Top Banner

of 23

Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

Apr 08, 2018

Download

Documents

Welcome message from author
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    1/23

    Lesson 2Finding RealHappiness

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    2/23

    Wh ere can I find realh appiness?

    Happiness defined- Astate of well being and contentment

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    3/23

    1. Education

    Wh at did Solomon learnaccording to verse 18?

    For in much wisdom is muchvexation, and he who

    increases knowledgeincreases sorrow.

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    4/23

    1. Education

    1 Corinthians 2:4-5 1

    Corinthians 3:19

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    5/23

    Much of the world has

    fallen for theteachings of Darwinwhich is in direct

    contradiction to theBible. Evolution

    teaches that you arejust a little moreadvanced than a

    monkey. But what

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    6/23

    Psalm 139:14, I praise you, for I amfearfully and

    wonderfully made.Wonderful are your

    works; my soul knowsit very well.

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    7/23

    2 . Pleasure

    Pleasure ismomentary

    gratification.Happiness is a state of

    mind

    Hebrews 11:25

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    8/23

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    9/23

    2 . Pleasure

    1 Kings 11:3, He had700 wives, princesses,

    and 300 concubines.And his wives turned

    away his heart.

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    10/23

    3. Work

    Some people, like Solomon,think the opposite of an

    empty life is a full schedule.As a result they never havetime to examine their lives.

    That's why God gives uswhat command in Exodus

    2 0:8?

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    11/23

    3. Work

    Exodus 2 0:8,Remember the

    Sabbath Day to keep itholy. Six days you

    shall labor, and do allyour work.

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    12/23

    3. Work

    Ecclesiastes 3:13

    Psa 128:2 You shall eat thefruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be

    blessed, and it shall be well with you

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    13/23

    4 . Wealth

    S olomon had great wealthbut still could not find

    happiness. Many peoplehave mid life crisis in

    America when they accomplish their dreamsand find out they still are

    not happy

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    14/23

    4 . Wealth

    What does Solomon writein Proverbs 15:16?

    Better is little with thefear of the Lord than

    great treasure and trouble with it.

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    15/23

    4 . Wealth

    Too many people thinkmoney and success

    are everything, yetwhat does Solomon

    write in Proverbs15:17?

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    16/23

    4 . Wealth

    Better is a dinner of herbs where love is

    than a fattened ox and hatred with it.

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    17/23

    4 . Wealth

    Money cannot buy happiness

    According to 1Kings10:14 what was

    S olomons annual income?

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    18/23

    4 . Wealth

    Now the weight of gold that came to S olomon in

    one year was 666 talentsof gold.

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    19/23

    4 . Wealth

    How much money isenough?

    Just a little bit more John D. Rockefeller

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    20/23

    After trying to findhappiness in Education,

    Pleasure, Work and WealthSolomon decides that there

    is nothing to be gainedunder the sun. Solomonfound out what truth that

    Jesus said in Luke 1 2 :15?

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    21/23

    And he said to them, "Takecare, and be on your guard against all covetousness,

    for one's life does not consist in the abundance of

    his possessions.

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    22/23

  • 8/7/2019 Lesson 2 Meaningful Life

    23/23

    As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul

    for you, O God.