“A LIE ABOUT HAPPINESS”

• 2 Timothy 4:3-4 – Lies that “tickle the ears”
• "Don’t worry, be happy.” – Bobby McFerrin
• "Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” – Aristotle
• “ … certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness …” – * Declaration of Independence
• The “Happy Card.”

Happiness is a good thing, but …

1. WHO TOLD US TO PURSUE HAPPINESS?

2. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH PURSUING HAPPINESS?

3. WHAT DOES GOD WANT US TO PURSUE?

• Isaiah 55:6
• Psalm 119:2
• Hebrews 11:6
• 1 Peter 3:10-11
• Psalm 34:12-14
• 1 Timothy 6:11
• 2 Timothy 2:22
• 2 Corinthians 7:1
• 1 Peter 1:15
• Matthew 6:33 _____________________________________
• Romans 8:28-29 ____________________________________

4. SO WHAT ARE WE PURSUING?