Don’t be Delusional Ecclesiastes 1:13-15 Matthew 5:13-16.

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Don’t be Delusional Ecclesiastes 1:13-15 Matthew 5:13-16

Don’t be Delusional Delusional = having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions

Don’t be Delusional Delusional traditional facts:

Don’t be Delusional Delusional traditional facts:  You must wait an hour after you eat to swim.

Don’t be Delusional Delusional traditional facts:  Fortune cookies are from China.

Don’t be Delusional Delusional traditional facts:  You get warts after touching a frog.

Don’t be Delusional Delusional traditional facts:  The Great Wall of China is visible from space.

Don’t be Delusional Delusional traditional facts:  You will die if you do not forward an to 10 other people.

Don’t be Delusional Delusional in Our Wisdom Ecclesiastes 1:13

Don’t be Delusional Delusional in Our Wisdom 1. Solomon is challenging the delusion that the pursuit of knowledge fulfills life and gives significance.

Don’t be Delusional Delusional in Our Wisdom 2. Solomon’s pursuit of wisdom is a hopeless task.

Don’t be Delusional Delusional in Our Wisdom 3. Solomon sees all is under the rule of a sovereign God.

Don’t be Delusional Delusional in Our Works Ecclesiastes 1:14-15

Don’t be Delusional Delusional in Our Insignificance Matthew 5:13-16

Don’t be Delusional Delusional in Our Insignificance We must permeate society as agents of redemption.

Don’t be Delusional Delusional in Our Insignificance If we fail to confront corruption, we become worthless as agents of change and redemption.

Don’t be Delusional Delusional in Our Insignificance Christians must let their good works shine before the rest of the world so that others may praise God.

Don’t be Delusional Delusional in Our Insignificance You become what you do.

Don’t be Delusional Delusional in Our Insignificance You become what you do. What you think, write, speak, or feel, is meaningless if it’s not what you do.

Don’t be Delusional Ecclesiastes 1:13-15 Matthew 5:13-16