We need to deal with our past, but keep our posture forward facing, always reaching for the new opportunities in front of us. As Christians, our best days are still ahead of us!

Everyone wants to be happy. As we pursue this elusive ideal in life, we find our happiness is often directly connected to external circumstances such as health, money, possessions, and relationships. When something changes for the negative in our external happenings, our happiness disappears. But Jesus offers us something better than happiness…joy. In this series we will discover what it looks like to have deep joy in Christ in the good and not-so-good times in our lives.

We are going to learn from Paul that sometimes conflict is healthy and necessary…and we can have joy through it all. 

Everyone wants to be happy. As we pursue this elusive ideal in life, we find our happiness is often directly connected to external circumstances such as health, money, possessions, and relationships. When something changes for the negative in our external happenings, our happiness disappears. But Jesus offers us something better than happiness…joy. In this series we will discover what it looks like to have deep joy in Christ in the good and not-so-good times in our lives.

Christian life can be messy and there are some growing pains and struggles as we grow into spiritual maturity. 

Everyone wants to be happy. As we pursue this elusive ideal in life, we find our happiness is often directly connected to external circumstances such as health, money, possessions, and relationships. When something changes for the negative in our external happenings, our happiness disappears. But Jesus offers us something better than happiness…joy. In this series we will discover what it looks like to have deep joy in Christ in the good and not-so-good times in our lives.

In our culture, pride is a virtue and humility is a vice.

Everyone wants to be happy. As we pursue this elusive ideal in life, we find our happiness is often directly connected to external circumstances such as health, money, possessions, and relationships. When something changes for the negative in our external happenings, our happiness disappears. But Jesus offers us something better than happiness…joy. In this series we will discover what it looks like to have deep joy in Christ in the good and not-so-good times in our lives.

As Christians, not only do we need not fear death, we can experience true joy in the face of death

Everyone wants to be happy. As we pursue this elusive ideal in life, we find our happiness is often directly connected to external circumstances such as health, money, possessions, and relationships. When something changes for the negative in our external happenings, our happiness disappears. But Jesus offers us something better than happiness…joy. In this series we will discover what it looks like to have deep joy in Christ in the good and not-so-good times in our lives.

Joy is possible in the midst of suffering.  
 
Everyone wants to be happy.  As we pursue this elusive ideal in life, we find our happiness is often directly connected to external circumstances such as health, money, possessions, and relationships.  When something changes for the negative in our external happenings, our happiness disappears.  But Jesus offers us something better than happiness…joy.  In this series we will discover what it looks like to have deep joy in Christ in the good and not-so-good times in our lives.

In a world that is connected like never before, we see so many living increasingly isolated lives.

Everyone wants to be happy.  As we pursue this elusive ideal in life, we find our happiness is often directly connected to external circumstances such as health, money, possessions, and relationships.  When something changes for the negative in our external happenings, our happiness disappears.  But Jesus offers us something better than happiness…joy.  In this series we will discover what it looks like to have deep joy in Christ in the good and not-so-good times in our lives.

We were never created to be the center of our own lives and when we allow that to happen, we become miserable. 

Have you ever wanted something because you thought it would bring happiness into your life? Maybe it was achieving an accomplishment, acquiring a possession, or having a certain experience. Can you relate to the feeling of emptiness that followed? In this series we will study the words of the wisest man who ever lived as he chased all of life’s promises of happiness and fulfillment, only to find them hollow and empty when pursued apart from God.

It is so important that you embrace God’s will for your life and follow Him. 

Have you ever wanted something because you thought it would bring happiness into your life? Maybe it was achieving an accomplishment, acquiring a possession, or having a certain experience. Can you relate to the feeling of emptiness that followed? In this series we will study the words of the wisest man who ever lived as he chased all of life’s promises of happiness and fulfillment, only to find them hollow and empty when pursued apart from God.

Sometimes we cloak our laziness with spiritual overtones of “waiting on God” while in reality we could be actively engaging in things that will be an answer to our prayers.

Have you ever wanted something because you thought it would bring happiness into your life? Maybe it was achieving an accomplishment, acquiring a possession, or having a certain experience. Can you relate to the feeling of emptiness that followed? In this series we will study the words of the wisest man who ever lived as he chased all of life’s promises of happiness and fulfillment, only to find them hollow and empty when pursued apart from God.