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Ecclesiastes 11 calls us to stop waiting for perfect conditions and start sowing seed—because “you do not know” what God will prosper. This sermon speaks to teens, mid‑lifers, and seniors alike, challenging analysis‑paralysis and nihilism with a bigger question: whose energy is this, really? Learn how to treat your strength (or weakness) as God’s to steward, take one wise, God‑honoring risk, and lean on Christ’s power that “works powerfully” in you instead of your own.

Ecclesiastes 9 and 11 call us to “go, eat…drink…enjoy” in the same hevel world that feels unfair and fragile, not because life is easy but because God is still generous. This sermon traces the story from Eden to Qohelet to Jesus, showing that we were created for joy with God, not slavery to pleasure or duty. Jesus—who shares the Father’s own joy—invites us to abide in his love so that “my joy may be in you, and your joy may be full,” making holiness and happiness not rivals but companions.

Qohelet says the house of mourning is “better” than the house of feasting because it tells the truth about our limits and pushes us to “lay it to heart.” This sermon walks through death as a teacher, grief as a strange school of wisdom, and Jesus as the only anchor strong enough to hold when the storm hits. Drawing on Ecclesiastes 7 and 9 and the story of our daughter Ella’s death, we explore how facing our mortality can actually deepen hope, reshape priorities, and tether us more securely.

Ecclesiastes exposes “gold sickness”—loving money so much that it ends up owning you—and contrasts it with the quiet joy of receiving your portion as God’s gift. This message weaves Qohelet’s warning with Proverbs, Philippians, and 1 Timothy to show how gratitude, contentment, and generosity free us from the lie that “more” will finally be enough. When God himself becomes your treasure, you can hold wealth lightly, enjoy what you have, and share it freely—confident you already have more than enough in Christ.