Morning: The message, "An Experiment in the Pursuit of Happiness," was an exposition of Ecclesiastes 2:1-11. In this passage, Solomon reports the results of an experiment he conducted in which he tested his heart with pleasure. A life lived in the pursuit of happiness, without obedience to God, is meaningless. Solomon had experience with all the avenues of pleasure, but nothing lasting came from it. To pursue happiness, without pursuing Christ, is like chasing after the wind--you never catch it.
Evening: We looked at the creation of mankind in Genesis 1:26-27, and 2:7ff. We looked at the reality of man's uniqueness. He is unique in his relationship to God and unique in relation to the rest of the created order. Man was created with the goal of bearing the image of Christ, both in creation and through redemption.
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