The Light Increases Our Joy by Reducing Our Darkness Jesus is the Light and the Life. (Isaiah 9:2-3, NKJV; John 8:12, NKJV; John 1:1-5, NKJV) If you want to enjoy the Light, you have to understand who He is. He is the Light of the world. God loves us so much, that He...
Raising an Army: Recap The Lord is a Man of war. (Joshua 1:9, NKJV; Luke 19:10, NIV; Mark 10:45, NKJV; Exodus 15:3, NKJV) The Lord is a warrior, not a wimp. God is looking for warriors to join His army. God is good even when we are bad. When our behavior is right...
Raising an Army: Through Hospitality Jesus used hospitality as a way of evangelizing. (Luke 7:34, NKJV; TEV) Sharing the Good News and restoring broken relationships or lives. When the relationships with God become mended, it’s the beginning of all other relationships...
Raising an Army: An Army of Generosity 4 Main Reasons God is blessing Journey Church: We accept people as they are where they are, just like Jesus does. We are a generous church. We focus on what we have, not what we don’t have. We focus on getting to serve the Lord....
Why Don’t More Christians Have Joy? Joy is an inner delight derived from an intimate relationship with Christ. (Proverbs 3:5-6, NKJV) Happiness is circumstantial, but joy is relational. Intimate relationships lead to fullness of joy. (John 15:9-13, NKJV) “Love”...