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“The Pursuit of Contentment”
(Ecclesiastes 4:1-16)
I. The secret sin of discontentment. (Matthew 4:1-9)
A. Contentment through the promise of provision. (Matthew 4:1-3)
B. Contentment through the promise of protection. (Matthew 4:5-6)
C. Contentment through the promise of possessions. (Matthew 4:8-9)
II. Solomon’s observations about contentment. (Ecclesiastes 4:4-8)
A. The pursuit of value. (vv. 4-6)
B. The frustration of misplaced effort. (vv. 7-8)
III. Solomon’s conclusions on contentment. (vv. 9-16)
A. Value relationships over possessions.
B. It is better to be inexperienced and teachable than to be experienced and inflexible..
C. Remember where you came from.
D. You are always replaceable.
E. You will never please everyone.