The Source of Joy

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Reformed, Study, Jesus, Preaching, Christianity, Scripture, Spirit, Bible, Holy, Theology, Christian, God, Teaching

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🗓️ 15 November 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Happiness is often fleeting. Yet true joy endures. Today, R.C. Sproul shows us the source of deep, full, and lasting joy: living in communion with Jesus Christ.

Request R.C. Sproul’s devotional The Advent of Glory, his book Can I Have Joy in My Life?, and lifetime digital access to his teaching series Joy—all for your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/3710/joy

Meet Today’s Teacher:

R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.

Meet the Host:

Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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0:00.0	We don't want just a little bit of joy. We want all of the joy that the Father has stored up for his people.
0:07.0	And the fullness of joy that we have comes from Christ.
0:16.0	The world promises joy in all the wrong places.
0:21.6	Pursu possessions, wealth, even sin, and you'll be satisfied.
0:26.1	But that's not the truth.
0:27.9	There is only one source of true and lasting joy.
0:31.7	The source of our joy is our topic today,
0:34.1	so I'm glad you're with us for this Friday edition of Renewing Your Mind.
0:38.5	The word joy appears over and over again in Scripture, but do you know this joy?
0:44.7	This week you've been hearing messages from R.C. Sproul's series on Joy, and today you'll hear
0:49.8	the final message. It's also your final opportunity to request lifetime digital access to this series,
0:56.9	plus two books by Dr. Sprall. Can I have joy in my life, and his Christmas devotional,
1:02.5	the Advent of Glory? Request this resource bundle with your donation of any amount at
1:08.3	renewingyourmind.org, and we'll get these to you right away.
1:12.1	But be quick, as today is the final day for this offer.
1:15.9	Well, here's Dr. Sprole on The Source of Joy.
1:21.5	One of the chief characteristics of the Gospel of John that has been a delight for Christians of all ages is John's
1:31.9	list of the famous I-Am's of Jesus. For example, Jesus says, I am the door through which men
1:41.5	must enter. I am the good shepherd.
1:44.9	I am the light of the world and so on before Abraham was.
1:49.3	I am.
1:50.3	And in each of these affirmations of Jesus, where Jesus says, I am, the Greek has a strange
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