Dr Tom Hover
February 18, 2024
Ecclesiastes 11:1–10 / I John 3:10-24, 4:7-21, 5:1-3, 13
SOLOMON’S PRECEPTS TO BLESSINGS / AUTHENTIC LOVE
SOLOMON’S PRECEPTS TO BLESSINGS
Main Scripture Text: Ecclesiastes 11:1–10
Ecclesiastes 11:1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. Introduction: A “precept” is a general rule of conduct or procedure. Verses as get started on this wonderful subject: Psalm 1:3, Joshua 1:8, 3 John 2, Psalm 35:27, II Chronicles 20:20, Nehemiah 2:20 What do I mean by blessing s and prosperity, and how can we have blessings and prosperity God’s way? Well, you have the book of Ecclesiastes, written by the wisest man who lived, outside the Lord Jesus, whose name was Solomon. Solomon me gives you and me eight percepts to blessings and prosperity right out of this eleventh chapter, and I want you to get the notes because you can use them.
I. THE BLESSING PRECEPT OF INVESTMENT
Ecclesiastes 11:1I Kings 10:22–24, Matthew 25:15, Matthew 25:24–30
A. Examine Your Motive for Investment I Timothy 6:6–10, 17-19
B. Seek Wise Counsel Proverbs 13:20,15:22,14:15, James 1:5
C. Beware of Any Get-Rich-Quick Schemes Proverbs 28:22
II. THE BLESSING PRECEPT OF DIVERSIFICATION
Ecclesiastes 11:1–2
III. THE BLESSING PRECEPT OF PREPARATION
Ecclesiastes 11:3, Psalm 19:13, Proverbs 6:6–11, 21:20
IV. THE BLESSING PRECEPT OF VENTURE Ecclesiastes 11:4
Acts 15:26, Proverbs 14:18, 21:5,27:12,28:22
V. THE BLESSING PRECEPT OF TRUST Ecclesiastes 11:5, 9:11, Isaiah 58:11, Psalm 32:8, 37:2, Proverbs 3:5–6, Psalm 127:2
VI. THE BLESSING PRECEPT OF WORK Ecclesiastes 11:6
Proverbs 14:23, 20:4, 28:19, II Thessalonians 3:10, Proverbs 22:7
VII. THE BLESSING PRECEPT OF PERSPECTIVE
Ecclesiastes 11:7-8 Ecclesiastes 2:24, Psalm 84:11, I Timothy 6:17,
I Corinthians 15:19
VIII. THE BLESSING PRECEPT OF ACCOUNTABILITY Ecclesiastes 11:9-10
Conclusion: We are talking to you about blessings and prosperity, and the wisest One who ever walked this earth walked in saddled shoes, and He said, Mark 8:36–37 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Mark 8:37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Your soul is worth more than all the stocks, the bonds, the rubies, the diamonds, the emeralds, gold, silver, the schools, the education, the military, the government; put it all together—your one soul is worth more than all of that. Don’t be like the old prospector and say, “Well, I died rich. You die without Jesus, and you die in poverty. And if you have Jesus, you’re already rich.
PM SERVICE
AUTHENTIC LOVE
Text: I John 3:10-24, 4:7-21, 5:1-3, 13. Love God completely; Love others compassionately; Love yourself correctly. Love is a good test of authentic Christianity. Love is the result of being in Christ, and Him living in us. Love changes our hearts, home, and habits. Love causes us to have: Christian actions, Christian ambitions, Christian attitudes, and Christian affections. Love wins real friends. Love keeps real friends. Where love resides, God abides
I. THE PRINCIPLE OF AUTHENTIC LOVE I John 3:11-18
A.) The Command I John 3:11
B.) The Comparison I John 3:12
C.) The Christianity I John 3:13
D.) The Conversion I John 3:14
E.) The Chaos I John 3:15
F.) The Consecration I John 3:17
G.) The Concern I John 3:17
II. THE POWER OF AUTHENTIC LOVE I John 3:19-22
A.) The Proof I John 3:19
B.) The Power I John 3:20
C.) The Peace I John 3:21
D.) The Promise I John 3:22. The love that unites us as Christians is far stronger than the differences that tries to divide us.
III. THE PRACTICE OF AUTHENTIC LOVE I John 3:23-24
A.) The Command I John 3:23
B.) The Christianity I John 3:24
The loneliest place in the world is the human heart when love is absent.
IV. THE PROOF OF AUTHENTIC LOVE I John 2:21
A.) The Commandment Test I John 2:3-4
B.) The Companion Test I John 3:14, I John 4:20, I John 5:1
C.) The Commitment Test I John 5:10-13, I John 2:19
If we are brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, generous enough to rejoice in another’s happiness, and wise enough to know there is enough love to go around for us all, then we can achieve a fulfillment of Authentic Love that few ever know.
