THE BIG FAILURE

ECCLESIASTES 8

Pastor Rick Jackson

I. THE FAILURE OF HUMAN GOVERNMENT [v. 1-9]

1. Failure to Represent God [v. 1-5]

2. Failure to Rely On God [v. 6-7]

3. Failure to Recognize God [v. 8-9]

II. THE FAILURE OF HUMAN WISDOM [v. 10-15]

1. Little Appreciation of Man’s Judgment [v. 10-11]

2. Little Appreciation of God’s Judgment [v. 12-13]

3. Little Appreciation of God’s Goodness [v. 14-15]

III. THE FAILURE OF HUMAN WORKS [v. 16-17]

1. The Superiority of God’s Workmanship

2. The Limitations of Man’s Work

3. The Limitations of Man’s Wisdom