Real Joy

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

How do you know whether you’re just trying to be good, or whether the Holy Spirit has really brought transformation into your life? The way to know is to look at what’s called the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5. There’s a whole set of characteristics of a supernaturally changed heart. We’re looking now at the first of these: joy. Romans 5 tells us three things about joy. It tells us 1) joy is important, 2) Christian joy is unique, and 3) where Christian joy comes from. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on April 18, 2010. Series: The Real Signs of the Spirit. Scripture: Romans 5:1-11. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel in Life.
0:05.2	The Bible says there's a world of difference between a willpower-driven heart and a
0:10.5	supernaturally changed one.
0:12.6	Today, Tim Keller is unpacking one of the fruit of the spirit, helping us see what it means
0:17.2	to move from trying to be good to truly changing from the inside out.
0:28.8	The scripture reading comes from Romans chapter 5 verses 1 through 11.
0:35.6	Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord
0:41.7	Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.
0:49.0	And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
0:52.6	Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings
0:56.1	because we know that suffering produces perseverance,
1:00.4	perseverance, character, and character, hope.
1:04.4	And hope does not disappoint us
1:06.5	because God has poured out his love into our hearts
1:10.1	by the Holy Spirit whom he has given us.
1:14.0	You see, at just the right time when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
1:21.8	Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man, someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates
1:31.1	his own love for us in this. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been
1:39.8	justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him?
1:46.7	For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his son,
1:52.9	how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life?
1:59.4	Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus
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