This is the concluding message in the series Trivial Pursuits and the fifth message of "Meaningful Pursuits." This message considers the pursuit of obedience. Shockingly, the words "obey" and "obedience" are not found in all of Ecclesiastes. However, the concept appears in a variety of expressions such as Pleasing God, Doing good, Walking in the "Sight of the Eyes" and Keeping the Commandments. We will explore each of these key phrases and the texts in which they appear, and we will explore what "keeping the commandments" means for the New Covenant believer. We will also explore the "God-rail" of judgment and what the believer in Jesus can expect on the "Day of Judgment."

2. Series Overview
Trivial Pursuits
•Worldly Wisdom
•Worldly Pleasure
•Riches/Contentment
•Lasting Gain
•Self-Sufficiency
Meaningful Pursuits
•God’s Timetable
•Companionship
•God
•The Fear of God
•Obedience

3. The Pursuit of
Obedience
Ecclesiastes (various texts)

4. Phrases that point towards
obedience in Ecclesiastes
1. Pleasing God
2. Doing Good
3. Walking in the “sight of the eyes”
4. Keeping commandments

5. Because God gives
great gifts to those
who “please Him”
Ecclesiastes 2:26
We Pursue Obedience…

6. Because God has
put eternity in our
hearts
Ecclesiastes 3:11-13
We Pursue Obedience…

7. Because God is the
“Supreme King”
Ecclesiastes 8:2-5
We Pursue Obedience…

8. Because of coming
judgment
Ecclesiastes 11:9; 12:13-14
We Pursue Obedience…