“Getting to Our “Be””

(Ecclesiastes 2)

I. How did we get here?

A. What we had in the garden. (Genesis 1:26-31)

B. What we lost in the garden. (Genesis 3:8-12)

II. Life without our “be.” (Ecclesiastes 2:1-23)

A. The premise of pleasure. (vv. 1-3)

B. The emptiness of possessions. (vv. 4-11)

C. The futility of wisdom. (vv. 12-17)

D. The failure of work. (vv. 18-23)

III. Learning to live in our “be.” (vv. 24-26)

A. The premise of pleasure. (v. 24)

B. The emptiness of possessions. (v. 25)

C. The futility of wisdom. (v. 26)