Chasing Wind Under the Sun

A Hopeful Journey for Meaning that Ended in Frustration (1:12-15)

• An Earnest and Exhaustive Journey
• Striving After Wind
• Everything Subjected to Vanity

A Proud Search for Gain that Led to Despair (1:16-2:23)

• Searching for Gain at the University
• Searching for Gain at the Comedy Club
• Searching for Gain at the Corporate Skyscraper
• Searching for Gain at the Bank and Bedroom
• Searching for Gain at the Graveyard
• Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice
• Johnny Cash’s Despairing Empire of Dirt

A Humble Understanding of the Difference Between Gain and Gift (2:24-26)

• Me, Myself, and I
• Gain We Deserve vs Gift We Receive
• Enjoyment Is God’s Gift
• Everything Received Is a Gift for Joy
• Fanny Crosby