S3:180 Psalm 95

Join The Journey

Watermark Community Church, Dallas, TX

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Bible, Devotional

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🗓️ 12 September 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Today, Emma Dotter walks us through Psalm 95 and explores how spiritual disciplines, despite their challenges, can strengthen our faith through reliance on the Holy Spirit.

Additional Scripture Referenced in Today's Podcast:
Galatians 5:22-23, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."
2 Corinthians 7:1, "Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God."
Romans 12:1-2, "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship."
Romans 7:15-20, "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do."
John 15:1-8, "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."
2 Timothy 1:7, "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline."

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0:00.0	All right, all right, join the Journey family, friends, and guests.
0:04.5	You're listening to Join the Journey podcast with your host, Emma, daughter.
0:10.0	Thanks for joining.
0:11.2	Today, we're reading Psalm 95 answering the question, is there merit in singing praise songs to God when we don't actually feel like doing so in the moment?
0:20.1	Well, over the last six months, I have been
0:22.4	introducing some new disciplines into my life. About six months ago, I started working with a
0:26.9	nutritionist, shout out Chelsea, if you're listening, hey, who's slowly been helping me
0:31.9	implement changes in my diet with the goal or aim of just overall being a healthier person. I like junk food
0:37.3	just a little too
0:38.4	much. And additionally, she's helped hold me accountable to working out four times a week,
0:43.1	and two of those times are workouts she programs for me, meaning she tells me what workout I should
0:49.1	be doing twice a week. And I'll be incredibly honest and say that there are many days I do not feel like doing the
0:56.3	workouts she picks for me because generally the workouts she writes are more challenging and
1:01.4	exhausting than what I would choose for myself. And traditionally, she's trying to work on some of my
1:07.2	fitness weaknesses, so they're likely filled with exercises I don't enjoy, and I'm not
1:13.7	very good at. Yet, if there's anything I've learned over the last six months, it's that
1:17.7	continuing to persist in going to the gym and eating right is worthwhile, even if I don't feel
1:23.8	like it. It's still beneficial to do something as opposed to just doing nothing. And what's more is that just because I don't feel like it. It's still beneficial to do something as opposed to just doing nothing.
1:28.9	And what's more is that just because I don't feel like working out doesn't mean the workout
1:32.5	doesn't count. Now, I'm sure many of us have experienced the same feeling. I mean, everybody
1:37.1	goes through stages where there are certain disciplines like eating healthy or working out or going
1:41.2	to bed on time that we don't feel like doing. But we know that just because we don't feel like it, it doesn't mean that those choices aren't good. And the same is true when it comes to responding to God. I mean, think about it. Imagine if every day you didn't feel like going to work, and so you just didn't show up. Or imagine if every time you needed gas, but found it inconvenient to stop at the gas station,
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