I’ve put this together as notes for Ivy CR Grow Groups from Debra Green’s talk this morning in our new series. Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 Compare the passage in various translations, including the Message. Ecclesiastes is the Questers journal on life. Its good to do that if it helps you. Discuss in the group- who among you keeps a journal? Is it helpful? What experiences do you have of journalling? These seem like strange sayings don’t they? The words are meant to disillusion of our illusions: life is more significant than what can be measured by short term gains can give. Rather than pursue various things (list them as a group), pursue God! Does your life at the moment reflect that you are pursuing God first & foremost? How might someone objectively viewing your life judge that? Consider the phrase ‘under the sun.’ it means ‘all I can see, touch, hear & feel here.’ We need to look at what’s above the Sun. How much of what the media, government, science etc loses any heavenly or eternal perspective and encourages us to […]
