In his commentary on Ecclesiastes, Douglas O'Donnell writes this: "What Winston Churchill said of Russia in 1939, we might say of American politics today: It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside of an enigma...How are we to work our way through the current political maze?" As O'Donnell points out, in Ecclesiastes 8, the Preacher gives us 3 bedrock principles to follow: we are to submit to authority, fear God, and be joyful.

July 2, 2023

Helpful resources that shaped and influenced this sermon: Ecclesiastes by Derek Kidner, Ecclesiastes by Douglas O'Donnell, Ecclesiastes by Phil Ryken. Sermon structure and much content from O'Donnell.