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How to be Happy
Pastor Tyler Gillit
Pastor, Worth Baptist Church
Pastor Tyler Gillit was called to be Worth’s Senior Pastor in January of 2016 after he served on staff for eight years. During that time, he served as the Youth Pastor and Associate Pastor, founded the WBC chapter of Reformers Unanimous, and developed our short-term missions program.
Pastor Gillit graduated with a Bachelor of Biblical Studies Degree from The Crown College in 2006 and a Master of Ministries Degree from Crown Seminary in 2007. He and Tori were married in 2006 and they have two children, Will and Anna. He is passionate about expository preaching and making disciples in Fort Worth and around the world.
Pastor Tyler Gillit, Series: The Big Picture, How to be Happy, Matthew 5:1-12, Sunday Morning, 9/23/2018
Outline:
I. The Preacher
A: Taught biblically
B: Taught doctrinally
II. The Place
III. The People
A: Primary audience- the disciples
IV. The Position
A: Jesus sat down- showed authority
1. Would you be willing to admit that you are not the authority on what it takes to make a happy life?
V. The Pattern
A: First half- contains paradoxes (v. 3-6)
B: Second half- contains promises (v. 7-11)
C: If none of your circumstances ever improved, could you still be happy?
VI. The Point
A: God didn't give people the law to save them, He gave it to them after they have been saved.
