"LIFE UNDER THE SUN"
This is life on the material plane.
I. LIFE UNDER THE SUN.
A. Observations made:
1. Labor is vain profit in it vs. 1:2.
a. You labor all your life, sacrifice and deny yourself to a mass a
fortune then you die and leave your goods to you know not what.
2. Life becomes a monotonous grind 1:9.
3. Life filled with oppressions and tears 4:1.
a. No real comforter.
4. No certain future 6:12.
B. Results of life under the Sun.
1. Emptiness 1:14.
a. Try as you may there is no filling of that inner void.
1. 2:1 gave self to pleasure.
2. 2:3 turned to drink.
3. 2:4 building monuments.
4. Amassed wealth 7-9.
5. Indulged self vs. 10.
6. Gave self to wisdom vs. 12.
7. Sought answer in sex.
2. Hating life vs. 2:17.
a. This may not be your experience yet.
1. You still feel that when you achieve you goals you are
going to be happy.
b. Note the hardness and callousness of the ages sinners.
C. Conclusionof life under the sun.
1. Man is a beast 3:18.
a. Live like a hog and die like a dog.
b. Man is doing his best to link himself to the animal kingdom.
2. Fatalism 9:11 Time and chance.
a. No plan or purpose for life.
Is there no answer for man under the sun? The pattern of living and dying is that all? Is
there not somewhere a ran of light?
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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013)
Pastor Chuck was used in the Jesus People revival where he was used along with others to minister to the hippy young people. They saw a work of the Spirit where many were added to the church and discipled. He has raised up many pastors who are a part of the Calvary Chapel movement now and where he pastors the large Costa Mesa church in California.The Calvary Chapel movement is based of simple principles that Chuck Smith taught over the years such as: The priority of agape love, Simple fellowship amongst the saints, the breaking of bread, the teaching of God's word chapter by chapter and verse by verse. And lastly and most importantly the principle not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith the Lord.