HAPPY PT 3: The Principles of Happiness

HAPPY PT 3: The Principles of Happiness

There are more than 2,700 passages in the Bible containing words such as joy, happiness, gladness, merriment, pleasure, cheer, laughter, delight, jubilation, feasting, exultation, and
celebration.

Psalms 144:15 NKJV
15 Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the Lord !

Philippians 4:4 NLT
4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!

TO PURSUE HAPPINESS, WE MUST PRODUCE HAPPINESS

THE NEW TESTAMENT
CONTAINS MORE THAN 50 “ONE ANOTHER” STATEMENTS –
PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES FOR MAKING HAPPINESS HAPPEN.

I. BEAR WITH ONE ANOTHER
A. Eph 4:2 “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” (except when on
social media?)

II. REGARD ONE ANOTHER
A. Phil. 2:3-4 “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the
interests of others.” NASB

III. ACCEPT ONE ANOTHER
A. Romans 15:7 NIV “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.”

IV. ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER

A. 1 Thes. 5:11 NIV “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”

V. SERVE ONE ANOTHER

A. Gal 5:13 NIV “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the
flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”

VI. PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER

A. “…pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish
much.” JAMES 5:16 NASB

ACTS 20:35 NLT “And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to
give than to receive.’”

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