Abiding in God's Joy
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🗓️ 4 February 2021
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
As we end our week today on abiding in the True Vine, today we’ll explore how to abide in God’s promised joy. What does it mean for us to walk in joy and be people marked by joy in this world? How do we even go about doing that? May we be filled afresh with joy today as we seek these answers out.
Our Scripture for today comes from John 15:11, and today's worship is What Joy is Found by Jeremy Riddle.
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| 0:00.0 | As we end our week today on abiding in the true vine, today we'll explore how to abide in God's promise joy. |
| 0:13.2 | What does it mean for us to walk in joy and be people marked by joy in this world? |
| 0:19.4 | How do we even go about doing that? |
| 0:21.6 | May we be filled afresh with joy today as we seek these answers out. |
| 0:26.6 | Welcome to the first of teen podcast. Our verse for today comes from John 15, verse 11, where Jesus says, |
| 0:52.1 | These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. |
| 1:00.0 | The kingdom of our God is one of joy, rejoicing, and gladness. |
| 1:06.0 | Our Heavenly Father is the one who throws a massive party for the prodigal returned home. |
| 1:13.4 | He's the God of the angels who rejoices over one sinner who repents. |
| 1:19.4 | He's the God who celebrates with us, sings over us, and rejoices in us. |
| 1:26.4 | And at the end of this age, |
| 1:28.3 | he'll throw a wedding feast and celebration of the joy that he has |
| 1:33.3 | over a total restored relationship with us, his bride. |
| 1:37.3 | Scripture is clear that our God doesn't desire to keep his joy to himself, |
| 1:43.3 | but longs to fill us with it to overflowing. |
| 1:48.0 | Toward the end of the John 15, 1 through 17 passage that we've been studying this week, |
| 1:53.0 | Jesus says, |
| 1:55.0 | These things I've spoken to you, |
| 1:58.0 | that my joy may be in you, |
| 2:00.0 | and that your joy may be full. God's plan is to fill us with |
| 2:05.9 | the fullness of joy that's grounded solely in him rather than the ever-changing circumstances |
| 2:12.1 | around us. That's why Galatians 522 tells us that the fruit of the spirit is joy. |
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