Resources by Topic: Happiness

In April 2016, Randy Alcorn spoke at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church, in Boring, Oregon, on the subject of happiness. Randy answers this very important question. For more information, check out Randy's Happiness book. 

My wife led a women’s Bible study group in discussing a lesson she’d written about the happiness of Jesus. One woman who’d grown up as a churchgoer was startled. She shared how horrified she’d once been to see a picture of Jesus smiling. Why? Because she believed it was blasphemous to make Jesus appear happy!

We ought to expect with the highest confidence only what God has clearly, fundamentally, and absolutely promised. And if our gratitude is lessened with such an understanding, the problem is our expectations, not God’s promises. If we expect God to make our lives easy, our expectations are unbiblical.

In March 2016, Randy Alcorn spoke at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, on the subject of happiness. He spoke on how happiness relates to God, our lives, when we're going through deep grief, Heaven, Scripture and negativity. For more information, check out Randy's Happiness book. 

In this video clip, Randy shares how we can experience happiness in Christ even when we're going through deep grief.

In March 2016, Randy Alcorn spoke at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, on the subject of happiness. He spoke on how happiness relates to God, our lives, when we're going through deep grief, Heaven, Scripture and negativity. For more information, check out Randy's Happiness book. 

In March 2016, Randy Alcorn spoke at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, on the subject of happiness. He spoke on how happiness relates to God, our lives, when we're going through deep grief, Heaven, Scripture and negativity. For more information, check out Randy's Happiness book. 

In March 2016, Randy Alcorn spoke at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, on the subject of happiness. He spoke on how happiness relates to God, our lives, when we're going through deep grief, Heaven, Scripture and negativity. For more information, check out Randy's Happiness book. 

In March 2016, Randy Alcorn spoke at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, on the subject of happiness. He spoke on how happiness relates to God, our lives, when we're going through deep grief, Heaven, Scripture and negativity. For more information, check out Randy's Happiness book.

It’s likely not marked on your calendar, and you’ve probably never heard of it—but March 20 is the International Day of Happiness. As I researched my book Happiness, I began to wonder: what would it look like if evangelical churches led the way in annually participating, by celebrating the good news of happiness that Isaiah 52:7 talks about?

This issue includes: Gospel-Driven Hospitality by Revive Our Hearts Ministry, Exploring the Happiness of Jesus by Randy Alcorn, Having a Jesus Heart for Children by Kelly Needham, and more.

God created things as means to help us delight in Him. The problems start when we believe we can find more happiness in God’s creation than in God Himself.

Resources from Randy Alcorn that pastors and group leaders can use on the subject of God's happiness, and ours.

In this interview with Faithlife's Daniel Di Bartolo, Randy Alcorn talks about joy and happiness. He talks about the misconceived notion that joy is more Biblical than happiness.