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To borrow an idea from a story that John Piper once told, I want to begin this morning with the thinking through of this question: What is more important, Duty or joy?
Duty is good, but delight is better.
Picture me bringing a a hundred stems of daisies home to my wife on our wedding anniversary.
I hold them out to her at the door; she smiles and says, "Oh Derek, they're beautiful, why did you?"
Suppose I lift my hand in a hand to heart gesture and say, "It's my duty."
Duty is good, but delight is better.
Picture me bringing a a hundred stems of daisies home to my wife on our wedding anniversary.
I hold them out to her at the door; she smiles and says, "Oh Derek, they're beautiful, why did you?"
Suppose I lift my hand in a hand to heart gesture and say, "It's my duty."
So what's wrong?
Is duty a bad thing?
No, it's not a bad thing.
But it can only take you so far.
If you want romance, duty won't reach.
The right answer to my wife's question goes like this: "I couldn't help myself.
My happiness just got out of hand.
In fact, to make my day, I'd really enjoy taking you out tonight."
So what's wrong?
Is duty a bad thing?
No, it's not a bad thing.
But it can only take you so far.
If you want romance, duty won't reach.
The right answer to my wife's question goes like this: "I couldn't help myself.
My happiness just got out of hand.
In fact, to make my day, I'd really enjoy taking you out tonight."
The amazing thing about this answer is that it does two things that many people think won't fit together.
It expresses my happiness and makes her feel honored.
A lot of people think that if I do something because it makes me happy, it can't honor another person.
The amazing thing about this answer is that it does two things that many people think won't fit together.
It expresses my happiness and makes her feel honored.
A lot of people think that if I do something because it makes me happy, it can't honor another person.
But it can!
Why?
Because having joy in someone is a very high compliment.
If you enjoy someone, two amazing things happen: You get the joy; they get the glory.
Our joy in them, our delight in them is our measure.
Pleasure is the measure.
But it can!
Why?
Because having joy in someone is a very high compliment.
If you enjoy someone, two amazing things happen: You get the joy; they get the glory.
Our joy in them, our delight in them is our measure.
Pleasure is the measure.
This is the approach that I want to teach from today in relation to God and in relation to joy in the church.
I believe that we will not have a proper joy in the church and about the church until we have a proper joy in God and about God.
This is the approach that I want to teach from today in relation to God and in relation to joy in the church.
I believe that we will not have a proper joy in the church and about the church until we have a proper joy in God and about God.
So to answer the question that I opened with, joy is most important especially in dealing with God and the church.
So how is it that we find delight?
How is it that we have joy?
How is it that we are most satisfied in God?
I believe that the answer is best answered in having a proper understanding of what you have.
So to answer the question that I opened with, joy is most important especially in dealing with God and the church.
So how is it that we find delight?
How is it that we have joy?
How is it that we are most satisfied in God?
I believe that the answer is best answered in having a proper understanding of what you have.
So many people have to fight for joy.
I have to fight for joy, every day.
Most of the time the battle is wrapped up in the mind, but of late it has been trying to get multiple things done in the day with very little wiggle room.
My private worship time has changed because of this.
This is what I am learning, as long as I burn both ends of the rope I cannot really worship Him whole heartedly.
So many people have to fight for joy.
I have to fight for joy, every day.
Most of the time the battle is wrapped up in the mind, but of late it has been trying to get multiple things done in the day with very little wiggle room.
My private worship time has changed because of this.
This is what I am learning, as long as I burn both ends of the rope I cannot really worship Him whole heartedly.
Scripture actually tells us that () that we are to be clear in our thoughts, and sober minded in our prayer time.
It’s in the chaos (often my own created chaos) that I need to fight to come fully into the presence of God and just enjoy Him.
Scripture actually tells us that () that we are to be clear in our thoughts, and sober minded in our prayer time.
It’s in the chaos (often my own created chaos) that I need to fight to come fully into the presence of God and just enjoy Him.
I don’t know about you all.
I don’t know what gets you pumped up about God and what He is doing in the church, but I do know this, we will not be able to find joy in the church until we are all in on God.
Today we will go through and seek to find the way to find joy in the church.
I don’t know about you all.
I don’t know what gets you pumped up about God and what He is doing in the church, but I do know this, we will not be able to find joy in the church until we are all in on God.
Today we will go through and seek to find the way to find joy in the church.
The first point I want to make about true joy in the church is that ...
The first point I want to make about true joy in the church is that ...
The first point I want to make about true joy in the church is that ...
1. Joy in the church will not be found until you are serious about your relationship with Christ.
1. Joy in the church will not be found until you are serious about your _relationship with Christ_
will not be found until you are serious about your _relationship with Christ_
_relationship with Christ_
Jesus told us that He came so that we could experience the fullness of this life.
What you will find as you drive through scripture is that the fullness of joy is found in Christ alone.
We will love things of this world, yes, but loving Jesus should lead to transforming us.
It may not happen quickly but it should be clearly seen over time.
Jesus told us that He came so that we could experience the fullness of this life.
What you will find as you drive through scripture is that the fullness of joy is found in Christ alone.
We will love things of this world, yes, but loving Jesus should lead to transforming us.
It may not happen quickly but it should be clearly seen over time.
Friends we are called to a life of ongoing repentance, eternal, soul saturated life changes, not here for a moment and gone the next moments of joy.
In the first five verses we find our first step that leads us to a true joy and out second, but we will get to that in a few.
Friends we are called to a life of ongoing repentance, eternal, soul saturated life changes, not here for a moment and gone the next moments of joy.
In the first five verses we find our first step that leads us to a true joy and out second, but we will get to that in a few.
Read: 1-5
Read: 1-5
Nothing in that section tells us that we can't experience pleasure and yet so many people read it that way.
What it is telling us is that we will never experience the fullness of joy that is intended for us as long as we are not in a deep relationship with Him.
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