Preaching Ecclesiastes to a Congregation

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Bobby Jamieson to discuss his book “Everything Is Never Enough,” the book of Ecclesiastes, and what happiness is.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Is it wrong to want to be happy?
• Why did this become your thing?
• What are the common misconceptions about what happiness is?
• Do you feel like the answer lies in the book of Ecclesiastes or in the rest of the Bible?
• What does fear of the Lord mean?
• When you talk about happiness, what do you have to clear off the ground?
• Is it possible to be “too God centered” where you miss out on the goodness of creation?
• How have you learned to talk about this to your congregation?
• How do you respond to people who say, “don’t find your identity in being a mom, find your identity in Christ?”
• If we enjoy something, is it an idol?

Helpful Definitions:

• Fear of the Lord: Reverence awe of His power, humble trembling at His generosity, confessing before His holiness, and marveling at His grace.

Guest Bio:

Bobby Jamieson serves as an associate pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He has an MDiv and ThM from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a PhD in New Testament from the University of Cambridge, where he also taught Greek. Bobby and his wife, Kristin, have four children, Rose, Lucy, William, and Margaret.

Bobby is the author of several books, including but not limited to; Sound Doctrine: How a Church Grows in the Love and Holiness of God, Going Public: Why Baptism Is Required for Church Membership, Jesus' Death and Heavenly Offering in Hebrews, The Paradox of Sonship: Christology in The Epistle to the Hebrews, and The Path to Being a Pastor: A Guide for the Aspiring.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Ecclesiastes, Proverbs 31:30, Psalm 16:6
• “Everything Is Never Enough” by R B Jamieson
• “Remaking the World” by Andrew Wilson
• Knowing Faith Has Therapeutic Language Invaded The Church?
• “Desiring God” by John Piper

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