Posts Tagged ‘joy’
New Year’s Day 2023
New Year’s Day 2023 Time is one of the few things in life that we can’t add to no matter how hard we try, which is why it is so important to utilize it well. Listen in as we talk about how God encourages us to manage our time well. Blank Notes Completed Notes About…
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Joy Joy. It’s a word that typifies the season of Christmas! And we come together on Christmas Eve, we reflect on how joy entered the world in a whole new way that first Christmas, but also how that same joy–the joy of Jesus–continues to overcome the darkness today! Tierrasanta Campus Blank Notes Completed Notes Scripps…
Read MoreHow God’s Joy is Better Than Instant Gratification
It seems like every year the “latest and greatest” inventions all serve to attempt to make life easier and more comfortable. And at the root of nearly every software update and newest gadget or widget is the goal to close the gap of time between desire and pleasure. In other words–instant gratification. Let’s be clear,…
Read MoreHappy Are the Unhappy
John Lennon, a founding member of the Beatles, once famously said: “Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.” Although Lennon never professed to be a Christ-follower, his statement reflects the kind of hope only a believer in Jesus could have—beyond sentiment. Honestly, doesn’t it feel like “it’s…
Read MoreWaltzing Our Way into More Spiritual Fruit
22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! (Galatians 5:22-23, NLT) We often talk about how the Holy Spirit works in our lives, and when we do it is natural to reflect on the “fruit”…
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