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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
Many of you may have experienced this but I have from my two nephews and my time in youth ministry that there are times when you are having the worst days and then a child will run up to you and give you a hug or say I love you and everything goes away. Why, why is it that a hug can help erase the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16, Philippians 4:4
Tags: Love, Joy
Lucinda Norman writes of her experience Christmas shopping at the mall. People had been pushing, elbowing and cutting in front of her all day. During a 10 minute extra 10% off special, one woman grabbed a lace table cloth from her hands, looked her in the eye and said, “Mine!” She yanked it back ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:1-9
Tags: Christmas, Stress, Peace, Shopping
Denomination: Methodist
Dr. Bryant Kirkland, pastor of 5th Ave. Pres. Church in NY was traveling to do a series of sermons on the west coast. He needed time on that 3 hour flight to study and prepare, so he buckled down and let everyone near me feel the tension. His body language said, "Don't bother me, I'm a busy man ...read more
Tags: Peace, Joy, Christ Child
ian Hardin tells the story of traveling a lot for work with his friend Bobby. As they travelled, he’d read the Bible aloud to him. But he wasn’t reading the Bible to gain deep insights… or to solve theological quandaries. He was just reading it… yet even then, it often said something that got stuck ...read more
Tags: Scripture, Scripture Reading
C.S. Lewis quote: I didn't go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of port would do that. If you want religion to make you really ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:4-13
Tags: Peace, Happiness, Contentment
Denomination: Pentecostal
Joy (used in "Joy Born at Christmas" sermon - 12/11/2019) From Isaiah 35:8-10 (verses below) Someone once said, “The difference beween happiness and joy is that happiness comes from happenings and joy comes from Jesus.” A few years ago Michael Bublé wrote a song that became very ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 35:8-10, Philippians 4:4
Tags: Christmas, Advent, Joy
Denomination: Baptist
Dr. James L. Snyder I am a student of smileology and have been just about all my life. If you can't smile at something, it's not worth thinking about. Of course, certain things in life are serious, but not that many. Too many people take everything seriously and ruin their life. These are ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:4-5
Tags: Humor, Facebook, Lockedout
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
Joy is God’s gift to believers. Paul speaks of more than just a mood. This is a deep confidence that was rooted in God’s sovereign control of the universe, His on unchanging divine promises and eternal spiritual realities including the assurance of ultimate victory for those in ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 5:19-22, Philippians 4:4
Tags: Spirit Filled Life, Happiness, Joy, Fruit Of The Spirit
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
There is a sin committed by many Bible-believing Christians, a sin that borders on the curse of Revelation 22:19, taking away from the words of the Bible. More specifically, it is a common sin of the enemy: Redefining the words of Scripture. What word? Joy. A well-meaning Christian says, ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:4, Matthew 13:44
Tags: Happiness, Joy
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