The document discusses different ways that people pursue happiness and fulfillment, such as through amusement, pleasure, accomplishments, wealth, and other material possessions. However, it notes that the biblical author Ecclesiastes found all of these things to be meaningless. The document then suggests that true happiness and meaning can only be found by having God at the center of one's life. It cites passages from the Bible about being blessed through qualities like humility, mercy, and peacemaking. In conclusion, it argues that we should love God with our whole being in order to experience our greatest advantage and blessing.

1. MAN AND
HAPPINESS

2. Happiness is
the ultimate
end and
purpose of
human
existence
Aristotle

9. All human beings
naturally desire
happiness

10. AMUSEMENT
These are the things that we thought
would bring us fun and enjoyment.

11. Ecclesiastes 2:1-3
• I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with
pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also
proved to be meaningless. 2 “Laughter,” I said, “is
madness. And what does pleasure
accomplish?” 3 I tried cheering myself with
wine, and embracing folly—my mind still guiding
me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good
for people to do under the heavens during the
few days of their lives.

12. PLEASURE IS
MEANINGLESS

13. ACCOMPLISHMENT
These are the things that we pursued,
thinking they would bring us a sense of
fulfilment or the feeling of success.

14. Ecclesiastes 2:4-6
• 4 I undertook great projects: I built houses for
myself and planted vineyards. 5 I made
gardens and parks and planted all kinds of
fruit trees in them. 6 I made reservoirs to
water groves of flourishing trees.

15. GREAT WORKS ARE MEANINGLESS

16. ACCUMULATION
These are the things we gather for ourselves,
assuming they could fill our lives.

17. Ecclesiastes 2:7-11
• 7 I bought male and female slaves and had other slaves who were born
in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in
Jerusalem before me. 8 I amassed silver and gold for myself, and the
treasure of kings and provinces. I acquired male and female singers,
and a harem[a] as well—the delights of a man’s heart. 9 I became
greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before me. In all this my
wisdom stayed with me.
• 10 I denied myself nothing my eyes desired;
I refused my heart no pleasure.
My heart took delight in all my labor,
and this was the reward for all my toil.
11 Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done
and what I had toiled to achieve,
everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind;
nothing was gained under the sun.

18. WEALTH IS MEANINGLESS

19. Verse 11 summarizes the tragedy of a
life lived, pursuing the wrong focus.
IT IS MEANINGLESS.
CHASING AFTER THE
WIND.

20. EVERYTHING WILL HAVE
MEANING IF WE HAVE
GOD IN OUR LIVES

21. CHRISTIAN
CHRIST IANCHRIST
I Am Nothing

22. HOW DO WE FIND HAPPINESS?

23. MATTHEW 5
3 “Happy are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
4 Happy are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 Happy are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.

24. MATTHEW 5
6 Happy are those who hunger
and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7 Happy are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8 Happy are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.

25. MATTHEW 5
9 Happy are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children
of God.
10 Happy are those who are
persecuted because of
righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven. you.

26. MATTHEW 5
11 “Happy are you when people
insult you, persecute you and
falsely say all kinds of evil against
you because of me. 12 Rejoice
and be glad, because great is
your reward in heaven, for in the
same way they persecuted the
prophets who were before you.

27. Within each one of us there
is a God-shaped vacuum
that only God can fill.
Blaise Pascal

28. FOCUS ON GOD
When we love God, we must be willing to
love Him to the fullest of our being.

29. With all of our heart
That means love Him with all of our
emotions. He is the supreme object
of our emotional love. All objects
become second place when
compared to our love for God

30. With all of our soul
This area refers to our personal
will. We love Him, not just
emotionally; we wilfully decide to
surrender our highest love to Him

31. With all of our mind
This suggest that we are willing
to use our best intellectual
capacities to know God.

32. With all of our strength
This also includes our physical
abilities and energy to show our
love for Him.

33. Does God deserve our lives? He
who gave us, not only eternal life
but everything we possess today
truly deserves our lives, our
everything.

34. It is your greatest advantage to love the
Lord with all of your heart, all your soul, all
your mind and all your strength.
Remember your greatest blessing in this
life and the next is having God intimately
relating to you.
May we all choose to love Him supremely.