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2. 1 Corinthians 15:20-34
Christ the First Fruits Those who are His at His coming 1 Thessalonians 4:14-16

3. 1 Corinthians 15:20-34
For as through one man death came All die in Adam same way all live in Christ There is no original, inherited sin here (Vs. 45 – the First Adam and Last Adam) Romans 5:12-13

4. 1 Corinthians 15:20-34
Then comes the end End/transferal of the kingdom Delivery of the saved to Heaven

5. 1 Corinthians 15:20-34
Abolishing all rule and authority Authority and rule of death Revelation 20:5-6

6. 1 Corinthians 15:20-34
Baptism for the dead Ephesians 2:1 Revelation 20:5-6

7. 1 Corinthians 15:20-34
So that God may be all in all John 17:21

8. 1 Corinthians 15:35-58
The nature of the resurrected body Analogy of the seed in the soil Two types of bodies 1 John 3:2 Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom

10. Welcome!
Bibles and copies of sermons are available Please silence your cell phones
Sunday Bible Classes 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM 5:30 PM Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 PM

11. James 5:13 Is anyone among you suffering. Then he must pray
James 5:13 Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises.
Hymns
Invitation
Red Songbook -
Supplemental

12. Having Joy
Matthew 5

13. Pursuing Happiness
“Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness” What is happiness? Fortunate happenstance Is seeking happiness a pursuit of “good luck”?
Hap means fortune, luck or treasure. Thus one who is “hapless” is unlucky
The United States is obsessed with happiness (same goes for a number of other countries in the world). There are cultural pressures to be happy. Go on amazon.com and look at how many books have happiness in the title. Go on Google and plug in “happiness coaching.” Look at how many people are waiting by their phone for you to cough up cash to learn to be happier. There are even university degrees that can teach you to teach people to be happier (for only $40,000 per year)! (Note: there is more money to be made training trainers than being a happiness trainer). Has anyone considered what this pressure to be happy does to people?

14. Pursuing Happiness
Viktor Frankl [Herwig Prammer/Reuters] – Concentration camp survivor – parents, wife, children all lost in camps
In 1991, the Library of Congress and Book-of-the-Month Club listed Man's Search for Meaning as one of the 10 most influential books in the United States
“freedom is in danger of degenerating into mere arbitrariness unless it is lived in terms of responsibleness. That is why I recommend that the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast”
Source of quotes -

15. Pursuing Happiness
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing -- the last of the human freedoms -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way."
In 1991, the Library of Congress and Book-of-the-Month Club listed Man's Search for Meaning as one of the 10 most influential books in the United States

16. Pursuing Happiness
“He (who) knows the "why" for his existence ….. will be able to bear almost any "how."

17. Pursuing Happiness
"it is a characteristic of the American culture that, again and again, one is commanded and ordered to 'be happy.' But happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue. One must have a reason to 'be happy.'"

18. "It is the very pursuit of happiness, that thwarts happiness."
Pursuing Happiness
"It is the very pursuit of happiness, that thwarts happiness."

19. Pursuing Happiness
POINT: You CANNOT always have happiness. But you CAN always have purpose, and purpose brings JOY Therefore: it is possible to always have joy

20. Jesus’ Teaching on Happiness
Matthew 5:3-12
I have often (inaccurately) stated that happiness is not in the bible. However, the term “blessed” reflects the same term

21. Jesus’ Teaching on Happiness
“Happy are those who …are spiritually poor;     the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
Matthew 5:3-12

22. Jesus’ Teaching on Happiness
“Happy are those who …are spiritually poor;     the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
Matthew 5:3-12
“Happy are those who mourn;     God will comfort them!”

23. Jesus’ Teaching on Happiness
“Happy are those who …are spiritually poor;     the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
Matthew 5:3-12
“Happy are those who mourn;     God will comfort them!”
“Happy are those who are humble;     they will receive what God has promised!“

24. Jesus’ Teaching on Happiness
“Happy are those who …are spiritually poor;     the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
Matthew 5:3-12
“Happy are those who mourn;     God will comfort them!”
“Happy are those who are humble;     they will receive what God has promised!“
“Happy are those who are merciful to others;     God will be merciful to them!

25. Jesus’ Teaching on Happiness
“Happy are those who …are spiritually poor;     the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
Matthew 5:3-12
“Happy are those who mourn;     God will comfort them!”
“Happy are those who are humble;     they will receive what God has promised!“
“Happy are those who are merciful to others;     God will be merciful to them!
“Happy are those who desire to do what God requires;     God will satisfy them fully!

26. Jesus’ Teaching on Happiness
“Happy are those who …are spiritually poor;     the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
Matthew 5:3-12
“Happy are those who mourn;     God will comfort them!”
“Happy are those who are humble;     they will receive what God has promised!“
“Happy are those who are merciful to others;     God will be merciful to them!
“Happy are those who desire to do what God requires;     God will satisfy them fully!
“Happy are the pure in heart;     they will see God!  

27. Jesus’ Teaching on Happiness
“Happy are those who …are spiritually poor;     the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
Matthew 5:3-12
“Happy are those who mourn;     God will comfort them!”
“Happy are those who are humble;     they will receive what God has promised!“
“Happy are those who are merciful to others;     God will be merciful to them!
“Happy are those who desire to do what God requires;     God will satisfy them fully!
“Happy are the pure in heart;     they will see God!  
 “Happy are those who work for peace;     God will call them his children!”

28. Jesus’ Teaching on Happiness
Matthew 5:3-12 Jesus’ point:
These characteristics are NOT what we would call happy; mourning, hurting, being persecuted, being weak, ; others merely sound like being good – obedient, humble, purity, peaceful

29. Jesus’ Teaching on Happiness
Matthew 5:3-12
Jesus’ point:
You CANNOT always have happiness.
But you CAN always have purpose,
and purpose brings JOY
You can ALWAYS have joy

30. You Can Always Have Joy
Hebrews 12:2 Jesus saw through the pain to the joy Satisfaction of pleasing God Satisfaction of glorifying God We need to SEE THROUGH suffering
Heb 12:2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

31. You Can Always Have Joy
Hebrews 12:2 – joy at the cross James 1:2 – joy in trials Seeing through the pain of trials The joy of being perfected before God
Jas 1:2 ¶ Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing..

32. You Can Always Have Joy
Hebrews 12:2 – joy at the cross James 1:2 – joy in trials 1 Peter 1:8 – joy in not seeing Him Seeing thru the doubt to the reality of God Obtaining in faith inexpressible joy
1Pe 1:8 and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,

33. You Can Always Have Joy
Hebrews 12:2 – joy at the cross James 1:2 – joy in trials 1 Peter 1:8 – joy in not seeing Him 2 Timothy 1:4 – joy in being with the saints Paul saw thru his chains to his joy Others who called on God
2Ti 1:4 longing to see you, even as I recall your tears, so that I may be filled with joy.

34. You Can Always Have Joy
Hebrews 12:2 – joy at the cross James 1:2 – joy in trials 1 Peter 1:8 – joy in not seeing Him 2 Timothy 1:4 – joy in being with the saints Philippians 4:1 – joy in encouraging others Bringing joy to others brings great joy
Php 4:1 ¶ Therefore, my beloved brethren whom I long to see, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.

35. You Can Always Have Joy All of these things requires spiritual purpose
Hebrews 12:2 – joy at the cross James 1:2 – joy in trials 1 Peter 1:8 – joy in not seeing Him 2 Timothy 1:4 – joy in being with the saints Philippians 4:1 – joy in encouraging others
All of these things requires spiritual purpose
There is NO true joy without spiritual purpose
Php 4:1 ¶ Therefore, my beloved brethren whom I long to see, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.

36. Joy Comes By Spiritual Purpose
Purpose in spiritual poverty Purpose in sadness Purpose in humility Purpose in mercy Purpose in obedience Purpose in purity Purpose in laboring for peace
Back to the beatitudes

37. Do You Want Joy?
Worldly happiness is not satisfying Spiritual joy can be had at any time Pursue spiritual purpose to obtain joy There is no joy without it - Even if you were to gain the whole world!
2Ti 4:2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. 5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

39. The Purpose of God
Finding Purpose: - To serve God - To serve the people of God - To serve man
2Ti 4:2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. 5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

40. The Purpose in God
The need to be purposed for service - Believing in Jesus Christ - Confessing that belief - Ending your relationship with sin - Being baptized Remaining faithful in service to God
2Ti 4:2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. 5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.