So today we are wrapping up our series on joy, and if you think about where all this series has gone you may have an idea of where we are headed today. We started with trying to understand what joy is and what joy is not. We learned where joy is found. It’s found in God. We learned how Sabbath rest helps us connect to the source of joy which is God. We looked at joy in our . . . Read More »
Too Busy Building It To Complain About It
The reason we are talking about Joy is simple. We want you to have it. We want you to have Joy. We defined what we are talking about. It’s not temporary happiness that can be taken from you, no, we are talking about long term joy that can’t be taken from you. The second reason we are talking about this is because it is a defining marker of being a disciple of Christ. Scripture says, …for the joy . . . Read More »
Leading Your Family To Joy
Joshua 24:1 Joshua called together all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He called in the elders, chiefs, judges, and officers. They presented themselves before God. 2 Then Joshua addressed all the people: “This is what GOD, the God of Israel, says: A long time ago your ancestors, Terah and his sons Abraham and Nahor, lived to the east of the River Euphrates. They worshiped other gods. 3 I took your ancestor Abraham from the far side of . . . Read More »
Rest: Irrelevant or Invaluable?
We are in a series about Joy. Last week, Sam was awesome opening our series. If you missed it, you have to find it and read it. What did he say? Joy is one of the defining marks of a disciple of Jesus. Scripture says, …for the joy of the LORD is your strength! NLT Nehemiah 8:10 That doesn’t mean you are happy when it’s 5 degrees out and you get a flat tire. That means, I am . . . Read More »