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Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes : foundations for expository sermons / Sidney Greidanus.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub., 2010.Description: xvii, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780802865359 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0802865356 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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  • BS1475.54 .G74 2010
Contents:
Preaching Ecclesiastes -- No gain from all our toil : Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 -- The teacher's search for meaning : Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26 -- God set the times : Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 -- Working in a wicked world : Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:6 -- Working together : Ecclesiastes 4:7-16 -- Worshiping in God's house : Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 -- The love of money : Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:9 -- How to handle adversity : Ecclesiastes 6:10-7:14 -- How to act in a paradoxical world : Ecclesiastes 7:15-29 -- Use wisdom but know its limitations : Ecclesiastes 8:1-17 -- Enjoy life! : Ecclesiastes 9:1-12 -- Because of the harm inflicted by folly, use wisdom! : Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20 -- Take risks boldly but wisely! : Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 -- Remember your creator! : Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8 -- Fear God, and keep his commandments! : Ecclesiastes 12:9-14.
Summary: As Sidney Greidanus points out, Ecclesiastes is especially relevant for our culture: the Teacher confronts such enticements as materialism, secularism, hedonism, human autonomy, and self-sufficiency. Greidanus offers many suggestions for preaching this book, including the boundaries of each preaching text, the text's theme and goal, various ways to move to Christ in the New Testament, detailed exposition of the fifteen literary units, and application for today. --from publisher description
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Preaching Ecclesiastes -- No gain from all our toil : Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 -- The teacher's search for meaning : Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26 -- God set the times : Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 -- Working in a wicked world : Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:6 -- Working together : Ecclesiastes 4:7-16 -- Worshiping in God's house : Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 -- The love of money : Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:9 -- How to handle adversity : Ecclesiastes 6:10-7:14 -- How to act in a paradoxical world : Ecclesiastes 7:15-29 -- Use wisdom but know its limitations : Ecclesiastes 8:1-17 -- Enjoy life! : Ecclesiastes 9:1-12 -- Because of the harm inflicted by folly, use wisdom! : Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20 -- Take risks boldly but wisely! : Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 -- Remember your creator! : Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8 -- Fear God, and keep his commandments! : Ecclesiastes 12:9-14.

As Sidney Greidanus points out, Ecclesiastes is especially relevant for our culture: the Teacher confronts such enticements as materialism, secularism, hedonism, human autonomy, and self-sufficiency. Greidanus offers many suggestions for preaching this book, including the boundaries of each preaching text, the text's theme and goal, various ways to move to Christ in the New Testament, detailed exposition of the fifteen literary units, and application for today. --from publisher description


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