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Mosaic - Erwin McManus

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

As we continue this “Reality Check” series diving into the archives. Venture into the depths of Ecclesiastes as we navigate Solomon's quest for life's true meaning, beginning from chapter 1, verse 12. In this episode, "Too Smart for Your Own Good," we delve into the introspective reflections of Solomon, a king endowed with unparalleled wisdom, who grapples with the profound realization of life's inherent futility.

Solomon's piercing insights reveal the stark reality that human endeavors, no matter how grand, may ultimately be meaningless—mere chases after the wind. His contemplations on the human condition and the limitations of wisdom serve as a poignant and thought-provoking exploration of existential despair.

Engage with us as we dissect the delicate interplay between despair and hope, and examine how Solomon's profound reflections juxtapose with the enduring optimism of divine perspective. This episode promises to challenge your philosophical understanding and inspire deeper contemplation of one of the Bible's most existential texts.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Erwin McManus, and this is the Mosaic Podcast. I want to thank you so much for joining us today and if you're one of our regular
0:14.3	listeners we love the fact that you join you with us and we pray that every single
0:19.0	message inspires you and helps you become the person that God created you to be.
0:23.0	Every single week we send a new message across the world
0:26.0	and everything we do here at Mosaic is made available to everyone in the world for absolutely free.
0:31.0	The reason we can do that is that we have incredible people who
0:34.5	give generously and sacrificed to make this possible. And I want to invite you to join us.
0:39.1	If you're a ready giver, thank you so much. If this is something you've not yet done, I want to invite you to start doing that now.
0:45.5	Go to Mosaic.org slash gift and give a one-time gift or even beyond that
0:50.3	Become a recurring giver here at Mosaic. And if you're one of those individuals who God has blood that What's really beautiful about Mosaic is that our biggest givers are families who do not live here in Los Angeles,
1:05.8	but they are so committed to the message of Jesus going to the world that they support the work here
1:10.3	from Los Angeles to the ends of the earth.
1:12.6	And so I want to invite you again.
1:13.7	Go to Mosaic.org slash Give,
1:15.5	become a part of our support system,
1:17.2	become one of our partners,
1:18.6	and more than anything else,
1:19.9	I want you to listen to the message.
1:21.5	Allow Jesus to speak to you in a way that will change your life. So we're going to continue in the Book of Ecclesiasties and if you were here
1:40.0	last week we kind of dove into this new book and as Solomon is going through these
1:46.0	series of reality checks he's in this desperate search for the real and we want to pick up in chapter one and begin in verse 12.
1:57.0	So if you have your scriptures with you,
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