Joy To The World #3 - Find Joy Even When You Feel Overwhelmed

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🗓️ 16 December 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Even when you feel overwhelmed with life and everything on your to-do list, Paul tells that there’s still many, many reasons to rejoice in Philippians 2:12-30. He also teaches that faithfulness is the path to joyfulness and that God puts people in your life to be a blessing to you when your circumstances may seem overwhelming.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Mark Driscoll Ministries Podcast to find more Bible teaching from
0:04.3	Pastor Mark visit Mark Driscoll.org. Thank you for listening and being a part of
0:08.7	Mark Driscoll Ministries. And remember it's all about Jesus.
0:12.4	Well usually the pastor comes out and asks how you do it. Let me tell you how
0:16.8	you're doing. You're doing great. This is a great day for you. We're gonna have a
0:21.0	good time. You're gonna laugh because our joy is not in the Arizona Cardinals. Our
0:26.5	joy is not in the impeachment hearings. Our joy is not in the stock market. Our
0:31.8	joy comes down from above. His name is Jesus. Joy to the world. This is gonna be a
0:36.5	fun time. And I invite you all to join me in it. All right. And we talk and we
0:42.8	sing a lot about joy during this season. And let's just be honest for some of us
0:47.8	it's not that joyful. Amen. We're gonna fix that today because during this time
0:53.0	of year people feel overwhelmed. There was a report done by the American
0:58.5	Psychological Association said during the holidays 68% of people find themselves
1:04.5	increasingly fatigued. Are you tired? Anyone else tired? I'm tired. I didn't
1:09.4	sleep well. I just got back from Mexico last night. Some of you have heard. Don't
1:13.5	drink the water in Mexico. Some of you have wondered is that true? I can confirm.
1:17.6	It's true. I feel terrible. I mean I am sweating like Mike Dyson in a
1:23.5	spelling bee and I replaced my stomach with a washing machine. That's where I'm
1:28.0	at today. In addition the the study says that 61% of people experience increased
1:36.1	stress during the holidays. Is that true? Okay just give me some of the reasons. I
1:41.3	was gonna prepare this soon but I didn't have time so I need your help. So what
1:45.5	are some of the things that cause you additional stress during the holidays? Not
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