02-17-19 Morning Worship - Christ Glorified in you: Joy Fulfilled

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INTRODUCTION ● ⏩​T/F ​Money makes people happy (False Dichotomy) ● John 17:6-16 Jesus’ prayer reveals the root of joy ● Critical because 1 of 6 Americans take antidepressants (2016 nbcnews.com) BIG IDEA​ ​BIBLICAL TRUTH Pursuing happiness makes you sadder ● Ultimately leads to what is commonly called “depression” ● ⏩​DEPRESSION Serious m ​ edical illness​ that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. ​Causes feelings of sadness​ and a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. ● Is it possible that our society feeds this? ○ ⏩Women are more likely than men to experience depression. ○ ⏩On average, depression first appears during the late teens to mid-20s. ~psychiatry.org ○ Not Surprising → Men increasingly use women rather than love them ■ Teens experience this first hand and are not taught to handle it ● Medicine is not a solution ○ Usage is most often long-term (NBCNEWS.COM) ● ⏩​What is the Biblical Solution? ○ Psychiatry is vague and its solution is failing people. What next? ○ ⏩​JN 17:6-16 Christ Glorified in Us and Our Joy fulfilled in him ○ CHRIST GLORIFIED IN US ● 6 Jesus made the Father known → 8 Apostles understood and believed ● 10 ​I am glorified in them​ ​→ Christ is glorified in us because his glory is revealed in us ○ ⏩ ​Ex 34:6-7 “merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin... ○ Christ never will cease to care for our salvation, since he is glorified in us​ -Calvin ⏩​OUR ● ● ● JOY IN HIM 13 ​My joy fulfilled in themselves​ → Christ’s joy was to do the father’s will 15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world → We are on earth by God’s design ○ Keep them from the evil one → The presence of sin remains by God’s design ○ Pursuit of holiness reveals Christ in us & fills us with joy 17 Sanctify them in the truth (your word) → ​⏩​Christian joy is found in the pursuit of holiness ⏩​BIBLICAL TRUTH Pursuing happiness makes you sadder ● ⏩​Pursuing holiness fills the Christian with joy long-term ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Happiness focuses thoughts on self (idolatry) Holiness focuses thoughts on God Seek first the kingdom & everything you need will be added to you ○ And all your wants will change Are you pursuing holiness diligently? → Don’t give up If you think little of the pursuit of holiness, repent If you think yourself holy → confess If you have been diagnosed with depression and are on medication, let’s talk ○ Psychiatry commandeered the authority of the pastor by naming “depression” a mental illness. ○ Much of the depression in the US is a spiritual issue → evidenced by its growth in recent years as society turns from God ○ Not offering magic solution → Not saying “get over it” → Asking you to consider alternative medicine from our sovereign God. Christ is most glorified in the Christian when we are most satisfied in him (piper) ○ Because we cannot be satisfied in him unless his grace has renewed us ○ And when irresistible grace renews a person, they are a new person and hunger for holiness! ○ This is why ​the pursuit of holiness fills the Christian with joy long-term
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