Wisdom

Passage

Ecclesiastes 7:1-29

‍Sermon Summary

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‍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?
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Prayer Prompts

• Lord, I lament the way ___________ are oppressed.
• Thank you, Father, for giving me power to build community by __________
• Forgive me, Jesus, for my __________ (envy, apathy or outrage) in the face of injustice.
• Help me, Holy Spirit, to use my power to__________

Resources Consulted

• Africa Bible Commentary, ed. Tokunboh Adeyemo
• Everything is Never Enough, Bobby Jamieson
• A Table in the Mist, Jeffrey Meyers
• Rcovering Eden: The Gospel According to Ecclesiastes, Zack Eswine
• NICOT Commentary on Ecclesiastes, Tremper Longman
• Reason for Being, Jacques Ellul
• A Time to Tear Down & a Time to Build Up, Michael V. Fox
• The Message of Ecclesiastes, Derek Kidner
• Ecclesiastes for Everyone, John Goldingay
• NIV Application Commentary on Proverbs, Ecclesiastes & Song of Songs, Ian Provan
• Living Life Backward, David Gibson
• The Wisdom Books translation and commentary, Robert Alter
• The Bible Project videos on Ecclesiastes

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