Idea: God made you to worship and serve, and if you don’t serve God, you will serve somebody. In this case, God did not make you to pursue pre-eminence, to be the top dog. He made you to serve Him. Learn to find happiness in being a servant of Jesus Christ.
1. Solomon Tests Pre-eminence (vs. 12)
2. Advantages of Pre-eminence and Wisdom (vss. 13-14)
a. Wisdom is better than folly.
b. Wisdom preserves you from many sorrows.
3. Limitations of Wisdom and Pre-eminence (vss. 14-15)
a. You can't escape death.
b. All is vanity under the sun.
4. Solomon's Test Results: "I hated life." (vs. 17)
5. Conclusion: You gotta serve somebody. |
