Getting Smart About Wisdom (Ecclesiastes #3) - Dr. Jeff Burris

Published June 21, 2026

Getting Smart About Wisdom

(Ecclesiastes #3)

Ecclesiastes 1:12-18

Dr. Jeff Burris

I. The Seeker

A. His Qualifications

1. ____________________with Wisdom (1 Kings 3; 4:29-31; 5:12; 10:24)

2. ____________________Wisdom (1 Kings 4:32-34; Ecclesiastes 1:13,16)

B. His Disqualification

1. Forgot _________________________ (1 Kings 11:1-13)

2. Depended on _________________________ (Ecclesiastes 1:13, 16)

II. The Search (Ecclesiastes 1:13,17)

III. The Surprise (Ecclesiastes 1:14-15, 17-18)

Increased ____________________ — not meaning/happiness/satisfaction

IV. The Solution

A. The ____________________ of Wisdom (Proverbs 1:7; 9:10; Job 28:28; Psalm 111:10)

B. The ____________________ of Wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:24, 30; Colossians 2:3; James 1:5)

C. The ____________________ of Wisdom

1. Wisdom CANNOT…

a. Fix life’s______________________________ (Ecclesiastes 1:15)

b. Explain life’s____________________________ (Ecclesiastes 1:13, 17)

c. Satisfy life’s ____________________________ (Ecclesiastes 1.17)

2. Wisdom CAN…

a. Help one clarify life’s _____________________________

b. Help one accept life’s ____________________________

c. Help one navigate life’s ___________________________

d. Help one enjoy life’s _____________________________