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Good morning, church my name is Elder Ryan Brown. So to all of our viewers out there, I am not the senior Pastor of this wonderful church. I’ve never studied homiletic’ s nor do I have great preaching in my pedigree. What I do have is the blessings and support of my church family to bring a to you all today. So I’m going to try and preach which is a skill I do not posses at this time.

The title of the sermon is.

Pursuing Happiness

Our bible text is Psalms 144:15 which reads as follows. From the King James Version of the bible: Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord. This psalm is believed to have been written near the time David came to be recognized as the king over all the tribes of Israel, and the psalm expresses David's heart for the nation in both war and peace. King David wanted everyone under his rule to be in a good way, enough sheep’s and goats to go around , plenty of bread, water and wine for everyone. No higher-, middle- or low-class citizens. No threat of war Everyone equals everyone Happy the Hebrew word for Happy is Asher: which basically mean Blessed, Happy, fortunate, prosperous, and favored] Although David was the King over all of Israel, and his heart was for the people and his family he did not overlook the fact that happiness can not be found outside of God. Which is why I believe he ended the psalm with the words “Happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.

So, who is that People? Are we a part of that people? We are celebrating Black History Month. And in this month we normally look back into our history and we sympathize over our ancestor who were taken from the Ghana region of Africa. Placed in slave ship and for those who were psychically strong enough and for others who God supplied them with an extra amount of grace to be able to survive the middle passage to make it over to shores of America In late August, 1619 at Point Comfort. Today’s Fort Monroe in Hampton, VA. After being kidnapped and trafficked from all that which was familiar were now thrown into the horrors of American Slavery. We are all too familiar with the atrocities’ slavery. Not matter how harsh life was for the enslaved black people of that period of our history, they never lost sight of God and they would begin to pursue happiness for their lives once again. Because in December of 1850 an escaped slave named Harriet Tubman help her family members who were to be auctioned off escape to Maryland. It is said that Tubman the most famous engineer of the Underground Railroad rescued about 70 people – family and friends – during approximately 13 trips to Maryland.

Once again, I ask you. Who are these People?

They are The National Urban League: a historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment, equality, and social justice. Founded in 1910 and headquartered in New York City, the Urban League collaborates at the national and local levels with community leaders, policymakers, and corporate partners to elevate the standards of living for African Americans and other historically undeserved groups.

I ask you once again. Who are those People?

Everyone involved in the Civil Rights Movement

The civil rights movement was a struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950’s and 1960’s for Black Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States. The Civil War had officially abolished slavery, but it didn’t end discrimination against Black people—they continued to endure the devastating effects of racism, especially in the South. By the mid-20th century, Black Americans had had more than enough of prejudice and violence against them. They, along with many white Americans, mobilized and began an unprecedented fight for equality that spanned two decades. In everyone of these examples be it individual or group effort we a people working to come out of involuntary and institutional oppression