Sermon
Youth
Mercy Hill Church - Cincinnati
Speaker: Ernie Bonnoitt
March 9, 2026 · 40 min
JoyIdentity in ChristAnxiety & WorryAging & RetirementEcclesiastes 11:7Ecclesiastes 12:1Luke 12:25–26
Summary
From Ecclesiastes 11:7–12:7, the preacher teaches that youth is a precious gift to be enjoyed without waste or worry, but not worshipped or pursued in old age. He calls believers to remember their Creator in youth and to view aging as a reminder of eternity rather than something to fear or resist.
Highlights
Youth is a gift. Don't waste it. But youth is fleeting, so don't worship it.
For many of you, your worst enemy is your own mind. This is not about thinking, it's about doing.
Instead of worshiping our passing youth and mourning what we can't do anymore, let those things that we can't do anymore invigorate our appetite for another life.