Do whatever makes you happy

October 27, 2024 / Simon Gau

 

DO WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY

(MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL)

A. The Sincere Advice

  1. Spend your , your , and your enjoying all that this world has to offer.

B. The Underlying Assumption

  1. is about .
  2. Your life won’t be unless you’re it.

C. The Biblical Reality

  1. is . (Isa. 44:6, 46:9-10, Rev. 4:11, Job 34:14-15, Col. 1:17)
  2. are . (Matt. 20:25-28, Phil. 2:3-8)
  3. are . (Matt. 22:37-40)

D. Two Types of Happiness

  1. happiness – the pleasure of the senses, a gratification in the here and now.
  2. happiness – the pleasure you get from helping and serving others, or from deep rooted meaning and purpose.

E. The Secret to Happiness

  1. To and live according to . (1 Pet. 1:16)
  2. True happiness is a biproduct of a with God. (Ps. 16:11)

Today’s “Big Idea”

God is concerned with our ,

and concerned with our .

 

 

Small Group Discussion Questions

  1. If “the biblical reality” is God first, others second, and you third, what are the things that need to change in your life in order to live this out?

  2. What does it practically look like to put the needs of others above your own needs? How do you do this without burning out?

  3. Give an example for each of the two types of happiness the speaker described.

  4. What advice would you give someone who is living a “holy life with God” but still struggling with being happy?

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