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True Happiness


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Introduction
  • Jeremiah 2:13
  • Psalms 16:7-11
  • Give up on counterfeit happiness.
    • Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
    • Barna OmniPoll, August 2015:
      • 86% of US adults believe that “To be fulfilled in life, you should pursue the things you desire most.”
      • 84% believe “The highest goal of life is to enjoy it as much as possible.”
      • The Happiness Project
        • “living the life that’s right for you …”
        • “When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer.”
        • Find joy in serving the Lord.
          • Psalms 1:1-2
          • Psalms 2:12
          • Psalms 32:1-2
          • Psalms 34:8
          • Psalms 40:4
          • Psalms 84:4
          • Those who are happy in the Lord are happy because they are living in the Lord.
          • I Corinthians 15:58
          • One kind of work is never useless: serving God.
          • Philippians 3:1; 4:4
          • Lamentations 1:8
          • Jeremiah 9:23-24
          • Matthew 22:37
          • Luke 9:23
          • Put negative things in perspective.
            • Philippians 1:12-18 – Paul saw the positive in his imprisonment – the gospel was spreading more!
            • Philippians 3:7-8, 18-21
            • Philippians 4:11-12 – Paul learned to be content in Christ.
            • A Christian always has reason to rejoice.
            • True happiness is only in the Lord.
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