The Pursuit of Pleasure
Speaker: Mike Sciarra Series: Living in Light of Dying Topic: The Pursuit of Pleasure Passage: Ecclesiastes 2:1–11
Discussion Questions:
- In this passage, what do you think Solomon did right or wrong, and why do you think so?
- How does Solomon’s experiment help us to live for God’s pleasure rather than our own? (1 Cor. 10:1-14)
- How does Solomon’s honesty help you as a Christian who wants to please God but knows that you don’t always succeed?
- What makes you most uncomfortable about this passage? What is most comforting about this passage? How do free/lenient/licentious (note the range) vs. conscientious/strict/legalistic Christians navigate these verses?
- How does 1 John 2:15-17 instruct us when it comes to forays into pleasure-seeking?
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Everyone’s Ultimate Duty
Speaker: Mike Sciarra Passage: Ecclesiastes 12:13–14 Series: Living in Light of Dying
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Apr 18
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Speaker: Mike Sciarra Passage: Ecclesiastes 12:2–8 Series: Living in Light of Dying