It is providential to have this lesson this weekend. Labor Day is a holiday, officially recognized in 1894, to honor the American worker. Toward the end of the 1800s, at the height of the Industrial Revolution, the average American worked 12-hour days and seven-day weeks just to eke out a basic living. In some states, […]
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Week 35 Application |
Painting in the Dark
I’m not the greatest handyman, but painting is one home improvement I’m pretty good at doing. Put me in a room with a paintbrush, a roller, and a can of paint, and I can make things happen (including splatters and drips). Painting can be a messy enterprise, but at the end of the day, you […]
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Study Questions
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson. 1. Is your work satisfying and does it provide meaning to you? 2. Do you enjoy your life and find daily fulfillment? Read Ecclesiastes 2:24-26. 1. The word meaning “toil” or “labor” is amalin Hebrew and Solomon used some form of it 22 times […]
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Daily Reading
Week 34 Study |
Lift Up One Another
Ecclesiastes is full of sound advice: know what really matters in life, redeem pleasure, use time wisely, be judicious with your words, think properly about wealth, act well toward government, think eternity, give generously, and enjoy work, food, and friends. In our digital age where people are addicted to their screens, thinking rightly about friendships […]
