Ecclesiastes 1:111

1
Attributes of The Ages

• Ecclesiastes 11-11

2
Nothing New Under The Sun

• New technology
• Same old sins

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Definitions

• Attributes
• Characteristics, qualities, or essential features
• Ages
• Different periods of mans time on earth

4
Personal Lusts Satisfied

• Began in the garden (Genesis 31-7)
• Eve (vv. 3-6 James 113-15)
• Penalty (1 Timothy 214)
• Just to be like God

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Personal Lusts Satisfied

• Achan (Joshua 720, 21)
• Saw
• Coveted
• Took

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Personal Lusts Satisfied

• David (2 Samuel 11)
• Saw (v. 2)
• Lusted in his heart (Matthew 527, 28)
• Took her (v. 4)

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Today

• Illegitimacy rate
• 25 among population at large
• Higher among other some groups
• Rejection of Gods standard
• Turn away from God (Romans
  118-32)
• Advertising appeals to the lusts of mankind (1
  John 215-17)

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Excuses For Failure

• Began in the garden (Genesis 3)

Adam
Eve
Serpent
Eve
Serpent
?
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Excuses For Failure
Exodus 3221-24
People
Aaron
1 Samuel 135-14
Saul
Circumstances
1 Samuel 1514, 15, 20
People
Saul
10
Today
Parents Society
We
God holds us accountable (Ezekiel 184 2
Corinthians 510)
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Love of Material Things

• Lot (Genesis 13)
• Lots choice (vv. 1-13)
• Disastrous result (Genesis 19)
• Rich farmer (Luke 1213-21)
• Rich young ruler (Luke 1818-23)

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Today

• Goal of many is making money
• Parents sacrifice on the altar of prosperity
• God says to trust Him (Matthew 633)
• Warnings about riches (1 Timothy
  610 Hebrews 135)

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Minimum Service

• Israels neglect (Haggai 1)
• Too concerned about their own houses (v. 4)
• Told to consider their ways (vv. 5-11)
• Others
• Rich ruler
• Peter and forgiveness (Matthew
  1821, 22)

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Today

• Minimum attendance (Hebrews 1025)
• Minimum giving (2
  Corinthians 83, 12)
• Do all we can

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Conclusion

• Have things really changed?
• Have you changed?