Urban Legends PT.2
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God Wants You Happy
Sermon Notes | June 13-14, 2026
“For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside myths.”
2 Timothy 4:3-4 (NIV)
If God wants me happy, and I’m not, then God FAILED.
GOD DOESN’T WANT YOU HAPPY
1. When it causes you to SIN.
“But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do.”
1 Peter 1:15 (NIV)
“…Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?”
Romans 6:1-2 (NIV)
2. When it is driven by CIRCUMSTANCES.
“When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other.”
Ecclesiastes 7:14 (NIV)
Like the prodigal, in the pursuit of happiness, most people become MISERABLE.
“I know what it is to be in need and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength.”
Philippians 4:12-13 (NIV)
3. As much as God wants you BLESSED.
Makarios: supremely blessed; MORE than happy
“…In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33 (NIV)
“Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.”
Psalm 112:1 (NIV)
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.”
Matthew 5:3-9, 11 (NIV)
“Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
Psalm 37:4 (NIV)
Anag: to be made SOFT or pliable; to delight
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.”
Matthew 6:33 (NKJV)