“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)
