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Millions, if not billions,
of people around the world
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are experiencing major
stress in their lives
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adversely affecting
their health.
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Are you one of those whose
stress negatively affects
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your success
and happiness?
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How happy are Americans?
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The World Happiness Report
summarized
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“The Sad State of Happiness
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in the United States and the Role of Digital Media”:
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“The years
since 2010 have not been
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good ones for happiness
and well-being among
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Americans.... Happiness
and life satisfaction
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among United States
adolescents, which
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increased between 1991 and
2011, suddenly declined
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after 2012....
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Thus, by
2016-17, both adults and
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adolescents were reporting
significantly less
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happiness than they
had in the 2000s”.
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My friends, how can you
overcome stress and live a
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life of success
and happiness?
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Your Bible gives proven
keys to cope with the
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challenges of life, and
keys to produce lasting
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happiness and success.
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On today’s program
we’ll be offering you an
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inspiring Bible Study
Guide titled
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“Vital Keys to Happiness.”
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This audio CD contains three
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Tomorrow’s World programs
that will give you the
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major principles
for abundant living.
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Be sure to write down the
contact information to
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request your free copy.
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We all face major
stresses in our lives.
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But you can find the
way to true success and
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contentment.
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You can meet the
challenges of stress, and
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even produce success and
happiness, if you follow
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the ancient and
proven keys
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revealed in your Bible.
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Stay tuned.
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Warm greetings to all our
friends around the world.
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The world is facing
dangers, nationally and
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personally.
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The Covid-19 pandemic and
the war in the Ukraine
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cause worry and anxiety.
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Many fear a World War III,
or even a more severe
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disease pandemic.
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As we accelerate our
technology and pace of
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life in our 21st century,
millions experience
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increasing stress,
depression, and physical
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illness.
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Regular viewers of
Tomorrow’s World have seen
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these biblical trends,
prophesied long ago,
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coming to pass here
in the 21st century.
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Our news headlines seem
to present a never-ending
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series of conflicts,
wars, and riots.
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The global pandemic and
financial crisis have
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severely damaged many
nations and peoples.
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Natural disasters are
setting new records of
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devastation, death,
and destruction.
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Can we survive under
these stresses?
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Can we even succeed
in spite of stress?
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Can we experience
happiness in our
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danger-filled world?
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We’ll answer those
questions on today’s
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program, and we’ll be
offering you an inspiring
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audio CD titled
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"Vital Keys To Happiness".
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This audio CD is
absolutely free of charge.
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There is no cost
or obligation.
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This audio CD includes
two additional Tomorrow’s
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World programs:
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“Peace of Mind
Through Prayer,” and
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“The Seven Laws of
Success.”
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Be sure to write down
the phone number and
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address to order your free copy.
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our Web site at
TWTV.org/Happiness.
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How successful are we
coping with stress?
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The American Psychological
Association stated:
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“Around three-quarters
of adults (76%) said they
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have experienced health
impacts due to stress in
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the prior month...”.
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We also saw that The World
Happiness Report stated
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that “The years since 2010
have not been good ones
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for happiness and
well-being among
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Americans....”
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The report also stated
that adolescents have been
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seriously affected:
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“Adolescents spent less
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time attending religious
services, less time
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reading books and
magazines, and (perhaps
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most crucially)
less time sleeping.
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These declines are not due
to time spent on homework,
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which has declined or
stayed the same, or time
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spent on extracurricular
activities, which has
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stayed about the same.
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The only activity
adolescents have spent
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significantly more time on
during the last decade is
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digital media...
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the amount of time
adolescents spend
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online increased at the
same time that sleep and
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in-person social
interaction declined, in
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tandem with a decline in
general happiness.”
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On today’s program, we’ll
share with you seven
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strategies for success
and happiness in these
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times of stress.
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And be sure to write down
the contact information to
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order your free audio CD,
"Vital Keys To Happiness".
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Strategy number one for
success and happiness in
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times of stress is: Seek
the Highest Goals in Life.
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Millions of people seek
the wrong goals in life.
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Many set wealth and
possessions as the sign of
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success.
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The more money, designer
clothes, luxury cars, and
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glittering possessions,
the more successful in
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life they think they are.
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But your Bible emphasizes
greater values in life.
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Proverbs 8:10, for
example:
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“Receive my
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instruction, and not
silver, and knowledge
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rather than choice gold;
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For wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things
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one may desire cannot be compared with her.”
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When you seek the true values
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in life, you can put into
perspective the carnal
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passions that
produce stress.
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One of the most important
passages in your Bible
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discusses the common need
for food and clothing.
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In Matthew the sixth
chapter, the Messiah,
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Jesus of Nazareth,
commented on those of
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little faith.
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People were stressed over
their physical needs.
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What did Jesus tell them?
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Matthew 6:31...
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“Therefore do not worry, saying,
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‘What shall we eat?’
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or ‘What shall we drink?’
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or ‘What shall we wear?’
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For after all these
things the Gentiles seek.
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For your heavenly Father
knows that you need all
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these things.”
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Here we find an awesome truth that many reject.
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In rejecting that truth,
they reject the very
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solution to their problem.
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God is the giver of every
good and perfect gift, as
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it tells us in James 1:17.
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And He's promised to
fulfill all our need in
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Philippians 4:19.
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My friends, you need to
listen to what Jesus told
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those who lacked faith.
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Read that in
your own Bible.
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Matthew 6:33...
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“But seek first the
kingdom of God and His
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righteousness, and all
these things shall be
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added to you.”
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When you set the right priorities
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in life, you can
overcome many worries and
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anxieties.
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Strategy number one: Seek
the Highest Goals in Life.
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Strategy number two for
success and happiness in
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times of stress is:
Claim God’s Promises.
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Your Bible is a treasure
house of God’s sure and
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wonderful
promises for you.
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If you have your Bible,
turn to 2 Peter 1:2.
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The Apostle Peter gives
us strong encouragement.
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He writes to us...
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“Grace and peace be
multiplied to you in the
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knowledge of God and of
Jesus our Lord, as His
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divine power has given to
us all things that pertain
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to life and godliness,
through the knowledge of
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Him who called us by glory
and virtue, by which have
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been given to us [Listen
to this] exceedingly great
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and precious promises,
that through these you may
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be partakers of the divine
nature, having escaped the
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corruption that is in the
world through lust.”
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I’ve listed some of these
wonderful promises in
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previous programs.
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I encourage you to
make your own personal
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list of God’s promises.
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God has promised to answer
our prayers (Matthew 7-8);
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He has promised to fulfill
all our needs
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(Philippians 4:19);
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He has promised to guide our lives (Proverbs 3:5-6);
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He has promised us
long life, if we honor
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our father and mother
(Ephesians 6:2-3);
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He has promised to give us the
desires of our heart, if
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we delight in Him
(Psalm 37:4-5);
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He has promised us peace
of mind, (Philippians 4:6-7);
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He has promised us the
gift of the Holy Spirit
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(Acts 2:38; Luke 11:13);
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He has promised us the gift of His love (Romans 5:5);
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and He has promised us eternal life (1 John 2:25).
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And there are many, many
more promises in the Bible
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for you and your family,
and for all human beings
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on earth, if you will come
to God in prayer, and in
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faith, through our
Savior, Jesus Christ.
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Yes, apply strategy
number two:
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Claim God’s Promises.
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We’ll continue with more
vital strategies to the
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problem of stress in the
next part of our program,
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but first I’d like to
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Vital Keys to Happiness;
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Peace of Mind Through Prayer;
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and The Seven Laws of Success.
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You need this
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As stressful times and
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we need to apply these
vital biblical keys to
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happiness, peace,
and success.
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They will help you to
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In the first part of our
program, we saw that the
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health of millions is
affected by stress.
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We also saw that the
lifestyle of adolescents
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has produced record
levels of unhappiness.
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How can we achieve
success and happiness
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in a dangerous and
stress-filled world?
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We briefly discussed two
keys for solving
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those problems.
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Strategy number one for
success and happiness in
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times of stress is:
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Seek the Highest Goals in Life.
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Strategy number two:
Claim God’s Promises.
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Strategy number three for
success and happiness in
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times of stress is:
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Pray About Everything That Worries You.
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Turn in your
Bible to Job 3:25.
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Are you what some call
in the vernacular,
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a “worry-wart”?
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Do you let your fears and
worries produce emotional
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and physical stress
in your life?
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The patriarch Job said,
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“For the thing I greatly
feared has come upon me,
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and what I dreaded has
happened to me.”
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Job expected his fears to materialize.
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He did not pray
about his fears.
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My friends, you need to
acknowledge your fears and
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worries and ask
God for His help.
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What was the Apostle
Paul’s solution
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for anxiety?
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How do you cope with
worry and fearful concern?
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Let’s read this amazing
biblical strategy in
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Philippians 4:6...
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“Be anxious for nothing,
but in everything by
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prayer and supplication,
with thanksgiving, let
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your requests be made
known to God.”
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In other words, share your worries, your fears,
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and your concerns with
God in prayer.
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Do you confront your
worries and concerns,
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and fears?
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Pray about everything
that worries you.
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Share your intimate
thoughts with God.
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He knows them anyway.
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Now, notice how to
pray about everything.
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Remember
Philippians 4:6...
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“Be anxious for nothing,
but in everything by
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prayer and supplication,
with thanksgiving, let
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your requests be made
known to God.”
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The Apostle Paul says to pray
with thanksgiving.
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Thank God for all
your blessings.
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Thank God for the very
privilege of asking for
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His intervention, and
for victory over
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your anxieties.
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Strategy number three for
success and happiness in
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times of stress is:
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Pray About Everything That Worries You.
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And pray with an attitude of thanksgiving.
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Thank God that He is
willing to help you
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overcome your
anxieties and fears,
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and that He's willing to give you peace of mind.
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Strategy number four for
success and happiness in
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times of stress is:
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Maintain A Positive Mind.
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The Apostle Paul
experienced stress, trials
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and tribulations.
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He wrote in 2
Corinthians 11...
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“From the Jews five times
I received forty stripes
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minus one.
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Three times I was
beaten with rods;
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once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked;
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a night and a day I have
been in the deep.”
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How did he cope with those stresses?
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He focused on maintaining
a positive attitude.
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Even when Paul was
in prison, he wrote
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encouragement to others.
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Turn in your Bible
to Philippians 4:8.
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Paul exhorts us to
think on these subjects:
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“Finally, brethren,
whatever things are true,
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whatever things are noble,
whatever things are just,
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whatever things are
pure, whatever things are
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lovely, whatever things
are of good report, if
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there is any virtue and
if there is anything
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praiseworthy--meditate
on these things.
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The things which you
learned and received and
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heard and saw in me, these
do, and the God of peace
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will be with you.”
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Think about these things that are true.
14:51.757 --> 14:52.992
What is true?
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Jesus prayed to the
Father in John 17:17...
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“Sanctify them
by Your truth.
14:58.697 --> 15:00.432
Your word is truth.”
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The Bible, God’s word, is truth.
15:03.269 --> 15:04.536
Think about those
scriptures that are
15:04.603 --> 15:05.871
important to you.
15:05.938 --> 15:07.773
Read your Bible.
15:07.840 --> 15:09.541
Highlight or
underline those verses
15:09.608 --> 15:11.877
that mean something
special or significant
15:11.944 --> 15:13.178
to you.
15:13.245 --> 15:16.115
My friends, we must
read the Bible.
15:16.181 --> 15:18.817
I encourage you to read
your Bible every day.
15:18.884 --> 15:20.953
God’s word will
inspire you.
15:21.020 --> 15:24.023
It will help clean up
your thoughts and mind.
15:24.089 --> 15:27.059
As Jesus said
in John 15:3...
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“Now ye are clean through
the word which I have
15:29.895 --> 15:30.929
spoken unto you.”
15:30.996 --> 15:32.698
That's the King James Version.
15:32.765 --> 15:35.267
Strategy number four
for surviving stress is:
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Maintain a
Positive Attitude.
15:39.038 --> 15:41.006
We’ll discuss more
inspiring strategies in
15:41.073 --> 15:43.575
the next part of our
program, but first I’d
15:43.642 --> 15:46.578
like to offer you this
inspiring free CD or
15:46.645 --> 15:50.349
compact disc, titled
"Vital Keys To Happiness".
15:50.416 --> 15:53.352
This 80-minute CD contains
three Tomorrow’s World
15:53.419 --> 15:57.156
audio programs that will
help you survive stress:
15:57.222 --> 16:00.859
"Vital Keys to Happiness",
"Peace of Mind Through Prayer"
16:00.926 --> 16:03.429
and "The Seven
Laws of Success".
16:03.495 --> 16:05.898
These inspiring messages
will give you vital
16:05.964 --> 16:08.967
principles for conquering
your stress as well as
16:09.034 --> 16:11.770
producing godly success,
peace of mind, and
16:11.837 --> 16:13.072
happiness.
16:13.138 --> 16:15.407
These three programs will
help you in your study of
16:15.474 --> 16:17.943
the Bible, and they can
help bring true joy to
16:18.010 --> 16:21.580
your life and the lives of
your family and friends.
16:21.647 --> 16:24.116
God wants you to apply
these vital biblical keys
16:24.183 --> 16:26.251
to happiness and success.
16:26.318 --> 16:28.887
So, pick up the telephone
right now and request your
16:28.954 --> 16:32.591
free audio CD, "Vital
Keys To Happiness".
16:32.658 --> 16:35.661
You can also order this
free CD on our website at
16:35.728 --> 16:40.432
TWTV.org/Happiness-or you
can write to us at one of
16:40.499 --> 16:42.234
our regional addresses.
16:43.168 --> 16:45.070
This clear and
straight-forward resource
16:45.137 --> 16:47.706
will help you understand
this vital truth--
16:47.773 --> 16:50.909
straight from the
pages of the Bible.
16:50.976 --> 16:51.710
Call now!
16:51.777 --> 16:57.249
Or go to...
16:58.117 --> 17:00.419
It takes courage and
initiative to be a success
17:00.486 --> 17:01.620
in life.
17:01.687 --> 17:03.722
But our Father in heaven
wants you to be truly
17:03.789 --> 17:05.958
successful and to
experience
17:06.024 --> 17:07.426
abundant living.
17:07.493 --> 17:09.962
We've briefly discussed
four strategies for
17:10.028 --> 17:13.031
success and happiness
in these times of stress.
17:13.098 --> 17:17.002
Strategy number one: Seek
the Highest Goals in Life.
17:17.069 --> 17:20.539
Strategy number two:
Claim God’s Promises.
17:20.606 --> 17:23.442
Strategy number three:
Pray About Everything That
17:23.509 --> 17:24.610
Worries You.
17:24.676 --> 17:26.178
Strategy number four:
17:26.245 --> 17:28.847
Maintain a Positive Attitude.
17:28.914 --> 17:31.483
Strategy number five for
success and happiness in
17:31.550 --> 17:32.951
times of stress is:
17:33.018 --> 17:36.288
Determine To Do God’s Will.
17:36.355 --> 17:38.791
In fact, the model prayer
Jesus gave, instructs
17:38.857 --> 17:39.958
us to pray,
17:40.025 --> 17:41.727
“Your kingdom come.
17:41.794 --> 17:45.030
Your will be done on earth
as it is in heaven.”
17:45.097 --> 17:47.266
That's Matthew 6:10.
17:47.332 --> 17:50.302
One of the greatest keys for
success and happiness is
17:50.369 --> 17:52.337
to do God’s will.
17:52.404 --> 17:55.474
One of the Bible themes from Genesis to Revelation,
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is that obedience
to God’s way of
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life and His commandments
brings blessings.
18:01.180 --> 18:03.715
Disobedience
brings curses.
18:03.782 --> 18:06.118
My friends, pray that you
can fulfill God’s
18:06.185 --> 18:07.553
law of love.
18:07.619 --> 18:10.556
Pray that God’s will
be done in your life.
18:10.622 --> 18:13.459
Read your Bible daily
to know God’s will.
18:13.525 --> 18:17.463
Read the sermon on the
mount in Matthew 5,6, and 7.
18:17.529 --> 18:19.865
Jesus said in
Matthew 5:7...
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“Blessed are the merciful,
18:22.034 --> 18:24.470
for they shall obtain mercy.”
18:24.536 --> 18:28.607
Several Bible versions translate the word blessed as “happy.”
18:28.674 --> 18:32.978
Yes, “Happy are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”
18:33.045 --> 18:36.915
Many make the mistake of setting
happiness as an end or a
18:36.982 --> 18:38.383
goal in itself.
18:38.450 --> 18:40.419
They become frustrated
because they are not
18:40.486 --> 18:42.888
growing, learning,
giving or sharing.
18:42.955 --> 18:45.524
As Dennis Prager, in his
Reader’s Digest article
18:45.591 --> 18:47.593
“A Simple Truth About
Happiness” wrote,
18:47.659 --> 18:49.528
"one “secret” to happiness
18:49.595 --> 18:51.263
“is realizing
that happiness
18:51.330 --> 18:53.999
is a byproduct of
something else.
18:54.066 --> 18:56.869
The most obvious sources
are those pursuits that
18:56.935 --> 18:59.204
give our lives
purpose-anything from
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studying insects to
playing baseball.
19:02.207 --> 19:05.110
The more passions we have,
the more happiness we’re
19:05.177 --> 19:07.980
likely to experience”.
19:08.046 --> 19:10.516
My friends, be careful
not to make “happiness” an
19:10.582 --> 19:12.518
obsessive goal.
19:12.584 --> 19:15.487
Such people remind me of
the comic strip “Luann.”
19:15.554 --> 19:19.625
The student Luann is confiding to her counselor Miss Phelps,
19:19.691 --> 19:22.094
“Last week I
decided to give up trying
19:22.160 --> 19:23.729
to be happy.”
19:23.795 --> 19:25.497
In the last frame of
the comic strip,
19:25.564 --> 19:29.568
Luann concludes, “And
now I’m much happier”.
19:29.635 --> 19:32.471
God’s will is that you
give to others and share
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your life.
19:33.539 --> 19:36.041
As Jesus stated
in Acts 20:35...
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“It is more blessed to
give than to receive.”
19:39.878 --> 19:41.947
Or as the Moffatt
translation has it,
19:42.014 --> 19:45.217
“To give is happier
than to get.”
19:45.284 --> 19:47.619
Fulfilling God’s will
includes many
19:47.686 --> 19:49.988
biblical principles of
loving others.
19:50.055 --> 19:53.225
For example, Jesus taught
us to forgive others.
19:53.292 --> 19:55.561
Again, you can read that
in the model prayer in
19:55.627 --> 19:57.796
Matthew 6:12.
19:57.863 --> 20:00.532
Have you forgiven
anyone recently?
20:00.599 --> 20:02.968
Forgiveness can even
help one overcome
20:03.035 --> 20:06.238
depression, according
to Paul Meier, M.D.
20:06.305 --> 20:08.206
Dr. Meier writes
in his book
20:08.273 --> 20:10.409
Don’t Let Jerks Get
the Best of You,
20:10.475 --> 20:12.344
“A patient can be depressed
20:12.411 --> 20:14.680
for many years, then forgive the
20:14.746 --> 20:16.281
one who caused his repressed
20:16.348 --> 20:18.717
anger and totally recover from
20:18.784 --> 20:21.887
the depression, because
his serotonin has been
20:21.954 --> 20:25.090
restored naturally and
the brain is able to work
20:25.157 --> 20:27.626
correctly”.
20:27.693 --> 20:30.062
Forgiving others can
produce peace of mind.
20:30.128 --> 20:33.999
And doing God’s will can
turn your depressed life
20:34.066 --> 20:36.935
around and bring you
joy and happiness.
20:37.002 --> 20:39.471
Strategy number five for
success and happiness in
20:39.538 --> 20:42.140
times of stress is:
Determine To Do
20:42.207 --> 20:43.642
God’s Will.
20:43.709 --> 20:46.912
Strategy number six:
Repent And Surrender Your
20:46.979 --> 20:48.580
Life To God.
20:48.647 --> 20:51.016
The Pharisees and
scribes complained that
20:51.083 --> 20:53.819
Jesus was spending time
with tax collectors
20:53.885 --> 20:54.953
and sinners.
20:55.020 --> 20:57.923
So, Jesus gave the
parable of the lost sheep.
20:57.990 --> 21:01.159
The owner of one hundred
sheep leaves the 99 and
21:01.226 --> 21:03.161
goes after the lost one.
21:03.228 --> 21:06.198
He rejoices when he
finds the lost sheep.
21:06.264 --> 21:08.834
Jesus said in Luke 15:7...
21:08.900 --> 21:11.703
“I say to you that
likewise there will be
21:11.770 --> 21:15.240
more joy in heaven over
one sinner who repents
21:15.307 --> 21:18.076
than over ninety-nine
just persons who need
21:18.143 --> 21:20.112
no repentance.”
21:20.178 --> 21:22.414
Then Jesus gave the parable of the lost coin
21:22.481 --> 21:26.118
and emphasized the same principle in verse 10...
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“Likewise, I say to
you, there is joy in the
21:28.987 --> 21:31.823
presence of the angels of
God over one sinner
21:31.890 --> 21:33.625
who repents.”
21:33.692 --> 21:35.994
My friends, true happiness begins by repenting
21:36.061 --> 21:37.529
of your sins.
21:37.596 --> 21:40.132
After repentance and
baptism, God gives the
21:40.198 --> 21:42.567
awesome gift of the Holy
Spirit, as you read
21:42.634 --> 21:44.569
in Acts 2:38.
21:44.636 --> 21:46.471
In fact, if any of you
would like personal
21:46.538 --> 21:49.241
counsel with a minister,
just request a visit at
21:49.307 --> 21:50.542
your convenience.
21:50.609 --> 21:52.911
Just call the number
on your screen.
21:52.978 --> 21:55.313
That counseling may lead
to a new joyous, happy
21:55.380 --> 21:58.050
life that may have
been eluding you.
21:58.116 --> 22:00.385
Ask God for the
gift of repentance.
22:00.452 --> 22:03.255
As your Father in heaven
sees your repentance, you
22:03.321 --> 22:05.590
will grow better
acquainted with Him, and
22:05.657 --> 22:08.393
with your Savior and
Lord Jesus Christ.
22:08.460 --> 22:11.196
Then, you will find
true joy and happiness.
22:11.263 --> 22:13.498
God’s message to the world
is emphasized in
22:13.565 --> 22:16.301
Isaiah 55:6-7.
22:16.368 --> 22:19.771
He tells everyone to seek
Him while there is time.
22:19.838 --> 22:22.674
My friends, if you have
studied biblical baptism
22:22.741 --> 22:25.911
as stated in Acts 2:38,
and if you have come to
22:25.977 --> 22:27.913
the place in your life
where you have repented
22:27.979 --> 22:30.482
and have accepted
Christ’s sacrifice and His
22:30.549 --> 22:33.385
authority over your life,
we invite you to counsel
22:33.452 --> 22:35.220
with one of our ministers.
22:35.287 --> 22:37.456
We have representatives
in many regions around
22:37.522 --> 22:38.590
the world.
22:38.657 --> 22:40.525
Just call the number on
your screen or write to
22:40.592 --> 22:43.228
one of our
regional offices.
22:43.295 --> 22:45.797
Strategy number six for
success and happiness in
22:45.864 --> 22:47.099
times of stress is:
22:47.165 --> 22:50.535
Repent And Surrender
Your Life To God.
22:50.602 --> 22:52.838
We’ll reveal an
all-important strategy in
22:52.904 --> 22:55.741
the conclusion of our
program, but first I’d
22:55.807 --> 22:59.144
like to offer you this
inspiring free audio CD or
22:59.211 --> 23:02.581
compact disc, titled
"Vital Keys To Happiness".
23:02.647 --> 23:05.317
This 80-minute CD contains
three Tomorrow's World
23:05.383 --> 23:08.820
audio programs: "Vital
Keys to Happiness", and
23:08.887 --> 23:11.723
two other programs: "Peace
of Mind Through Prayer",
23:11.790 --> 23:14.025
and "The Seven
Laws of Success".
23:14.092 --> 23:16.895
These inspiring messages
will give you vital
23:16.962 --> 23:19.197
principles for success,
peace of mind, and
23:19.264 --> 23:20.532
happiness.
23:20.599 --> 23:22.901
These three programs will
help you in your study of
23:22.968 --> 23:25.670
the Bible, and they can
help bring true joy to
23:25.737 --> 23:28.707
your life and the lives of
your family and friends.
23:28.774 --> 23:31.343
God wants you to apply
these vital biblical keys
23:31.409 --> 23:33.512
to happiness and success.
23:33.578 --> 23:35.847
So, pick up the telephone
right now and request your
23:35.914 --> 23:39.818
free audio CD, "Vital
Keys To Happiness".
23:39.885 --> 23:42.654
You can also order this
free CD on our website at
23:42.721 --> 23:47.993
TWTV.org/Happiness--or you
can write to us at one of
23:48.059 --> 23:49.361
our regional addresses.
23:50.796 --> 23:57.502
For today’s free
offer call...
23:57.569 --> 24:03.141
Or go to...
24:03.208 --> 24:05.410
This clear and
straight-forward resource
24:05.477 --> 24:08.480
will help you understand
this vital truth--
24:08.547 --> 24:11.817
straight from the
pages of the Bible.
24:11.883 --> 24:13.952
If you’re calling for the
first time, you will also
24:14.019 --> 24:16.788
receive a free annual
subscription to Tomorrow's
24:16.855 --> 24:18.423
World magazine.
24:18.490 --> 24:21.726
Ten inspiring issues
discussing news, science,
24:21.793 --> 24:24.129
and modern culture will
help you make sense of
24:24.196 --> 24:28.567
your world from a
biblical perspective.
24:28.633 --> 24:31.203
Call today and join
millions around the world
24:31.269 --> 24:33.772
who are turning to
Tomorrow’s World for
24:33.839 --> 24:39.811
truth, prophecy, and hope
in these confusing times.
24:39.878 --> 24:40.912
Call now!
24:40.979 --> 24:49.754
Or go to...
24:50.622 --> 24:53.758
Your Bible gives the keys
to overcoming stress.
24:53.825 --> 24:56.962
We have briefly discussed
six strategies for success
24:57.028 --> 24:59.197
and happiness in times of
stress in our dangerous
24:59.264 --> 25:00.632
world.
25:00.699 --> 25:04.402
Can we conquer our fears,
worries, and anxieties?
25:04.469 --> 25:06.938
Yes, we can,
with God’s help.
25:07.005 --> 25:08.607
We must maintain a
positive and tranquil
25:08.673 --> 25:09.708
mind.
25:09.774 --> 25:12.944
And our final strategy
will help us do that.
25:13.011 --> 25:15.447
strategy number seven for
success and happiness in
25:15.513 --> 25:20.085
times of stress is:
Thank God Continually.
25:20.151 --> 25:24.222
If you have your Bible,
turn to 1 Thessalonians 5:16.
25:24.289 --> 25:26.658
Be sure to mark these
verses in your Bible.
25:26.725 --> 25:29.694
1 Thessalonians 5:16...
25:29.761 --> 25:32.797
“Rejoice always, pray
without ceasing, in
25:32.864 --> 25:36.001
everything give thanks;
for this is the will of
25:36.067 --> 25:38.737
God in Christ Jesus for
you.”
25:38.803 --> 25:42.107
A thankful person will be a happy person.
25:42.173 --> 25:44.175
Again, Dennis Prager,
in his Reader’s Digest
25:44.242 --> 25:46.945
article “A Simple Truth
About Happiness” wrote:
25:47.012 --> 25:49.881
“The first secret
is gratitude.
25:49.948 --> 25:51.983
All happy people
are grateful.
25:52.050 --> 25:56.454
Ungrateful people
cannot be happy”.
25:56.521 --> 25:59.190
Have you observed that
characteristic in others,
25:59.257 --> 26:00.792
or in yourself?
26:00.859 --> 26:02.994
Rick Foster and Greg
Hicks, authors of
26:03.061 --> 26:06.698
How We Choose To Be Happy,
put it simply.
26:06.765 --> 26:09.701
“Happy people
actively appreciate their
26:09.768 --> 26:11.970
lives and express
gratitude and thanks to
26:12.037 --> 26:14.973
the people around them”.
26:15.040 --> 26:17.175
And remember the Scripture
we read earlier in the
26:17.242 --> 26:19.511
program;
Philippians 4:6...
26:19.577 --> 26:22.147
“Be anxious for nothing,
but in everything by
26:22.213 --> 26:25.717
prayer and supplication,
with thanksgiving, let
26:25.784 --> 26:28.586
your requests be made
known to God.”
26:28.653 --> 26:31.189
The seventh and final strategy for success and happiness in
26:31.256 --> 26:35.727
times of stress is:
Thank God Continually.
26:35.794 --> 26:38.763
On today’s program we’ve
discussed seven vital keys
26:38.830 --> 26:42.067
to success and happiness
in these times of stress.
26:42.133 --> 26:44.970
My friends, when you apply
these biblical principles,
26:45.036 --> 26:48.606
they’ll help you to have a
joy-filled and happy life.
26:48.673 --> 26:51.109
The Messiah, Jesus Christ
came to this earth as an
26:51.176 --> 26:52.677
act of love.
26:52.744 --> 26:55.013
He gave His life for the
world, that we might be
26:55.080 --> 26:56.114
forgiven.
26:56.181 --> 26:57.682
You can be forgiven.
26:57.749 --> 27:00.285
And you can begin a
new life in Christ.
27:00.352 --> 27:02.721
As Jesus said
in John 10:10...
27:02.787 --> 27:05.657
“I have come that they may
have life, and that they
27:05.724 --> 27:07.926
may have it more
abundantly.”
27:07.993 --> 27:11.463
And remember what the Apostle Paul wrote in Philippians 4:4...
27:11.529 --> 27:14.199
“Rejoice in the
Lord always.
27:14.265 --> 27:16.301
Again I will
say, rejoice!”
27:16.368 --> 27:18.536
May God bless you with
peace of mind and the
27:18.603 --> 27:21.673
success and happiness that
come from living God’s way
27:21.740 --> 27:23.174
of life.
27:23.241 --> 27:25.844
Be sure to request your
free audio CD,
27:25.910 --> 27:27.679
"Vital Keys To Happiness".
27:27.746 --> 27:29.247
And be sure to join us
each week on
27:29.314 --> 27:30.815
Tomorrow’s World.
27:30.882 --> 27:33.618
In this world of growing
chaos and confusion, you
27:33.685 --> 27:35.353
need the solid guidance
that comes from
27:35.420 --> 27:36.688
your Bible.
27:36.755 --> 27:39.324
Gerald Weston, Wallace
Smith, Rod McNair, and I
27:39.391 --> 27:41.726
will continue to share
with you the teachings of
27:41.793 --> 27:44.863
Jesus Christ, the good
news of the coming Kingdom
27:44.929 --> 27:47.866
of God, and the exciting
end-time prophecies and
27:47.932 --> 27:49.167
their meaning.
27:49.234 --> 27:51.369
So, be sure to join us
again next week, right
27:51.436 --> 27:53.538
here, at this same time.
27:54.406 --> 28:01.212
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28:01.279 --> 28:05.850
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28:08.420 --> 28:10.822
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28:10.889 --> 28:17.228
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28:17.295 --> 28:18.363
The preceding program is
28:18.430 --> 28:21.199
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