Tag: Joy
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Spiritual Disciplines: Pray ~ Rejoice
Today, we move to the R. in our acrostic on how to pray P.R.A.Y. P. was to pause, and R. is to rejoice. We will emphasize the importance of rejoicing in prayer, highlighting Psalm 103 as a hymn of praise. We will be encouraged to seek instruction from God and to maintain focus on rejoicing…
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Why Advent? Jesus Changes Everything
Today, in our time of hearing and responding to a message from God’s Word, explore the significance of Advent as a time of preparation and anticipation for the coming of Jesus. We will highlight the biblical meaning of Advent and the fulfillment of prophecies by Jesus. Emphasize the need for hope, love, joy, and peace…
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Persecuted
Today we examine the final beatitude in the introduction of the Sermon on the Mount. In this, we tie them all together to show how they are a collective whole, and how you cannot have one without the other. We also examine what it is Jesus means when He says blessed are those who are…
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Advent 2022 ~ Entertaining Angels: Joy That Makes Way for Praise
Can you recall a moment in your life when you fully experienced the joy of the Lord? Not the joy found in this world, but the joy you found in the Lord? That moment of joy, that to this day, elicits joy deep inside your inner being when you think of it because it gave…
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Advent 2021 ~ Joy that Lasts
It is the third Sunday of Advent. As it has been our tradition for the past several years, and the greater church’s tradition the past 1600 years we lit the candle of joy today in our celebration and anticipation for the coming of Jesus our Lord. For Jesus brings us great joy as proclaimed by…
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Experiencing the World Changer ~ Everlasting Father
What does it mean for Isaiah to call Jesus our Everlasting Father? Join us as we go on a journey to discover just this. ((Audio Only))
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Advent 2019 ~ Good News ~ Joy in Brokenness
Joy rescues us when we feel most broken. THINK: About how just the idea of Jesus brings joy. Even in the middle of the hardest brokenness and deepest of sorrows, and how much more joy the reality of Jesus can bring no matter how broken, sorrowful, or beaten we may feel we are. KNOW: In…
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Count Your Blessings
Sometimes in life, we just need to remember that God is good. This is a short testimony to how the simple act of remembrance can turn the most sorrowful of hearts to joy. As much pain, I have been through these last several months. Not having a job. Being unable to do physical labor. Seeing…