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The Water Of Happiness
Contributed by R. Escoanyelin Ortiz on Oct 29, 2011 (message contributor)
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1. The Fleeting Pleasures Of Sin Can Not Make You Happy
Contributed on Oct 29, 2011
the realization that sin can not satisfy the human heart
IN OUR LAST EXORTATION, WE PREACHED ABOUT THE CONTEXT OF JOHN 7:38. THIS SHORT MESSAGES HAS THE GOAL OF COMMUNICATING ONE TRUE: ONLY GOD CAN SATISFY. YES, ONLY GOD CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY. BUT IT SEEMS SO HARD FOR HUMAN BEINGS TO UNDERSTAND OR GRASP THAT FACT. SOMETIMES USING THE OPPOSITES HELP US ...read more
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2. Sex Can Not Make You Happy
Contributed on Nov 4, 2011
to communicate the reality that happiness can not be found in sex
GOD IS THE CREATOR OF SEX. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL GIFT THAT GOD HAS GIVEN TO MARRIED PEOPLE. WE NEED TO REALIZE THAT SEX IN ITSELF IS NOT BAD (OF COURSE YOU MUST DO IT WITHIN MARRIAGE), BROTHERS AND SISTERS, ALL THE PLEASURE GIFTS THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US ARE SYMBOLS OF THE SUPERIOR PLEASURE OR THE ...read more
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3. The Idol That Leads You To Unhappiness: Idolatry
Contributed on Nov 8, 2011
to communicate the burden that idols can not make you happy
"For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me THE FOUNTAIN OF LIVING WATERS, and they have hewn cisterns, broken cisterns which can not hold water" (Jeremiah 2:13). God was horrified at Israel's sin of idolatry. Idolatry is an abomination to God. What is idolatry? It is to give to ...read more
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4. Religion Can Not Satisfy Nobody
Contributed on Nov 10, 2011
to show the emptiness of mere belief without experience
"They hold an apperance of godliness" (2 Timothy 3:5). YOU SEE, WHERE CAN WE FIND TRUE SPIRITUALITY? BELOVED, IT IS NOT ABOUT RELIGION, BUT A SPIRITUAL REALITY THAT CAN BE EXPERIENCED AND ENJOYED. LOOK AT THE SAMARITAN WOMAN, SHE HAD RELIGION, BUT NO HAPPINESS. LOOK AT THE PHARISEES, THEY KNEW THE ...read more
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5. Is There Happiness In Fame?
Contributed on Nov 10, 2011
our happiness does not depends on the applauses of people
OUR HAPPINESS DOES NOT DEPEND ON THE ADMIRATION OF PEOPLE. THE POINT THAT WE WANT TO MAKE IS THIS: FAME CAN NOT MAKE YOU HAPPY. FAME IN ITSELF IS NOT BAD, WHAT CAN TURN BAD IS HOW WE USE FAME. IF WE USE FAME FOR OUR OWN GLORY AND TO GLORIFY OURSELVES, THEN WE ARE IN DEEP TROUBLE. THE BIBLE SAYS IN ...read more
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6. Money Is A Necessity But Is Not Felicity
Contributed on Nov 11, 2011
MONEY IS NECESSARY BUT IT CAN NOT MAKE YOU HAPPY
MONEY IN ITSELF IS NOT BAD, WHAT MATTER IS HOW WE USE MONEY. IT IS LIKE THE INTERNET, THE INTERNET IS NOT, BUT WHAT MATTERS IS HOW YOU USE THE INTERNET. 1 TIMOTHY 6:!0 DECLARES THAT THE LOVE OF MONEY IS A ROOT OF ALL EVIL. GOD IS NOT AGAINTS YOU HAVING MONEY, HE IS AGAINTS YOU WORSHIPPING MONEY. ...read more
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7. The Curse Of "Christian Philosophy"
Contributed on Nov 11, 2011
happiness is not found in knowing, but in enjoying christ
THERE IS THE STORY OF A GREAT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY WHO WAS A GREAT HEDONIST. ONE QUESTION BURNED IN HIS MIND SINCE CHILDHOOD: HOW TO BE HAPPY? WHEN TO FIND HAPPINESS? HE TRIED EVERYTHING! FINALLY HE DECIDED THE LAST ATTEMP: TO ACCUMULATE AS MUCH KNOWLEDGE AS POSSIBLE, THUS HE BECAME ONE OF THE ...read more
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8. Conclusion: Lord, You Are My Happiness
Contributed on Nov 11, 2011
MY TESTIMONY AND THE CONCLUSION OF THE SERIES THE WATER OF HAPPINESS
THIS IS THE CONCLUSION TO THE SERIES ENTITLED THE WATER OF HAPPINESS. IT IS NOT ONLY THE CONCLUSION, BUT THE CONCLUSION I HAVE ARRIVED AFTER MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. I BEEN FOLLOWING THE LORD FOR 13 YEARS, THIS TRUTH HAVE NEVER BEEN SO CLEAR. THE TRUTH THAT ONLY GOD CAN MAKE US HAPPY. THE REALITY ...read more