Live Happy! - Part 1
Dr. Ron Crum
May 21, 2023
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Psalm 37:4 NLT
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.
Matthew 5:3 NKJV
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
2 Corinthians 6:10 NKJV
“As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing…”
2 Corinthians 6:10 NLT
“Our hearts ache, but we always have joy…
Hebrews 13:17
“…to keep watch over souls with joy”
What would it take to make you happy?
The popular idea of happiness is this: having the right
Ecclesiastes 2:1 NLT
I said to myself, “Come on, let’s try pleasure. Let’s look for the ‘good things’ in life.” But I found that this, too, was meaningless.
Solomon said the three dead ends:
accumulating
experiencing
achieving
Ecclesiastes 2:17
“…Everything is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.”
But God’s way to happiness is having the right
The word “blessed” is an Old English word meaning “
Matthew 5:3–12 GNB
3 “Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
4 Happy are those who mourn; God will comfort them!
5 Happy are those who are humble; they will receive what God has promised!
6 Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires; God will satisfy them fully!
7 Happy are those who are merciful to others; God will be merciful to them!
8 Happy are the pure in heart; they will see God!
9 Happy are those who work for peace; God will call them his children!
10 Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
11 “Happy are you when people insult you and persecute you and tell all kinds of evil lies against you because you are my followers.
12 Be happy and glad, for a great reward is kept for you in heaven. This is how the prophets who lived before you were persecuted.
The first step to happiness is to be
Matthew 5:3
“Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
“Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor.”
1. Humility reduces
2. Humility improves my
3. It releases God’s
James 4:6
“God gives strength to the humble, but He sets himself against the proud.”
Matthew 5:3 (Phillips)
“Happy are those who know their need for God, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs!”
What is the Holy Spirit saying to me through this message?
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