1. Eccl. 6:7-9 Godly Contentment

3. M e n s t r i v e a f t e r w i s d o m a n d k n o w l e d g e ( E c c l. 1 : 1 2 - 1 8 ) M e n s t r i v e a f t e r p l e a s u r e a n d a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s ( E c c l. 2 : 1 - 1 1 ) M e n s t r i v e a f t e r h a r d w o r k ( E c c l. 2 : 1 8 - 2 3 )

4. E c c l. 2 : 2 4 - 2 6 A b i l i t y t o e n j o y l i f e i s d e p e n d e n t u p o n G o d ! “ S t r i v i n g a f t e r w i n d ” i s d o i n g a l l t h e s e t h i n g s W I T H O U T G o d.

5. T h e P o i n t o f c h a p t e r 3 ! C h a p t e r s 5 - 6 s p e a k s o f a r e a s w h e r e c o n t e n t m e n t i s N O T f o u n d Not found in Wealth (5:8-6:1) Not found in Children (6:3) Not found in Work (6:7-8)

6. E c c l. 1 2 : 1, 7 E c c l. 1 2 : 1 3 - 1 4

7. 1 T i m o t h y 6 : 6 - 8 P h i l i p p i a n s 4 : 1 1 - 1 3 H e b r e w s 1 3 : 5 O n l y a r e a o f p r o p e r d i s c o n t e n t m e n t i s i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h o u r s p i r i t u a l g r o w t h ( 2 P e t e r 1 ; 1 P e t e r 2 : 2 ; 2 C o r i n t h i a n s 9 : 1 0 )