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Meaningless Apart from God (1:1-11)

1. Utterly Meaningless, Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
   1. Theme: Everything is Meaningless (1:1-3)
   2. Nothing New (1:4-10)
   3. Men Are Forgotten (1:11)

Discourse (1:12-11:6)

2. Utterly Meaningless, Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26
   1. What a Heavy Burden God Has Laid on Men (1:12-18)
   2. Pleasures Are Meaningless (2:1-11)
   3. Wisdom and Folly Are Meaningless (2:12-16)
   4. Toil is Meaningless (2:17-26)
3. A Time For Everything Under the Sun, Ecclesiastes 3:1-22
   1. A Time To... (3:1-8)
   2. Eternity in Our Hearts and Yet... (3:9-15)
   3. From Dust and Return to Dust (3:16-22)
4. Achievement and Wealth, Ecclesiastes 4:1-16
   1. Oppression Under the Sun (4:1-3)
   2. The Advantage of Numbers (4:4-12)
   3. Achievement is Meaningless (4:13-16)
5. Achievement and Wealth, Ecclesiastes 5:1-6:12
   1. In Awe of God (5:1-7)
   2. Wealth Meaningless (5:8-20)
   3. The Time Man Walks on the Earth (6:1-12)
6. Wisdom, Ecclesiastes 7:1-8:1
   1. It is Better (7:1-12)
   2. Consider What God Has Done (7:13-22)
   3. In Search of Many Schemes (7:23-8:1)
7. More Meaningless, Ecclesiastes 8:2-9:12
   1. A King's Word is Supreme (8:2-8)
   2. The Truth of Life in This World (8:9-17)
   3. A Common Destiny For All (9:1-12)
8. Wisdom is Better Than Strength, Ecclesiastes 9:13-11:6
   1. Wisdom Better Than Folly (9:13-18)
   2. Words From a Wise Man's Wealth (10:1-20)
   3. Bread Upon Waters (11:1-6)

Conclusion: Reverently Trust in and Obey God (11:7-12:14)

9. Trust and Obey God, Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:14
   1. Remember Your Creator While Young (11:7-10)
   2. Before the Days of Trouble Come (12:1-8)
   3. Conclusion of the Matter (12:9-14)