Sermons on fat dumb and happy:

When All You Have Ever Wanted Is Not Enough Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Mar 10, 2016

Dealing with people who live under the false hope of "I will be happy ....?

A study of the Book of Ecclesiastes Finding Satisfaction In Life Sermon # 3 ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Your Joy "Tied" To?

Contributed by Kristen Mckeag on May 12, 2015

We tie our joy to many things, but we need to tie it to Jesus alone!

Good morning and happy mother’s day! You know, there are 1000 topics and sermons you can preach on Mother’s Day. I feel a lot of pressure up here today, because I want to talk about something memorable and impactful – something that can change our lives. But then I thought, ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Growing Broader Through Ministry Series

Contributed by David Owens on Feb 10, 2015

We are created to serve. The best thing we can do for God's kingdom and ourselves is becoming a servant.

Introduction: A. One day, some church members were working at their church workday and a teenage boy they didn’t know was working with them to fulfill some court appointed community service hours. 1. The teen asked the man who was working next to him, “So, what bad thing did you do that ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Joy Is A Choice!

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 11, 2015

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Happiness Joy is a Choice Philippians 1:12-21 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/JoyChoice.html Yes, happiness/joy is a choice. It really has nothing to do with our circumstances, and everything to do with our perspective and priorities. If we choose to be miserable we will be, and so will those ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:12-21

Denomination: Baptist

Marriage Is A Very Bad Idea Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 7, 2016

In marriage, if i look to you to make me happy, i’ll never be happy. If i look to myself and work to become everything i should be, i’ll be happy-maybe never satisfied with my performance, but happy.

21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-32

Denomination: *other

Tame Your Temptation Series

Contributed by Steve Meenho Kang on Feb 7, 2017

In order to be happy, we must learn to tame our temptaions

Tame Your Temptation Habits of Happiness Part 2 1 Corinthians 10:13-14 We all want to be happy. I bet there is no single person who intentionally chooses to be unhappy. However, so many people in this world are not happy for one reason or another. In order to be happy, this is what we have to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Your House Is The Lord's House-5 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 26, 2017

5 of 5. The author of Ps. 127 compels the reader, & singer of these truths, to ensure the heritage of the Lord’s house. Every successful ‘house’ is built & maintained by the Lord. Your house is the Lord’s house when...

YOUR HOUSE Is The LORD's HOUSE-V—Psalm 127:1-5 Your house is the Lord’s house. What you do with it must honor him! By the Holy Spirit, the author of Ps. 127 compels the reader, & singer of these truths, to ensure the heritage of the Lord’s house. Every successful ‘house’ is built & maintained ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Find Joy In The Journey - Laugh Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 11, 2019

Joy needs to be experienced in the journey of life! But Joy, like any other attitude, can come and go. It is not guaranteed simply because we are born again believers. We must put ourselves in the places where experiencing joy is a possibility.

Series: Find Joy in the Journey! Theme for 2019 Highlight Vision! Thesis of series: Joy needs to be experienced in the journey of life! But Joy, like any other attitude, can come and go. It is not guaranteed simply because we are born again believers. We must put ourselves in the places where ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4, Romans 15:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Let's Start A Movement!" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Jul 10, 2017

If I want to learn to be truly happy, I want to learn from someone who didn’t have everything just handed to them, I want to learn from someone who had some struggles and was still happy. So I choose to learn from the Apostle Paul.

“Let’s start a Movement!” Philippians 1: 9-19 For those of us who really enjoy reading your probably will aware that there is a book out there on every topic you can imagine. Many offer self-help; advice on how to change your life for how to achieve a particular goal. If you want to be wealthy ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:9-19

Denomination: Baptist

Does God Have A Wonderful Plan For Your Life?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jul 14, 2017

This sermon looks at two of the common misinterpretations of this verse and two ideas that can help us understand it accurately.

- One of the most misinterpreted Scriptures is Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” - It’s usually used as a Superman verse. Any obstacle I face I can bat aside in the power of Jesus’ name! Any struggle I can end with a powerful word of prayer! Any need ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Denomination: Baptist

"First Things First" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Jul 17, 2017

Happiness is a choice. If you do not have it, it is no one else’s fault. It is because you have chosen otherwise. Arrange your priorities and choose the things that really matter.

“First things First” Philippians 1:20-30 Here we find the great apostle Paul in prison in Rome. There would be some similarities in prison in that day and today but certainly there are some differences as well. In Paul’s day, the prisoner was often shackled, in chains to a guard. This guard had ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:20-30

Denomination: Baptist

"follow Me"

Contributed by Dwight Davis on Mar 29, 2019

Holiness of the believer is a Biblical topic that seems to have been almost totally obscured by the false teaching of "cheap grace." Are Christians actually supposed to be "holier than thou"?

“Follow Me” The second paragraph of Untied States Declaration of Independence begins with these words; “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:14, Mark 8:34-36, Matthew 6:33, Leviticus 11:45, Romans 12:1-2, Ephesians 1:4, Romans 6:19-23, 1 Peter 1:13-16, Matthew 5:48, 2 Corinthians 7:1, 1 John 2:5-6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

An Introduction To John 7:38

Contributed by R. Escoanyelin Ortiz on Oct 25, 2011

a continuation of the sermon the water of happiness

What is the context of John 7:38? Well, Jesus stood up and proclaimed: if anyone is thirsty let him come to Me and be satisfied. He was speaking during the feast of the tabernacles. This feast was a religious holiday about how God provided all that the israelites neede in the wildeness. During this ...read more

Scripture: John 7:38

Denomination: Pentecostal

Nuk, Nuk, Nuk

Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 27, 2011

This lesson is about how to have the Lord's joy in yoru life.

If we look at our motives, most of the things we do in this life is to try to bring us joy. We work countless hours to try to save for our future so we can retire and enjoy life. Or we work to get a vacation and enjoy some time off. Let me put it this way; we don’t go looking for pain. We go ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-12

That Your Joy May Be Full

Contributed by Olafenwa John Ishola on Jun 16, 2014

In a world full of various challenges and troubles, living a joyful life becomes impossible without the help of God. Only Jesus can help us live a life full of joy.

Joy drives out all forms of bitterness that may have existed in your life in times past. It is a light that drives out the darkness of sorrow. Joy is what keeps you smiling everyday of your life, making all your days devoid of sorrow. Everyone desires to live a life full of joy, but it is evident ...read more

Scripture: John 16:24

Denomination: *other