Money Can’t Buy Happiness
ECCLESIASTES SERIES: A WORD TO THE WISE
LESSON FOUR: MONEY CAN’T BUY HAPPINESS
Text for This Study: Ecclesiastes 5:1 – 6:12
1. In your own words, define greed. How does The Teacher describe the frustration that comes with greed, selfishness, and the love of money?
2. In what ways do you see yourself being influenced to want things you don’t really need? How does advertising function in our culture?
3. Were you surprised at the Harvard Business School survey of 4,000 millionaires? How much more money than you have would be necessary for you to be happy?
4. Try to visualize the scene related at Luke 12:13-21. When a man interrupted Jesus with his question mid-sermon, what does that tell you about what was really on his mind that day? How does the parable Jesus gave help us understand what it is to be “rich toward God”?
5. The video points to a way Christians should view money and prosperity. Below is an attempt to summarize the key points. What is the key insight you get from this?
Philosopher Peter Kreeft says this of the Book of Ecclesiastes: “Ecclesiastes is the first and necessary step toward salvation for the modern world.” How do you see that illustrated in this block of text?