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Living In Joy
Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Mar 4, 2020 (message contributor)
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1. Living In Joy Sermon I: Joy Is What The Christian Life Is About
Contributed on Mar 4, 2020
With God's help and the steady support of Christian friends, we become partners in the grace of loving and caring for each other. Thus, we are encouraged and emboldened to continue life's journey in real joy.
LIVING IN REAL JOY IS WHAT THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IS ABOUT Anytime I complained about a task, mama reminded me that nobody ever said life was going to be easy . . . “Just be glad you’ve got something to complain about because some folks don’t have nothing.” ...read more
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2. Living In Joy Sermon Ii: Joy Sees The Good, Seizes The Chance, Shares The Gospel
Contributed on Mar 4, 2020
With God's help and steady support of Christian friends, we live in real joy by continuing to spread God's love, share the Good News, serve the Lord with gladness even in the face of harsh criticism and opposition.
LIVING IN JOY SEES THE GOOD . . . SEIZES THE CHANCE . . . SHARES THE GOSPEL A farmer began to look at his farm through critical eyes. Everywhere he looked, he saw something wrong. So, he decided to sell his farm and move somewhere else. He contacted a realtor who came out ...read more
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3. Living In Joy Sermon Iii: Joy Imitates Christ In One's Being, Thinking, Doing
Contributed on Mar 4, 2020
With God's help and the steady support of Christian friends, we live in real joy by cultivating the mind of Christ - so that, in humility, we forego personal ambition to become Christlike in all that we do.
LIVING IN JOY IMITATES CHRIST IN ONE’S BEING, THINKING, AND DOING One of the joys of being a parent, grand-parent, or great-grandparent – of a toddler in particular - is to watch the little one try to imitate what you say and do. Much of our interaction with the ...read more
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4. Living In Joy Sermon Iv: Past, Present And Future Of Living In Joy With Christ
Contributed on Mar 4, 2020
With God's help and the steady support of Christian friends, we live in real joy by appreciating the blessings of our past, by actualizing opportunities in the present, and by anticipating our glorious transformation in the future.
THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF LIVING IN JOY WITH CHRIST A famous historian was asked by a seminary student to summarize human history in as few words as possible. Expecting a summation worthy of a Pulitzer prize, the student awaited the historian’s response ...read more
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5. Living In Joy Sermon V: Why Quarrel When There Is So Much To Rejoice About
Contributed on Mar 4, 2020
With God's help and the steady support of Christian friends, we live in real joy if we quarrel and worry a lot less, pray a lot more, cultivate right thinking for right doing so as to live in peace with God, others and ourselves.
WHY QUARREL WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH TO REJOICE ABOUT Do you remember the last time you had a quarrel with someone close to you? If you don’t remember, that may be a good thing as long as you don’t claim that you’ve never had such a quarrel. ...read more
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6. Living In Joy Sermon Vi: Discovering The Joy In Life's Situations
Contributed on Mar 4, 2020
With God's help and the steady support of Christian friends, we live in real joy by discovering the good in life's situations - as varied as they are - by trusting God to provide, then by giving God the glory for our contentment.
DISCOVERING THE JOY IN LIFE’S SITUATIONS In a certain third world country, a Jewish man complained to his rabbi, “Life is unbearable for me and my family. There are nine of us living in one room. What can I do?” ...read more