And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. 3 What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? (Verses 4-6), tell us that the enviable workaholic (verse 4), nor the lazy fool (verse 5), receives fulfillment in life; working to have enough to get by with is better than either extreme (verse 6). Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on Ecclesiastes 3:1-4. Two televisions is better than one. It is to give the deepest and purest satisfaction to those from whom we have received the most self-denying love; it is also to lead those for whom we have the strongest affection in the way of wisdom, in the paths of honor, joy, eternal life. These cords bind us to the horns of the altar. All I do know is that they were not quickly broken. There was no ladder placed for us to climb; we did not cut notches in the pit-side by our own unaided strength, and so help ourselves up to light and liberty. And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. HAVE A THREEFOLD CORD IN YOUR FRIENDSHIPS. AFFECTION. 6 Better is an a handful with b quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. Commentary on Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (Read Ecclesiastes 4:9-12) Surely he has more satisfaction in life, who labours hard to maintain those he loves, than the miser has in his toil. Do not procrastinate—plunge in! “TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” Ecc. This verse is a warning against procrastination. III. "The world, the flesh, and the devil," a terrible trio, were in league against us. Sermon #11: Two Are Better Than One. 3. Ecclesiastes 4 4:13; 9:15[twice],16) and means "a poor man." Ecclesiastes 4:12(NASB) Verse Thoughts. Bible> Ecclesiastes> Chapter 4> Verse 12. Now here was a nice threefold cord — Prayer, the Bible, and Courage. IT WAS BY SUCH CORDS AS THESE — cords that are not quickly broken, threefold cords, THAT WE WERE DELIVERED FROM THE POWER OF SIN. Ecclesiastes 4:14 leads us through that poor and wise child coming out of prison to become king after that old and foolish king. There is an old saying among folks, that "Two are good company, but three are none." Ecclesiastes 4:7-16 [There was no audio recording of this sermon.] By Tom Moore. 5 The sun rises, and the sun goes down, Upon the death of David, Solomon was appointed king in his father’s stead. My Bible, sir. There is also transgression, breaking through God's settled rules, passing beyond the bounds that He has fixed, making landmarks of our own instead of regarding God's. But how can one keep warm alone? Thank God! Ecclesiastes 4:1 It is a great principle, and not to be lost sight of, the weakness of oppression, the terrible strength of the oppressed. We all know this. The tragedy of oppression. As soon as our eyes were opened and we saw this rope swinging, as it were, in front of us, God gave us strength to leap to it, and He did the rest; nay, He did that, for we had not believed unless the Spirit had prompted faith. III. ECCLESIASTES 1:1-11. Then I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun: And look! Just because we do not have the complete picture is no excuse for inactivity. Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. They were threefold cords, and they were not easily broken. 4:13 "poor" This Hebrew term (BDB 587) is found only four times in Ecclesiastes (cf. Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more. There is sin, the missing of the mark, the going beyond by the arrow, or the falling short of the target. Eccl. I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead. THE VANITY OF POPULARITY (4:13-16) A. Sermons from Ascension Day to Trinity Sunday. This. 2. I saw all the living who walk under the sun; They were with the … 3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. The form of the metaphor changes a little as we use it now. Ecclesiastes 3:1-15, A Time for Everything. So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of. Ecclesiastes 4:1-8 Emptiness at the Top. We should want no friendship where our Saviour can't; be one. (14) For he comes out of prison to be king, Although he was born poor in his kingdom. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! (11) Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. II. Ecclesiastes 4:4. It is better to be a poor and wise youth, than an old and foolish king who will not accept criticism 2. Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken. HAVE A THREEFOLD CORD IN YOUR DIFFICULTIES AND DANGERS. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken. … Sermon on Ecclesiastes 3. For the young man, though born poor, comes out of prison to become king and the living were with him B. He was a man of wisdom and deep spiritual devotion c. But something horrible happened – Solomon strayed away from … Momentary hesitation of boy, and then darted down to his cabin. Ecclesiastes 11:4. 1. A TALE OF TWO MEN (13-15) 1. Ecclesiastes 4 – Bittersweet Accomplishments A. 4 A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. … Luther connects Ecclesiastes 10:4 and Ecclesiastes 10:3 by “therefore;” for by the potentate he understands such an one as, himself a fool, holds all who contradict him to be fools: then it is best to let his folly rage on. Dr. Michael Barrett. As Ecclesiastes unfolds, contrasting pictures emerge from its pages. 5 The a fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. Satan knows the power of unity if we do not. The three ‘if’ clauses of Ecclesiastes 4:10-12 shows that he is not simply stating that having two of something is better than having one. Asked by an officer, "What made you run below? In this text Solomon exposes the emptiness of many who make it to the top. This is also vanity and b vexation of spirit. There are three words in God's Book descriptive of sin, and I think I may apply them to the threefold cord. He, in the person of His Son, came to the pit's mouth and looked down with the eyes of love upon us. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! It constitutes our real, because our spiritual, well-being; it causes us thereby and therein to realize the ideal of our humanity; we are at our very best imaginable when we are in fellowship with God and are possessing his likeness. There is iniquity, that which is out of plumb, or off the line, or out of the level. 2 And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are … by Matt Slick | Dec 1, 2008 | Sermons, Christian Living “There is an appointed time for everything. Browse Sermons on Ecclesiastes 3:1-4. 2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter. Sin is of various shapes and sorts. DUTY. - C. I. Solomon advises us to get moving because the good things God has to offer will not come to those who waiver (James 1:6-8). To know, to love, to serve God, - this is our highest and truest interest. Today: INTENTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. Ecclesiastes 4. He drew us with the cords of love, and with the bands of a man. And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 English Standard Version (ESV). I thought if I were drowned, I would like to have it with me." You may have, likely will have, many a hard bit in your life. Home; About; Church Life; Resources; Events; What to Expect; Registration; Weekly Schedule And Ecclesiastes 4:15 tells us that everyone followed that new king who was the formerly poor wise child who came out of prison. For he comes out of prison to be king, Although he was born poor in his kingdom. 11 Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? "A threefold cord is not quickly broken." It secures to us a happy life below, filled with hallowed contentment, and charged with sacred joy, while it conducts to a future which will be crowned with immortal glory. Ecclesiastes 4 1 Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed-- and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors-- and they have no comforter. Ecclesiastes Table Of Contents Introduction & Prologue (1:1-3) 3 The Preacher’s Search For Meaning - I (1:4-18) 6 The Preacher’s Search For Meaning - II (2:1-18) 9 The Preacher’s Observations - I (3:1-4:16) 12 (15) I saw all the living who walk under the sun; And though Solomon felt so perturbed by the prosperous cruelty he witnessed, had he bent his eye a little longer in the direction where it eventually rested, he would have found a Comforter for the oppressed, and would have seen the impotence of the oppressor. He entered his kingship with deep reverence and a spirit of humility as he communicated with God b. Solomon prayed … 1 Kings 3:7-9 c. In turn, God gave him wisdom … 1 Kings 4:29-31 2. The problem with the people he’s talking about soon becomes clear; they have no fear of the Lord. 1. Story of youth at sea. Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. Again I considered all travail, and every right work The pains that men take to do right works. Human effort or intellect pursuits, pleasure seeking or a power grab, personal prestige or the accumulation of wealth is identified by Solomon as being utterly vain. Christ's love, Christ's death, resurrection and ascension into heaven — these are as another threefold cord. Ecclesiastes 4:12 Sermons: If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Sin always sinks us, and we were dropping deeper and deeper into it, and into the mire that was at the bottom of it. To live in the service of Jesus Christ is to act as our human relationships demand that we should act. It took God's dear Son to break them, the Father's love, and the Spirit's power, and our own faith and repentance, begotten in our hearts from above. II. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. Not three, perhaps, but thirty, nay, thirty thousand evil influences were dragging us down and holding us fast. First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Missouri. Categories: Sermon Outlines, Textual Sermon Outlines. Ordered, during a storm, to go up and put the rigging right. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him, Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm. Notice Solomon’s concept of a righteous king a. Psalm 72:1-8 b. Solomon was a great king who cared for God and God’s people. 7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. Various expressions in Ecclesiastes would indicate that Solomon wrote the book only in old age (Ecclesiastes 1:12-18; Ecclesiastes 2:1-11; Ecclesiastes 11:9-10; Ecclesiastes 12:1-7). We want no friendship that is only twofold. This fact also speaks for Solomon only (see 1 Kings 4:32; Proverbs 1:1). Have you any friendship without Jesus? All is vanity. When life is lived without God, life is futile and meaningless. I do not know how many threads were in them, how many strands they contained. 4 ¶ Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is a envied of his neighbour. Ecclesiastes 4:7-12 Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 "Two Are Better Than One" Introduction My mother gave it to me when leaving home. And there is a time for every event under heaven ~ 2 A time to give birth, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted. 4 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. This is a sermon on Ecclesiastes 4:9-12. He is the third strand of the cord. In Ecclesiastes 12:9 he mentions that he set in order many proverbs. We discover the wonderful hope we have in our eternal God, as the antithesis of man's devastating despair in this fallen world system. 4:9-12 - This sermon encourages believers to develop intentional relationships within the Body of Christ. But if you weave these three together into a cord, and hold on by it, you are safe. Two hundred dollars is better than one hundred. Ecclesiastes Sermon Outlines MARK A. COPELAND. III. 2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. I. INTEREST. Each of these may be regarded as a strand in the cord of sin, and all of us were held thereby. 1. IT IS BY SUCH CORDS AS THESE, threefold cords, cords that are not quickly broken, THAT WE ARE NOW HELD CAPTIVE. The True Meaning To Life #4 – Sermon on Ecclesiastes 3. It means the possession of his Divine favor; and that surely is much, not to say everything, to us. 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. (1) The comfortless oppression of man under the sun. "And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three, but the greatest of these is love." Sermon Frayed Ends And Torn Seams -- 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 -- Mark J. Molldrem, Charles Cammarata -- 2006 For a man killed by a hit-and-run driver Ecclesiastes 4:9(NASB) Picture courtesy of Pixabay. We have been sustained in being every moment by his Divine visitation; we have been enriched by him with everything we possess, our hearts and our lives owing to his generous kindness all their joys and all their blessings; it is in him that we live and move and have our being; we sum up all obligations, we touch the height and depth of exalted duty, when we say that "he is our God." DISCUSSION QUESTIONS This is a study guide commentary which means that you are responsible for your own interpretation of the Bible. I think this is another threefold cord by which we are bound; bound to one another, bound to the cross of Christ, bound to this blessed book, and bound to heaven. We see secular wisdom at variance with the divine wisdom from on high. By creation, the claim of which we understand better than ever now; by regeneration, into the mystery of which they and we are being daily further led; by consecration, both on God's part and our own, we are His and His for ever. Moreover, all this natural obligation is enhanced and multiplied manifold by all that he has done for us, and all that he has endured for in the salvation which is in Jesus Christ, his Son.. II. He had hundreds of concubines, many stables with the best horses, many wives, lots of pieces of gold. We were in a horrible pit by reason of sin. Based Ecc. 1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth. 4:9-12 FBCF – 10/11/20 Jon Daniels INTRO – I want to jump right into this sermon today & get to the text as quickly as we can. And they expect us to believe that! This is not a plea for mediocrity. Sermon outline by Tom Moore on the times and seasons appointed by God. It was the cords of this triple enemy that held us fast. In all things union tends to success and safety, but above all, the union of Christians. To know, to reverence, to love, to serve God, is our supreme obligation, For we came forth from him; we are indebted to him for all that makes us what we are, owing all our faculties of every kind to his creative power. It took years of straining, and tugging, and pulling by a hand Omnipotent to break these cords in pieces. Verse Thoughts. I wish you had it. Appeared again immediately, ascended mast, put rigging right, and came down. (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12) Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: (10) If one falls down, his friend can help him up. a. … IT WAS BY SUCH CORDS AS THESE THAT WE WERE ORIGINALLY HELD IN BONDAGE. Ecclesiastes 4:12 . 4. Pastor's Sermon Notes: Ecclesiastes (series), #11 - Two Are Better Than One (Ecclesiastes 4:7-16) Series: Ecclesiastes. If there be anybody who wants you to go roads where Jesus can't go with you, give up that company at once. it is done, and that they can never be spliced again, nor ever cast about us as they were originally. The Necessity and Benefits of Religious Society. How have we got up? (Ecc 4:13-16) The vanity of fame and its short life. Ecclesiastes 4:3 Yea, better [is he] than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. Ecclesiastes 4:13-16 (13) Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more. For prayer, sir: father always told me no time was ever lost in prayer." For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. 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