{"id":43487,"date":"2014-09-14T20:59:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T01:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=43487"},"modified":"2022-02-21T21:04:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T03:04:47","slug":"the-good-life-five-lessons-from-ecclesiastes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-good-life-five-lessons-from-ecclesiastes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Good Life &#8211; Five Lessons from Ecclesiastes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/2014Fall1TheGoodLife.mp3\" \/><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-43487-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/2014Fall1TheGoodLife.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/2014Fall1TheGoodLife.mp3\">https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/2014Fall1TheGoodLife.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\t<p>by Mike Waters<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-good-life\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Good Life\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Mike Waters The Good Life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[119],"tags":[385,791,41],"class_list":["post-43487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio","tag-contentment","tag-ecclesiastes","tag-life"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43485,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-good-life\/","url_meta":{"origin":43487,"position":0},"title":"The Good Life (Waters)","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"by Mike Waters The Good Life - Five Lessons from Ecclesiastes Marriage Counsel from Peter God's Plan for His People Building a Lasting Faith In Due Time We Will Reap Contentment in Christ The Providence of God Pray Without Ceasing","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28107,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-meaning-of-life-why-are-you-here\/","url_meta":{"origin":43487,"position":1},"title":"The Meaning of Life: Why Are You Here?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 20, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Timothy 6:6-21 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What is it that you are looking for out of life? What are you expecting? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0So many people never find contentment with their lives because they are expecting things that life cannot deliver. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They decide they can\u2019t be happy with life\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":61949,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-there-meaning-to-my-life\/","url_meta":{"origin":43487,"position":2},"title":"Is There Meaning to My Life?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Download Audio by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Job 14 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What will have changed because you have lived? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0People have longed wondered what the meaning of life is, but I think it more important to consider what meaning there is in your life. II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What is your life? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Perhaps a strange\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":61546,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/notes-on-life\/","url_meta":{"origin":43487,"position":3},"title":"Notes on Life","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 25, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"The Enjoyment of Life According to Ecclesiastes Contentment in food and drink, in labor, and being good in God's sight - Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 Have fun, do good, take pleasure in what you produce, and respect God - Ecclesiastes 3:13-15 Take pleasure in today. 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Hamilton Text: Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Life doesn\u2019t remain the same - Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There are different seasons, which brings different needs \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No one likes to cry, but life isn\u2019t always going to be rosy. Sorrow has a place in our lives. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The wise know that we need\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":94584,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wind-chasers\/","url_meta":{"origin":43487,"position":5},"title":"Wind Chasers","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Download Audio by Garry Floyd How & Why We Inherit Wind's Emptiness - and What We Can Do About It Text: Ecclesiastes 5:16 \"Exactly as a man is born, thus will he die. 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