Living Stones Church - South Bend

PT 1: Happiness is the temporary destination to eternal joy Psalm 42:1 (NIV) “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God” Matthew 16:24-26 (NLT) “24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. 25 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. 26 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?] Is anything worth more than your soul? Mark 8:35-36 (NLT) 35 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it. 36 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? PT 2: In order to find inner joy we must be willing to be authentic James 1:2 (NLT) 2 Dear brothers and sisters,[a] when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. PT 3: Joy provi