1. The House of Mourning
Ecclesiastes 7:1-4

2. The House of Mourning
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning (Eccl. 7:1-4)
What do the wise learn from attending a funeral or visiting a cemetery? Let us consider six lessons.

3. Death’s Reminders
We all die (2:16; 3:2, 19-21; 6:6; 9:2-3) – 1 Cor. 15:22
We will not have to suffer the things of this life anymore when we die (4:1-2) – Luke 16:25; 2 Cor. 5:1-8; Phil. 1:20-21

4. Death’s Reminders
We will have experienced the good life God wants for us if we live right (7:1, 8) – 2 Tim. 4:6-8; Heb. 11:13; Rev. 14:13
We do not have authority over the day of our death (8:8) – James 4:14

5. Death’s Reminders
We need to make of the most of every day before we die (9:2-5, 9-10) – Rom. 14:7-8
We will face our Creator in judgment after we die (11:9 – 12:1, 7, 13-14) – Heb. 9:27; Rev. 20:12-13

6. The Living Will Lay It To Heart Right?
So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom - Psalm 90:12 -