Tag: joy

• Weeping Has an End

  4Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints,and give thanks to his holy name.5For his anger is but for a moment,and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.–Psalm 30, with emphasis In my young adult years, I remember worshipping in church to a praise…

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  June 28, 2023

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• A Proverb and a Prodigal

  7The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.–Proverbs 28 It almost seems impossible that Jesus didn’t have this proverb on his mind when he gave his famous parable about the Prodigal Son in Luke 15. Let’s use that passage to illustrate. A father had…

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  April 28, 2023

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• Reassurance in Transition

  1So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.” 3Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not…

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  April 18, 2023

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• Shame and Joy

  7The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.–Proverbs 28 It almost seems impossible that Jesus didn’t have this proverb on his mind when he gave his famous parable about the Prodigal Son in Luke 15. Let’s use that passage to illustrate. A father had…

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  October 28, 2022

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• Always You

   16Rejoice always, 17pray without ceasing, 18give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.–1 Thessalonians 5 Sometimes life is confusing and you wish your relationships came with an instruction manual. I can sometimes be a bonehead and a jerk and need to ask my wife to forgive my selfishness.…

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  October 26, 2022

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• Naomi’s Redemption

  13So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son. 14Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and may his name be renowned in Israel! 15He shall be to you a…

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  October 21, 2022

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• Conduit Not Container

  3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.-2 Corinthians 1 I remember…

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  July 22, 2022

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• Simple & Low

  5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful.6The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.–Psalm 117 This quotation highlights two attitudes that are essential for the Christian. Most recently, two of the people I have journeyed with have made decisions to publicly follow Jesus. At their baptisms they admitted their sin,…

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  June 20, 2022

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• When You Don’t Know What to Do

  1Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name;make known his deeds among the peoples!2Sing to him, sing praises to him;tell of all his wondrous works!3Glory in his holy name;let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!4Seek the LORD and his strength;seek his presence continually!5Remember the wondrous works that he has done,his miracles, and the judgments he…

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  June 14, 2022

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• The Straight-Forward Life

  33I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;I will sing praise to my God while I have being.34May my meditation be pleasing to him,for I rejoice in the LORD.–Psalm 104 Psalm 104 is a great psalm of perspective. The psalmist spends the whole chapter highlighting the greatness of God. He considered all of the created…

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  June 13, 2022

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