Sermons on Fat Dumb And Happy:

Purity-The Way To Happiness Series

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Aug 20, 2003

More than one million Americans will die of heart diseases this year, so we should be concerned about heart failure. But we should be equally con­cerned about heart impurity. This type of heart disease, if not "cured," may render a person spiritually dead

Purity-The Way to Happiness Text: "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God" (Matt. 5:8). Scripture Reading: Matthew 5:1-8 Introduction: More than one million Americans will die of heart diseases this year, so we should be concerned about heart failure. But we should be equally ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Peacemaking-The Way To Happiness Series

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Aug 20, 2003

Introduction: Disagreements, feuds, and suspicion seem to be the rule of the day rather than the exception. Even the routine of daily life can lead a person to explode emotionally and spiritually. To those who calm the troubled waters of humankind’s disc

Peacemaking-The Way to Happiness Text: "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God" (Matt. 5:9). Scripture Reading: Matthew 5:1-9 Introduction: Disagreements, feuds, and suspicion seem to be the rule of the day rather than the exception. Even the routine of daily ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Persecution-The Way To Happiness Series

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Aug 20, 2003

Introduction: We are made to love and to be loved. We like to be liked. Friendship is the atmosphere in which we breathe most freely. To be ridiculed as a child is a heart breaking experience, but the pain is not lessened as one becomes an adult.

Persecution-The Way to Happiness Text: "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, per­secute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Happy Are The Persecuted (Pt.1)

Contributed by Steve Hereford on Nov 29, 2002

Many of us have been persecuted because of our faith in Jesus Christ. Some of us have been mistreated because we live differently than others. But when it happens how do you react? Join Pastor Steve as he addresses this question.

When was the last time you were persecuted? Was that persecution just or unjust? Were you persecuted for "righteousness sake" or because of "Jesus’ name? or was it for some wrong you committed? In our study today, we’re going to see that there is a price that we will pay for following Jesus Christ ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Happy Are The Persecuted (Pt.2)

Contributed by Steve Hereford on Nov 29, 2002

When you suffer, are you suffering for "righteousness sake" or for some evil that you have committed? In today’s study, Pastor Steve will address suffering in the life of a believer.

In the book, The Triumphant Church, Richard Wurmbrand recounts the last Sunday School class he taught before leaving Romania. He writes: "I remember my last Sunday School class...I took a group of ten to fifteen boys and girls on a Sunday morning, not to a church, but to the zoo. Before the cage of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Happy Are The Persecuted (Pt.3)

Contributed by Steve Hereford on Nov 29, 2002

The reality that the persecuted need is the knowledge of knowing that persecution is inevitable for the believer and it is promised. Join Pastor Steve as he explores the principles found in persecution.

Matthew 5:10-12 says, "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness? sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don't Worry, Be Happy

Contributed by Tommy Hames on Oct 18, 2000

Stop fretting over the prosperity of the wicked and look forward to what the Lord has in store for those who are called his children.

Psalm 37:1,2 - Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they soon shall be cut down like the grass, and wither as the herb. The word fret refers to the point just after a fire has been ignited when the flame is the hottest. Think about ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

A Happy Ho! Ho! Ho!

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 16, 2002

A sermon on the three "Ho!" of Scripture, for Christmas!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Sermon for 12/16/2002 Introduction: A. Harry Connick, Jr, It Must’ve Been Ol’ Santa Claus, I think I saw ol’ Santa through my window Christmas Eve. My eyes were really droopy but I really do believe. It must’ve been ol’ Santa ‘cause I saw his big ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 2:4-13, Isaiah 55:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don't Worry, Be Happy

Contributed by Frank Walker on Oct 9, 2001

A Christian should be happy no matter the circumstances.

DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY! (Romans 8:26-39) Introduction: Many people who refuse to admit that there is a real, personal God, end up with a “defeatist” mentality. They see life as full of suffering and ending in nothing. These people usually spend their life rebelling against life itself. They ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:36-39

Denomination: Baptist

Making Your Mother Happy

Contributed by Ronnie Morris on May 11, 2007

The old saying, ’If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy’takes on new meaning as Ruth makes Naomi happy again.

Making Our Mother Happy Text: Ruth 1:14 Introduction: If momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy! 1. Respect the Woman called Mother Naomi, her husband and two sons fled the famine of Israel and moved to Moab. While there Naomi’s sons married Moabite girls. Tragedy struck when the husband and ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Building A Happy Healthy Home Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on May 22, 2007

Message 2 of 6 on building a Godly Home. This message is focused on making a Godly marriage as the foundation for your home.

HomeBuilders Building a Happy Healthy Home May 20, 2007 070520 – Building a Happy Healthy Home Video: The Perfects This isn’t real is it? There are no families on earth like this. In fact we live in a world populated with dysfunctional homes. It has always been so. A World Filled with ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Recipe For A Happy New Year

Contributed by Ed Wood on May 26, 2007

A New Year’s Message.

RECIPE FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR Philippians 3:13-14 INTRO: God is the giver of many wonderful new things. We come to him by faith in Christ and he gives us the new birth. Then he gives us a new nature, a new heart, a new life, a new hope, and a new task. Finally at the end of the way he will give us a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

A Happy Home And A Cooking Church Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 28, 2007

To have a "Happy Home" and a Church which cooks...requires us to do it God’s way.

* Years ago my dad taught me a lesson which I remember till today. As usual, I had to learn it the hard way. As I recall, he sent me into the yard to remove a rose bush. Instead of doing what he said and “digging it up”, I cut it off just below the ground and roughed up the dirt like I had dug ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33

Denomination: Baptist

Take Me To The Happy Place Series

Contributed by Sheldon Boyd on Mar 29, 2007

This is form a series on attitudes I did. I use a lot of ideas from a book entitled Lord Change My Attitude by James MacDonald.

LIFE IS AN ATTITUDE – PICK A GOOD ONE Take Me To The Happy Place Sunday February 11, 2007 Scripture Reference: Romans 12:2, 1 Timothy 6:6-10 Intro. A. How many of you have heard that express, “Take Me To The Happy Place”? Who can tell me what it means? Can you give me one word that would ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-10

Denomination: Holiness

How To Have A Happy Marriage Series

Contributed by James Dunn on Jun 26, 2007

This is message 11 of a 13 part series taken from the Book of Ephesians describing "The Power of a Blessed Life."

How to Have a Happy Marriage Ephesians 5:22-33 I. Biblical Attitudes of Husbands and Wives "…each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband…" A. Wives are Submissive B. Husbands are Loving II. A Marriage is like the Church A. The Husband ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33

Denomination: Baptist