Happiness

Worship Folder

Outline

Hook: What makes for a happy life?

I. THE PRESCRIPTION
"We are drowning in freedom but thirsting for meaning." - Mark Sayers

II. THE PICTURE
"From roots in God's life grows fruit to bless the world." - Christopher Ash

III. THE POSSIBILITY
"Nothing that is here today and gone tomorrow deserves to be called supreme happiness; we use the term more for a property of life than of a moment. ... if I was happy on Tuesday but not on Wednesday, then the 'happiness' I enjoyed on Tuesday was not the sort of happiness we are seeking." - J. Budziszewski

Take-away: You are what you love!

Resources

• Christopher Ash, Psalms
• J. Budziszewski, How and How Not to Be Happy
• Alan Noble, To Live Well
• Mark Sayers, Reappearing Church
• James K.A. Smith, You are What You Love