Renewal of Joy
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🗓️ 22 September 2022
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
In the middle of this week-long series on renewal, today we’re going to make room for God to renew our joy. Joy is something I so often struggle to walk in as I allow the cares and burdens of life to weigh me down. But every morning is a new opportunity to come before our Father, give our cares over to him, and choose again the path of joy. May God guide us today into a meaningful renewal of joy as we set our eyes and hearts on him.
Our Scripture for today comes from Psalm 51:12, and today's worship is You Are My Joy by United Pursuit feat Will Reagan.
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| 0:00.0 | In the middle of this week-long series on renewal, today we're going to make room for God to renew our joy. |
| 0:12.8 | Joy is something I so often struggle to walk in as I allow the cares and burdens of life to weigh me down. |
| 0:20.8 | But every morning is a new opportunity |
| 0:23.3 | to come before our Father, give our cares over to Him, and choose again the path of joy. May God |
| 0:31.4 | guide us today into a meaningful renewal of joy as we set our eyes and hearts on him. |
| 0:38.4 | Welcome to the first of team podcast. |
| 0:59.0 | Our verse for today comes from Psalm 51, verse 12. |
| 1:00.9 | Scripture says, |
| 1:05.0 | Restore to me the joy of your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit. |
| 1:11.1 | When I think of the word joy, I often picture the unadulterated smile of a child's face. |
| 1:19.1 | Children have this ability to have joy simply because they've found the delight of their |
| 1:24.6 | parents. |
| 1:26.4 | The joy of a child is unlike anything most of us experience as we grow up. |
| 1:32.4 | For most of us, true joy has been crowded out by the pressures and cares of responsibility. |
| 1:40.1 | Joy becomes contingent upon the circumstances of our lives. |
| 1:45.3 | Most of us feel the pressure of finances, work, relationships, |
| 1:50.6 | and even serving God consistently to the point that joy is in pursuit we've almost given up on. |
| 1:58.1 | But God has a message and a plan for you for a renewal of consistent and unshakable joy. |
| 2:06.0 | Let's open our hearts and minds to dive into everything God hasn't stored for us as we spend |
| 2:12.5 | time encountering his desire to bring us joy. |
| 2:22.1 | Our joy is not to be of this world, but of God. |
| 2:24.9 | Psalm 1611 says, |
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