What If: God Isn't Making Me Happy?
Submitted by Pastor Todd on Sun, 09/21/2008 - 9:30am.
- Series: What If
- Series Number: 4
- Teacher: Todd Stevens
- Length: 34:30 minutes (15.8 MB)
- God doesn’t want me happy when it causes me to _____.
1 Peter 1:15 – But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do.
Romans 6:1-2 – What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?
- God wants me to be holy ______ happy.
Matthew 5:3-11 – “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven… Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth… Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy… Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God… Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.”
Hebrews 11:25 – He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time.
John 15:10-11 – If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
- I may have to experience short-term ________ to get to long-term __________________.
1 Peter 1:6 – In this (inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade) you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
2 Corinthians 7:8-9 – Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while— yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance.