Lesson 10 Meaningful Living

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Lesson 10How To Know If

You're WiseEcclesiastes 8:1-17


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I thirsted in the barren land of

sin and shame,

And nothing satisfying there Ifound;


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But to the blessed cross of

Christ one day I came,Where

springs of living water didabound.


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Drinking at the springs of

living water, Happy now am I,

My soul they satisfy;

Drinking at the springs ofliving water, O wonderful and

bountiful supply!


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How sweet the living water

from the hills of God,

It makes me glad and happy all

the way;


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Now glory, grace and blessing

mark the path I've trod,

I'm shouting Hallelujah

every day.


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bountiful supply!


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O sinner, won't you come today

to Calvary?

A fountain there is flowing

deep and wide;


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The Savior now invites you to

the water free,

Where thirsting spirits can be

satisfied.


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bountiful supply!


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Lesson 10How To Know If

You're WiseEcclesiastes 8:1-17


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How To Know If You're Wise

What does it mean to be wise?


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Wisdom is mentioned over 300

times in the Old Testament.

Over half of those times are in the

writings of Solomon or in reference

to Solomon


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Ecclesiastes 1:16

1 Kings 10:23-24

Proverbs 1:2, 1:3, 1:7, 2:6


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Respect for God

+Instruction

+

Knowledge+

Experience = Wisdom


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Count it all joy, my brothers, when you

meet trials of various kinds, for youknow that the testing of your faith

produces steadfastness. And let

steadfastness have its full effect, that youmay be perfect and complete, lacking in

nothing. James 1:2-3


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Four Traits

1. Have a shining FaceWho is like the wise? And who knows

the interpretation of a thing? A man's

wisdom makes his face shine, and thehardness of his face is changed.

8:1


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A shining face speaks of being blessed

How does Moses' blessing to Aaron in

Numbers 6:25 reveal this fact?


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the Lord make his face to shine upon

you and be gracious to you;

We reflect the Father to the world

Jesus said we are the light of the world(Matthew 5:14)


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We can shine even in adversity because

of what promise found in Psalm 34:5and Romans 8:28?


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Those who look to him are radiant, and

their faces shall never be ashamed.

And we know that for those who love

God all things work together for good,for those who are called according to his

purpose.


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Four Traits

2. Be patient when life is unfairEcc 8:2-7


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Solomon said they should submit to the

king because he can do whatever hepleases.

Today we are commanded by God to

be people of patience and submission


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Hebrews 13:17

James 4:71 Peter 2:13

How does Titus 3:1 also reiterate thisprinciple?


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Remind them to be submissive to rulersand authorities, to be obedient, to be

ready for every good work


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For there is a time and a way foreverything although man's trouble lies

heavy on him. For he does not know

what is to be, for who can tell him how itwill be? 8:6-7


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Wise people are not impulsive theywait for the right time and way to

handle a problem.

How can we be patient in adversity?


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Psalm 5:3, O Lord in the morning youhear my voice; in the morning I prepare

a sacrifice for you and watch.


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Four Traits

3. Accept what you can't changeEcc 8:8-14

Lord, Give Me the Grace to Accept theThings I Cannot Change


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No man has power to retain the spirit,

or power over the day of death

What did David tell Jonathan in 1

Samuel 20:3?


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as your soul lives, there is but a stepbetween me and death.


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Sometimes it is hard to accept that welive in a world where people get hurt.

But what can we do according to

Colossians 3:13?


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Forbearing one another, and forgivingone another, if any man have a quarrel

against any: even as Christ forgave you,

so also [do] ye.


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Solomon says, I saw the wickedburied. And being praise. 8:10

In regards to ungodly people remaining

in their sin until death, what doesSolomon write in Ecc 8:11?


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Because the sentence against an evildeed is not executed speedily, the heart

of the children of man is fully set to do

evil


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One day people will get what theydeserve because of what truth found in

Isaiah 30:18?


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The Lord waits to be gracious to you,and therefore he exalts himself to show

mercy to you.


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Though a sinner does evil a hundredtimes and prolongs his life, yet I know

that is will be well with those who fear

God.Ecc 8:12


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Does it bother you to see a sinner getaway with evil?

Remember Jeremiah 51:56


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For the Lord is a God of recompense;

he will surely repay.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for

whatsoever a man soweth, that shall healso reap.

Galatians 6:7


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Four Traits

4. Enjoy Life NowEcc 8:15-17

The wise person does not allowinjustice and things we don't understand

keep him from enjoying God's blessing.


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No one is wise enough to

understand everything. Sometimes

we must simply trust in what

promise found in Lamentations

3:25?


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The Lord is good to those who wait

for him, to the soul who seek him. Itis good that one should wait quietly

for the salvation of the Lord.

Lamentations 3:25-26


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Review

How To Know if You're Wise1. Having a shining face

2. Be patient when life is unfair

3. Accept what you can't change

4. Enjoy life now


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