Sermon Notes 10 April 2022
Speakers: Mr Quek Tze-Ming/Ps Vernon Quek
The End of the Matter
Ecclesiastes 12:9-14
Intro
The Narrator’s Assessment of the Preacher’s Journey (v8-12)
- Qoheleth – one who speaks to the assembly
- Teaching, Searching, Writing
The End of the Matter (v13&14)
What matter? Qoheleth’s Quest
- Fear God and Keep His Commandments
- Fearing God in Ecclesiastes: 3:14; 5:7; 7:18; 8:12&13
- Why? For God will judge every deed
Conclusion:
Questions for Discussion & Reflection
- Which of the Preacher’s words of truth have struck you from the book of Ecclesiastes this year?
- What does Fearing God and keeping His commandments mean to you now? Are you convinced that this really is the end of the matter?
- How does God’s final judgement shape your living ‘under the sun’? How does it rightly help you Fear God?
- What exactly is v12 warning us against? What does this mean you need to watch out for in your life?
