2019-03-28 - The late Scottish preacher, Alexander Whyte, observed that we all tend to hang heavy weights on the thinnest wires (source unknown). He meant that we hang our happiness on fragile things that easily a...
2019-03-28 - Over the years, I've encountered many Christians who think that God is supposed to protect them from all trials. They will say, "I just don't understand why I'm going through these trials. I'm reading...
2019-03-28 - Key Verse:(God,) You will fill me with joy when I am with You. - Psalm 16:11b Props: A boomerang (or banana, or paper with smile drawn on it, or anything that looks like a smile), a jug of water, two...
2019-03-28 - Note: The following is adapted from a message given by Lori Schweers at Crossroads Bible Church in Double Oak, TX in the fall of 2002. What is the difference between happiness and joy? Happiness is a...
2019-03-29 - In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith-of greater worth than gold, which perishes even t...
2019-03-31 - works on the attributes of God, the topic of the "joy of the Lord" is not often found. For some reason, the "joy of...
2019-05-18 - ngly inappropriate times. When I surrender to the joy of the Lord, others around me catch spiritual joy in spite th...
2019-04-02 - ...At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with ...
2019-04-03 - works on the attributes of God, the topic of the "joy of the Lord" is not often found. For some reason, the "joy of...
2019-05-15 - Choose Joy Choose joy - The opportunity to choose joy presents itself in two ways: proactively and reactively. If you learn how to choose joy proactively, by making joy a habit, then your reactions t...