Ecclesiastes 4:4-12 Labor and Loneliness (October 5, 2025 PM, Dr. Michael Grasso)

"Sermon on Ecclesiastes 4:4–12 | “It Is Not Good for Man to Be Alone”

Work, success, and relationships—Solomon shows us how all of these can become meaningless when pursued apart from God. Success often stirs up envy in others. Laziness leads to ruin. Lonely labor leaves us empty. But the wisdom of God reminds us: “It is not good for man to be alone.”

In this sermon, we consider:

The vanity of labor driven by envy (vv. 4–6)

The emptiness of work without relationships (vv. 7–8)

The blessing of companionship in a world marked by sin (vv. 9–12)

How Christian fellowship provides the way forward

God has made us for community. From marriage to friendship to the communion of the saints, Scripture reminds us that two are better than one, and that a threefold cord is not quickly broken. As believers, we are called not to isolation but to fellowship, not to envy but to love, and not to empty striving but to shared joy in Christ.

✝️ May God grant us grace to labor together faithfully, rejoicing in the fellowship He has given us in Christ.

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