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1. The Sound of Joy

Genesis 17:1-27, Genesis 18:1-15, Genesis 18:16-33, Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... (cut) as a reminder of that covenant. The cutting of the reproductive organ is no mistake. It is the cutting of the fruit…..the reminder of the promise of God, and the promise of a people to love God only. It is also a promise to live in joy and laughter. When God circumcizes our hearts, we experience the individual AND communal pact with God personally ---that same promise made long ago to a growing people. Mind, body, and heart all are part of that covenant to dwell and walk with God in ways that exude ...

2. When in Joy, Enjoy (Fruit of the Spirit: Joy)

Galatians 5:22

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James Merritt

... into music the state of my very heart. When I think of the grace of God in Jesus Christ, my heart is so full of joy that the notes fairly dance and leap from my pen." Have you ever stopped to think of what is true of you if you are ... a Christian. If you are healthy you will bear fruit; the fruit of good works. A psychologist at Stanford University tried to show that real joy only comes when we are productive in our lives, or, bearing fruit. This researcher hired a man—a logger. He said: "I will pay you ...

3. Lady of the House / The Practice of Joy

Luke 10:38-42

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Lori Wagner

... Lord will choose. For the Lord your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete.” Deuteronomy 16:35-15 “I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will ... produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the ...

4. Joy Giver

Luke 2:8-20

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James Merritt

... get a vanilla creamed-filled doughnut and heat it until the cream starts oozing out of the top hole of that doughnut. I like to pick up that doughnut and bite into it and just let that cream explode into my mouth. When you bite into these three words, joy should explode into your heart. Do you know what these three words tell us? Not only that God always keeps His promises, but God always meets our needs. These three words tell us that our past and our present and our future has all been taken care of. My ...

5. The Source Of Joy

John 3:22-36

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... so much, tomorrow I'm planning to take him to the museum!" (3) There are a lot of things we are confused about in our day by day experience of living. But this one thing we must never become confused about: Jesus came to bring us life and joy that can be found in no other. We cannot confuse our spiritual orientation of life by worshipping the creature rather than the creator. Everything in life is a poor substitute for God. Life without Christ is no life at all. It is a pulse without purpose, heart without ...

6. Reinforced With Joy

John 15:1-17

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O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... pastor a question which I think we all want to know." Turning to me, he said, "Dr. Gar, why is it that there is so little joy in people’s lives today? I walk through my shop and everyone looks glum, down in spirits. We pay them well, have better than average ... from his mood of depression to a mood of renewed confidence. It was Jesus’ knowledge that God was not dead that sustained his joy in the Upper Room. While men’s evil hearts and wild emotions were soon to destroy his earthly life, he knew that God ...

7. Unusual Joy

Psalm 126:1-6

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J. Howard Olds

... do today is to bow in humble adoration. Life is not about you. It is not about your personal fulfillment, your personal peace of mind, your status in creation, or even your happiness. The chief end of human existence is to know God and enjoy him forever. The real joy of worship is not what you get out of it but what you put into it. Let the Amen sound from God's people again. Every Tuesday night, a loyal group of volunteers from this church provide food and shelter for 12 homeless men in our ministry called ...

8. A Season Of Joy

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Robert Allen

... much more artistic. He had his Son born of a simple peasant girl. And the place of the Baby’s birth wasn’t in a big palace. It was in a stable where the cattle and other animals looked on. Everyone loves a baby and there is a certain joy which fills our hearts when we hear of the birth of a baby. The shepherds were the first to hear of Jesus’ birth. They were watching over their flocks in the fields when they were suddenly startled with an angelic chorus singing: ... Behold, I bring you good news of ...

9. Joy

Luke 2:1-11 · Isaiah 9:2-6

Sermon

Will Willimon

... are telling a story about what do, our initiative against the problems of life We know that story and while it may lead to temporary solutions, some forward movement, a new administration in Washington, this or that legislation, it rarely leads to joy, real joy. Joy, deep, abiding joy, is a byproduct of the story of what God does. Mary broke into song, the shepherds danced back to work, Isaiah declared holiday, having witnessed the amazing, undeserved and unexpected intrusion of a loving God. People are ...

10. Be Joyful

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

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King Duncan

... kind of church you would like to attend." (4) You and I can relate to that, can't we? Who doesn't want to be around happy people? This is the great secret that many of us have hidden from the world. God's will is for us to be joyful! Don't you think that people would be drawn to this church if we got the reputation as being the happiest-looking people in town? Yvonne Dilling, a church worker from Indiana spent time in Salvadoran refugee camps in Honduras during the time of much violence and heartache in El ...

11. Great Joy

Isaiah 35:1-10

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John E. Harnish

... the feeble knee and strengthens the weak hand for the work ahead with a vision of what can be and what will be by the grace of God. Can you see it, smell it, taste it, hear it, feel it? Can you sense the underground river of joy welling up to eternal life? Joy like streams in the desert, bubbling up to eternal life. When Lucy and Peter and Susan and Edmund first make their way through the wardrobe and into Narnia, they find a world frozen under the curse of the White Witch; a land of hopelessness and death ...

12. The Path of Joy

Psalm 118:1-29

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King Duncan

... ridden. They brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen. And here is what they said, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” Some of the Pharisees in the crowd were offended ...

13. Joy In the Midst of Sorrow?

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... can rejoice from the knowledge that Christ is with us. WE REJOICE, TOO, BECAUSE OF TOMORROW. Jesus promised, "Your sorrow will be turned into joy." And he also said, "I am the resurrection and the light. He who believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live ... be--no longer on the stormy sea, but in God''s safe, quiet harbor. My sowing time is done and I am reaping; my joy is as the joy of harvest. Would you like to know how it is with me? I am made perfect in holiness. Grace is swallowed up in glory. ...

14. Restarting Joy - Rejoice

Isaiah 55:10-13

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... ! But I can rejoice because I know that God's goodness will override the negative. He will help us discover how to work through the tragedies of our lives and give us direction to make an impact on others. This is not a giddy happiness, but a deep-rooted joy in the midst of trouble kind of experience because we have the goodness of God at the center. On June 2, 2007, Kelsey Smith ran an errand at a department store in a Kansas City suburb. Kelsey graduated ten days earlier from her high school and was well ...

15. Joy to the World

Luke 2:8-12

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James Merritt

... in Isa. 43:11, "I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no savior." He said again in Isa. 49:26, "All flesh shall know that I, the Lord, am your Savior, and your Redeemer." Now you will never understand the meaning of Christmas, nor the real joy of Christmas until you get into your heart that Christmas is the coming of a Savior. The title Savior, the noun salvation, and the verb to save, are found in every book in the New Testament. The origin of these words is the Latin salvare, which means to make ...

16. In the Darkness of Fear, There Is the Light of Joy

Luke 2:8-20

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... there, right after they got there, Mary had her baby. It must have been a time of fear for them, and yet, it was a time of joy as well. The darkest time of the year, The poorest place in town, Cold, and a taste of fear, Man and woman alone. What can we hope ... of the other person, and not because we deserve it or earn it. That is why it is a gift. Christmas is a gift. The light of joy is a gift. Our Savior, Christ the Lord, is a gift. Because of this gift, we can stand against, above, and even in the midst of, ...

17. Made for Joy

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... little things that tie us up in knots, usually little things that are easily fixable with time. Is that what is robbing you of your joy anxiety about your future? The insightful writer Isak Dinesen said, “God made the world round so that we would never be able to see too ... Luke 2:10-11) Here is the reason we have light and hope during December’s darkness. Here is how we can have internal joy in the midst of external despair. A Savior has been born. Do you know the story of Isaac Watts? Watts was one of the ...

18. Living In The Spirit Of Joy

Galatians 5:22-25, Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... rationalize to yourself all you want, but that's what it says in Red Letters in the Book. B. Let me tell you the sense of Joy you receive when you persevere to be faithful even though you don't want to forgive. And yet one day you finally realize and have ... this year we will be hosting a dinner and we will simply ask for a love offering. B. Why are those children so full of Joy? Because the world that seemed so hopeless is suddenly now filled with hope. A world that seemed void of love, is now full of love. ...

19. The Road of Joy

Philippians 4:4-7

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J. Howard Olds

... us. He is the good Shepherd in search of the one lost sheep. He is the loving Father waiting with open arms for the prodigal to come home. He is the God of the universe reducing himself to an embryo in order to identify with the likes of us. II. JOY TO THE WORLD, THE SAVIOR REIGNS! “Today in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you." It was the great 20th century theologian, Karl Barth, who said the whole Christmas story is contained in those words, “A savior is born for you," not just for the ...

20. Deep Joy For A Shallow World

Nehemiah 8:1-4a, 5-6, 8-10

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... the grave of your friend." I have had people tell me that story could not happen. I am here to tell you that it did. The joy of God comes when, after reading all the rules, we rewrite them in our daily lives to be inclusive of all. What happened in the cross ... story is that what you want and need is near you, but most often you must go on a long journey in order to find it. Joy comes when we stop seeking treasure and see the treasure of everyday life, and live with the knowledge that in the sight of God we are ...

21. Joy to the World

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... Christmas carol we should be singing. The Christmas carol that we need to sing on this Lord's Day is by Isaac Watts. It is "Joy To The World." "Why this carol?" you ask. It expresses the sentiment of the Old Testament lesson which is from Isaiah 61:10--62: ... broken her covenant relationship with God. Yet, God has forgiven her sin and cleansed her soul. This is the reason for Israel's joy. The spirit conveyed in Isaiah 61:10-11 is the spirit of celebration, which God desires in his Church today. The Church is ...

22. Easter: The Festival Of Joy

Isaiah 25:1-12

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Durwood L. Buchheim

... He will swallow up death forever. (v. 7) We are told that God will take away death, that veil of mourning that covers the whole world. Death swallows up people in the grave, but will in turn be swallowed up. Here is the real reason for sorrow being turned into joy. The curse of Genesis is reversed: By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust and to dust you shall return. (3:19) Death is all around us. We are living today, tomorrow ...

23. Find Joy Again!

Romans 15:4-13

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... do. Go out and let yourself be loved. Go hack at a golf ball. Take dance lessons and learn how to dance. Turn on your favorite song and sing like no one is watching or listening. Watch your favorite comedy again for the twentieth time and laugh your way to joy! I came across a wonderful quote from Nadine Stair, an 85-year-old woman from the hill country of Kentucky: “If I had to live my life over again, I would dare to make more mistakes next time. I would relax. I would be sillier… I’ve been one of ...

24. The Difference between Happiness and Joy

1 Peter 1:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Sunday School cup. Could the hunger for this go-for-the-true-gold message be why the bidding on this gold trimmed cup went to $252.50? Let others worship glittering dust And boast of earthly toys Christ is my rock, my hope my trust And spring of all my joys! Isn't that worth memorizing? Let's recite it again. I'll read a line, and you repeat after me. Let others worship glittering dust. And boast of earthly toys. Christ is my rock, my hope my trust. And spring of all my ...

25. The Sound of Everlasting Joy

Luke 15:11-32, Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... We have passed from death to life," they said. "We have come alive. We who were dead in our wrong ways of thinking have been raised to walk in newness of life." Christ had brought about a change in their lives, a change that was so deep and so joyful that it was like a new birth. Because of what happened in them, they came to believe that the resurrection was a continuing force which would keep on happening until the whole world would be reborn. That is why the church still plods along, because it has that ...

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