Introduction: Solomon wants to talk to us about the _________ in our lives that we all will all walk through, and how we are to view these various seasons.

I. There is a __________ – v. 1

To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:

Another translation reads, “There is an appointed time for everything, and there is a time for every event under heaven.”

Consider the following two examples:

1. Human Life: ____________ – Maturation – Birth – ______ – Death. 2. Planet Earth – ___________ – Spring – _________ – Fall.

II. Illustrations of the ___________ – v. 2-8

The Preacher writes about _________ different seasons, and in so doing provides for us their contrasts as well.

1. The _______ and death season – v. 2a1

A time to be born, And a time to die;

2. The ________ and reaping season – v. 2b

A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted;

3. The ________ and heal season – v. 3a

A time to kill, And a time to heal;

4. A _________ down and build up season – 3b

A time to break down, And a time to build up;

5. A ___________ and laugh season – 4a

A time to weep, And a time to laugh;

6. A __________ and dance season – v. 4b

A time to mourn, And a time to dance;

What are some times for mourning?

What are some times for dancing?

7. A cast away ________ and gather stones season – v. 5a

A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones;

8. An __________ and refrain from embracing season – v. 5b2

A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;

9. A _______ and a lose season – v. 6a

A time to gain, And a time to lose;

10. A ___________ and a throw away season – v. 6b

A time to keep, And a time to throw away;

11. A _________ and a sew season – v. 7a

A time to tear, And a time to sew;

12.A ___________ and a speak season – v. 7b

A time to keep silence, And a time to speak;

13.A __________ and a hate season – v. 8a

A time to love, And a time to hate;

14.A ________ and peace season – v. 8b

A time of war, And a time of peace.

III. What ____________ are the Seasons – v. 9-15

So then, what can we learn about the various seasons of life within a divine context? I believe we can learn the following:

A. They keep us __________ – v. 9-103

What profit has the worker from that in which he labors? I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied.

B. They keep us __________ – v. 11

He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.

C. They keep us _____________ – v. 12-13

I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor--it is the gift of God.

D.They keep us __________________ – v. 14

I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, And nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him.

E. They keep us ___________ – v. 15

That which is has already been, And what is to be has already been; And God requires an account of what is past.

Wrap-Up

What do we need to walk away with from this chapter? I believe that there are at least five important insights. They are:

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