Finding Joy Under the Son (Ecc. 1:12-2:26)

Key Idea: To avoid chasing the wind, we must enjoy life as a gift.

  1. Chasing the wind: trying to fix a broken world
    • Wisdom can’t fix what is broken (1:12-18, 2:12-17)
    • Worldly pleasure can’t restore Eden (2:1-11)
    • Work can’t offer the pay you seek (2:18-23)
  2. Finding joy: seeing life as a gift and not about gain (2:24-26)
    • We give up joy when we seek gain from the gifts
    • We gain joy when we see the gifts as the gain