Are joy and happiness the same?- Where does happiness come from?
- Discuss some of the things that happiness is dependent upon and why they are not lasting.
a. People-family, friends, business associates. Proverbs 19:4; Jeremiah 20:10; Genesis 37—example Joseph
b. Wealth, possessions, property. Luke 12:16-21; Ecclesiastes 2:10
c. Good health, physical strength, beauty, sight, hearing, memory. Proverbs 3:7-8 - Where does joy come from? Romans 15:5
- To what extent may we have joy? John 15:5