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2 Samuel 6:12-16 - The fourth and final principle for happiness in 2008 is “Pursue Fun with a Vengeance.” 2 Samuel tells us that “David danced before the Lord with all his might.” Do you remember the movie “Footloose.” Remember how all of the Christians were uptight and joyless. That is not what God calls [...]

Mark 9:2 - Principle #3 for Happiness in 2008 is “Get Connected With Your Truth.” This might sound kind warm and fuzzy, but in the Christian context it means to truly allow Jesus Christ to be the Lord of your life. We hear that phrase a lot and wonder what it means. It means that [...]

Luke 6:37-42 - Principle #2 for Happiness in 2008 is “Stop Judging Others.” It seems so simple, and Jesus talks about it enough that you would think that Christians would be the lest judgmental people in the world. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Many Christians feel perfectly empowered to judge other people. Not only [...]

John 8:1-11 - Stuart Smalley was a character on Saturday Night Live that used to say, “you’re good enough, you’re smart enough, and doggone it, people like you.” The first principle for happiness in 2008 is stop judging yourself. Jesus tells the woman caught in adultery, “neither do I condemn you. Go your way and [...]

Matthew 5:33-37 - We all like to make new years resolutions. My question is this; where is God in the process, either of determining what our resolution will be or in helping us to keep it? We need to learn to let God shape the goals of our lives. Then our character will be reflect [...]

John 1:1-5 - What is it that allows us to hope for light in the darkness of this world? What is it that allows us to face each day with a sense of optimism? God is with us. That is what the birth of Jesus means. God is with us - literally - shining the [...]

Luke 2:22-38 - When I was a kid, I played that game Simon Says. The whole principle of the game is based on the authority of whomever is Simon at any given time. But, Simeon, the man that met the baby Jesus at the temple understood authority a whole different way. Authority lied where our [...]

Matthew 5:1-6 - Jesus calls those who mourn “blessed.” Does anyone feel blessed tonight? Perhaps, if we understand that Jesus means blessedness as a state of spiritual happiness that goes much deeper than a simple emotional response, that might change things. We are blessed, because we are here. Because we are together. Because He is [...]

Micah 5:1-5 - Bethlehem was a nowhere town. It was just a small rural community. It was the place where you stopped to use the restroom when you were traveling to a more important place like Jerusalem. But, Bethlehem was where God chose to enter the world. Where God was born is almost as important [...]

Isaiah 42:1-9 - Don Quixote dreamed an impossible dream, and people thought he was crazy. But, Don Quixote would have like the prophet Isaiah. After preaching gloom and doom for y ears, Isaiah found his people in the midst of exile, and to these people he preached an audacious, outlandish message of hope - an [...]