Ecclesiastes is a book that covers the topic of what gives life meaning and purpose and where that meaning and purpose is found. Some people see the book as being a very grim outlook on life, but it is simply giving us a look at reality of life outside of the understanding of God. The author of this book experienced more success, accumulated more wealth, experienced more pleasure, and essentially was better at just about anything (in his own mind), but he found that all of his pursuits were meaningless and ended with death…he seems to be the only one honest enough to admit it.
From Series: "Ecclesiastes - The Existential Hangover"
Ecclesiastes is a book that deals with the idea of our existence. The teacher of the book looks at life "under the sun," which is a way to say "our life a part from who God is." Under the sun refers to all of our works that are temporary and contrasts them with things that are eternal, the things that belong to God who isn't confined to live "under the sun." The book looks at a life of someone who achieved everything anyone could have wanted yet still wakes up the next day and says, "now what?" We are calling the series the Existential Hangover because we will deal with our lives and how they are meaningless without Jesus. Ecclesiastes asks questions that can only be answered by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
