​___________ (example) the wealth is used both in our world and in my life today.
• Thank you, Father, for giving me ability to properly receive and enjoy wealth by __________
• Forgive me, Jesus, for my __________ (desire, over desire) with wealth.
• Help me, Holy Spirit, to use my wealth to__________

Resources Consulted

• Everything is Never Enough, Bobby Jamieson
• Madam C. J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving, Tyrone McKinley Freeman
• Recovering Eden: The Gospel According to Ecclesiastes, Zack Eswine
• NICOT Commentary on Ecclesiastes, Tremper Longman
• A Time to Tear Down & a Time to Build Up, Michael V. Fox
• The Message of Ecclesiastes, Derek Kidner
• Ecclesiastes, Craig Bartholomew
• The Bible Project videos on Ecclesiastes

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