“Life’s Search for Meaning”

I. The conclusion at the beginning. (Ecclesiastes 1:1-11)

A. Everything is meaningless. (vv. 1-2)

B. The transitory nature of our work. (v. 3)

C. The transitory nature of life. (vv. 4-6)

D. The transitory nature of satisfaction. (vv. 6-9)

E. The desperate need for something new. (vv. 9-11)

II. A warning to the skeptic. (vv. 12-18)

A. If the wisest man ever born could not find it, you are not going to find it.

B. The world is created in such a way for us not to find it.

C. The longer you search, the more miserable you will become.