6.1.25 - The Times, They Are A'Changin' (Kenny Camacho)

SCRIPTURE: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11, 2:12-17, & 4:1-3; Proverbs 8:17-21 & 9:10-12 

YOU CAN ALSO READ KENNY’S MANUSCRIPT FOR THIS MESSAGE HERE!

REFLECTION/DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

1. What do you think Ecclesiastes means when it says, 'Vanity of vanities, all is vanity'? How does this idea challenge what we often believe about work and success?

2. Kenny said that Time and Death are barriers that keep us from really being able to imagine the “horizon” of things, where God really does bring heaven down here to earth. How do those barriers affect your hope and faith? How do they impact your own sense of meaning and purpose in life?

3. In Proverbs, wisdom is promised to lead to a good life, but Ecclesiastes challenges this idea. How do you feel about the tension between these two books? Does it feel strange to see places where Scripture is challenged… by other Scripture?

4. Kenny concluded by saying that Ecclesiastes helps us wrestle with the gap between what we believe and what we experience in the world. What doubts or questions do you have about the meaning of life? About things like legacy and purpose?

5. How might discussing these doubts in a safe environment help you grow in your understanding and faith?

6. How might the prospect of a 'bigger Story' reframe our sense of purpose or meaning? What might that ‘bigger Story’ be? What part might you be playing inside of it?