In Sermon Illustrations: "A Happy Psalm"

How Happy Are The Pessimists What Joy Is Theirs ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

How happy are the pessimists What joy is theirs when they have ...read more

Tags: Cynicism

Success Is Getting What You Want. Happiness Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Billy Graham: Can Money Buy Happiness?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2012

BILLY GRAHAM: CAN MONEY BUY HAPPINESS? Rev. Billy Graham: "The Bible warns that money cannot buy happiness. Money cannot buy true pleasure. Money cannot buy peace of heart. And money cannot buy entrance into the Kingdom of God. If God has given you more than your neighbors around about you, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-34

Tags: Money

Happy Is That Christian Who Cares For Nothing So ...

Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 6, 2012

Happy is that Christian who cares for nothing so much as to be holy and loving like his Master, while he lives, and a companion of his Master when he ...read more

Tags: Disciples

Denomination: Baptist

I'm That Clown!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 1, 2016

I’M THAT CLOWN It is said that in a great city there was a physician famous for his wisdom. A man came to him one day and said, "Doctor, I want you to see what is wrong with me." The doctor checked him over and said, "Your heart is all right. Your lungs are all right. Your blood pressure is ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-12

Tags: Happiness, Joy, Emptiness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Buying The Stereo

Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 11, 2017

BUYING THE STEREO Philippians 4:11 I had an interesting experience buying a stereo as a teenager. I dreamed of getting one for Christmas when I was 19. I knew it would make me happy. I could hear the music playing and see myself swaying. I really needed it. But, Christmas came and went and I ...read more

Tags: Happiness, Being Content

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Riding The Hallelujah Train To The End

Contributed by James Snyder on Jan 16, 2021

We had a long, hard week with problems and difficulties that took time to solve, if they even were solved. It is quite interesting to me that when I solve one problem, two other problems appear. I think they’re all waiting in line. In particular, one day was rather difficult and zapped both of us ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:20

Tags: Politics, Happy, Hallelujah

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

That Is Nifty!" Psalms 66: 1-20 Key Verse(S): 3 ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2004

“That IS Nifty!” Psalms 66: 1-20 Key verse(s): 3 “Say to God, ‘How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.” “The greatest single distinguishing feature of the omnipotence of God is that our imagination gets lost when thinking about it” –– Blaise ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Tags: Glorify, God's Omnipotence

Where God's Finger Points!" Psalm 9: 17-18 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 13, 2004

“Where God’s Finger Points!” Psalm 9: 17-18 Key verse(s): 18: “But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish.” With all the poverty in the world it is sometimes difficult to understand why God allows such suffering. It has been estimated that over 35% of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 9:17-18

Tags: Poverty, Hope, Hopelessness

Denomination: Lutheran

Do Not Let Your Happiness Depend On Something You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose... only [upon] the Beloved who will never ...read more

Tags: Joy, God's Provision, Promises Of God

Today, Is Father's Day "Happy Father's Day!" I ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 26, 2002

Today, is Father’s Day “Happy Father’s Day!” I thought I’d start out today by sharing a few precious dad moments.. Moments that would only happen to a dad and only a dad would appreciate… PRECIOUS DAD MOMENT #1 One night a wife found her husband standing over their newborn baby’s crib. ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Children, Father's Day

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

My Wife And I Have The Secret To Making A Happy ...  PRO

Contributed by W F on Jun 12, 2005

My wife and I have the secret to making a happy marriage last. Two times a week we go to a nice resteraunt for some ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Marriage Obligations

Denomination: *other

And Jesus Says, "Happy You Are When You Admit ...

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Sep 12, 2005

And Jesus says, "Happy you are when you admit how much you need me." Lloyd Ogilvie, chaplain of the U. S. Senate, puts it this ...read more

Tags: Parable General

Denomination: Methodist

We Learn The Inner Secret Of Happiness When We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest, and our ...read more

Tags: Joy

Dwight L. Moody Also Says It Well, "Happiness Is ...  PRO

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 8, 2008

Dwight L. Moody also says it well, “Happiness is caused by things that happen around me, and circumstances will mar it; but joy flows right on through trouble; joy flows on through the dark; joy flows in the night as well as in the day; joy flows all through persecution and opposition. It is an ...read more

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Methodist

Our Family Pet, Happy The Saint Bernard, Really ...

Contributed by Chris Surber on Feb 8, 2008

Our family pet, Happy the Saint Bernard, really doesn’t eat as much food as one might think she would for such a large dog but just because she doesn’t eat as much food as one might think doesn’t mean she does not have good taste! Happy is not such a big fan of dry dog food. If you fill her bowl ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Our Family Dog, Happy The Saint Bernard, Is Much ...

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 11, 2008

Our family dog, Happy the Saint Bernard, is much more active than the book on the breed, and the breeder, had promised. She is calm most of the time but every now and then when she gets worked up over food which is out of her reach, children she wants to play with, or, to quote Elmer Fudd, “a ...read more

Tags: Thought

Denomination: Christian Church

Happiness Is Neither Within Us Nor Without Us; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Happiness is neither within us nor without us; it is the union ...read more

Tags: Joy

The Way To Happiness: Keep Your Heart Free From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. ...read more

Tags: Joy

Cherish All Your Happy Moments; They Make A Fine ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine ...read more

Tags: Joy