Sermon Tone Analysis

Series - our want and God’s Plenty

E.g. -Tyler: Does your religion make you happy?

Do you want to be happy?

Baptized in the Holy Spirit or w vinegar?

Virgin Health Miles!

Everyone happy today?

Closed ballot? 2 options

Wrong questions - easily make wrong assumption; distorted idea of happiness

Assume that we assess by our own happiness, feel good, about me; what I have; my needs

already sermon off to a bad start because of the title

Happinesses

Thank god for house, etc. what is we lose it?

Still be happy.

Happinesses

Thank god for house, etc. what is we lose it?

Still be happy.

Baptized in the Holy Spirit or w vinegar?

happiness in temporary v eternal

happiness is a need; God created us to be happy.

God’s intention.

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Where do we find it?

What does it look like?

How has your faith contribute

Make you happy

Baptized in the Holy Spirit or w vinegar?

Happiness in god, faithfulness, God's purpose not our personal contentment, comfort, our definition of happiness;

our definition of need doesn’t match ours; def.

happiness

Wrong questions

Assume that we assess by our own happiness, feel good, about me

our definition of need doesn’t match ours; def.

happiness

Happiness in god, faithfulness, God's purpose not our plan

Happiness in god, faithfulness, God's purpose not our plan

Review:

Elijah rediscover his purpose; lost it last week

Last week: failed, depressed, burned out, suicidal; in a cave rethinking his purpose; clearing his head; remembering his original call; without knowing your calling, it’s your calling that sustains you when you are depressed; burned out; disillusioned;

calling that brings you true happiness

Does your belief make you happy?

bring you happiness?

God’s people don’t have what they need - solve things ourselves

Transition: Elijah was suicidal, now he’s in a better place.

He’s clearing his head.

Like last week, he’s lost his purpose, and God is helping him find it.

Does your religion make you happy?

Has it made you better?

Happiness - not as the world defines: consumption; owning; feeling; we will find that outside of God; seeking satisfaction outside of God

Rediscovering Our Purpose

Is this our problem?

Do we look for purpose in the first place?

How earnestly do we pray, “What is your will for my life?”

Not always clear:

Or do we set our own goals?

Pray about that job?

Pray about marriage (God chosen for me?)

Pray about our choices?

How does calling work?

Sometimes loud and clear; sometimes in the natural course of events; how do we know?

content?

joy?

Purpose, no matter how clear, gets lost.

Good v bad frustration

Good: frustrated for God’s sake; sharing God’s disappointment; not seeing the fruit; not seeing the obedience; not seeing the God-focus.

Not just okay, but necessary

Good (God centered) complaints - not enough faithfulness; God not being lifted up;

do I really need to list the bad complaints?

might think I’m picking on you; fill in the blanks

Bad: frustrated because the results aren’t satisfactory; we are disappointed with results

frustrated for whose sake?

personal frustration or sharing God’s disappointment?

1 Kings 19:

is this our problem?

not frustrated because we don’t care, or do we try at all? doesn’t apply to us because we don’t do it; avoid frustration by not trying

Hearing God and Being Recommissioned

Look for God is the easy to spot?

Doesn’t require much attention or focus, seeking; agonizing prayer; just God’s showing.

Elijah responded to God, not to a miracle.

Is this our problem?

Listening for the voice of God? Commissioned to begin with?

1 Kings