That is the knowledge that brings me an unspeakable joy. Late last year, Peggy and I sat in a doctor’s office where we talked about how to treat the breast cancer with which she had just been diagnosed. Joyful beyond words. When you have joy, the devil can throw everything he has against you and you just keep on pushing-not because you are that strong, but because God is bigger than anything that life can do to you. When we refer to Apostle Paul, we think of his faith. Wanting to comfort Peggy, I remarked how ironic it seemed that, on the week when our faith directs us to the word of joy she had so much hardship and stress placed upon her. We so easily can forget that the “glad tidings of great joy” spoken to the shepherds of Bethlehem by the angels of heaven was about the birth of a Savior and not about the discounted prices at Wal-Mart or the luxury items available from a fashionable boutique. The text was Romans 5:1-11 Series Review: One of the premises of the Bible (the theme of the series) is that there is a difference… In keeping with that 50-year legacy, a poll was taken of radio listeners and disc jockeys across the country concerning the No. 9 “I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. ill.--I heard about a 95 year old widower who still went out on nursing home visitation. It is important that we talk about joy vs. happiness and pleasure during the Advent and Christmas seasons, because it is so easy even for us as Christians to get caught up in the shopping and materialistic observance of Christmas. 1 rock ‘n’ roll song of all time. Keywords: Joy, hardship, trust, faith, encouragement, endurance Sermon. Joy will retain us when happiness is removed by circumstances and situations. I still have joy after all I've been through I still have joy. I am talking about the fact that pornography in the form of videos, magazine and Web sites now grosses more revenue than the money Americans spend on all professional sports combined. However, just like happiness, people soon discover that thrills cannot satisfy because they cannot be made to last. (Won’t he throw you for a loop?) It was a short song: I still have joy (2ce) After all I’ve been through I still have joy Initially, How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! Dear congregation, Have you ever noticed that sometimes trouble comes in batches? There is no need to get right with God before we can enjoy the fruits of the Spirit. Remain in my love. He was the Professor of Homiletics at Ashland Theological Seminary from 1996-2011. I’ve been up and I’ve been down, I’ve gained and I’ve lost, but I didn’t lose everything because I still have my praise. This joy has deepened as we have learnt more of the greatness of Christ's sacrifice for our sins, and we have seen how complete and all-sufficient his sacrifice was and is. I kept the faith and I held on through the night. We are promised His joy. For some, the quest for satisfaction leads down the path of pleasure. But how many will stand with me today and say I am going to be like David and say, (Psalms 34:2) I will bless the Lord at all times and his praise shall continually be in my mouth.- How many will stand and say I refuse to let the devil take my Joy away When you have joy, the devil can throw everything he has against you and you just keep on pushing-not because you are that strong, but because God is bigger than anything that life can do to you . Delight in Discipline - Hebrews 12 3. After All The Things I've Been Through I Still Have Joy - Psalm 30:1-5 - Robert Earl Houston, Sr. $5.99 I Am Not Alone Psalm 23:6(a) - Robert Earl Houston, Sr. $5.99 I Have Enemies, But I Have God Psalm 23:5 - Robert Earl Houston, Sr. $5.99 All Rights Reserved. This, too, is part of what The Rolling Stones meant when they said, “I tried-and I tried-and I tried-and I tried, and I can’t get no satisfaction.” We try the pursuit of happiness, thrills and pleasure, but something is always missing. And when we got home I was planning to write a sermon that would have rivaled George Bailey’s joy at the end of “It’s a Wonderful Life”. A pastor for more than 30 years, he has also taught preaching at New York, New Brunswick and Princeton Theological Seminaries. They want to live in Disney World all the time, forgetting that Disney World is a great illusion, as life for the executives and employees of the Disney Corporation reveal every day. King is world famous primarily for the lyrics of his song that says, “The thrill is gone, the thrill is gone away.”. There are many in our society whose lives are driven by the pursuit of satisfaction, and they try one thing after another trying to attain that goal. Philippians 1:12-21 . Download this message by Pastor Godman Akinlabi titled "239: I still have joy!" That response reminds me of the gospel song that says, “After all I’ve been through, I still have joy.” That is what separates joy from the false gods of happiness, pleasure and thrills. This was part of Keller's series on the fruit of the Spirit entitled "Real Signs of the Spirit". Things have not been alright this week, but it is well with my soul. There is a high price to be paid for our fascination with the pursuit of pleasure, and our society is paying that price right now. Praise And Worship Is The Outpouring Of Our Joy. That’s because back in the 1950s, there was a disc jockey by the name of Alan Freed who worked for an AM radio station in Cleveland. How to Have Joy All Year Long Philippians 4:1-9 December 27, ... “People have mistreated me and I’m not going to be happy until I get even. We offer 30,000+ outlines and 10,000+ free sermon illustrations from top Christian pastors and communicators. However, life was not through with us so far as surprises were concerned. Joy allows us to say in the times of trouble....I still have joy...I still have joy....after everything I have been through....I still have JOY! In this season of Advent, let me make the case that I would rather have the joy of the Lord than the satisfactions of the world any day of the week. Of course, what happens to a thrill seeker when the present thrill is gone? Sermons delivered to your email for INSTANT DOWNLOAD. The song has a refrain that says, “And I tried-and I tried-and I tried-and I tried-I can’t get no satisfaction.”, You can almost see the history of the last 40 years of American life and culture written through the lens and lyrics of that song: “I have tried sex and orgies, and I can’t get satisfaction.” “I have tried LSD and cocaine, and I can’t get satisfaction.” “I have tried alcohol and amphetamines, and I still can’t get satisfaction.” “I have tried money and materialism, and all I can say is I can’t get no satisfaction.”, Perhaps the reason the song has remained so appealing to Americans is because the song speaks to an aspiration that reaches deep into our psyche and to a frustration that burns within so many of our fellow citizens: “I tried, and I tried, and I tried, and I tried-but I can’t get no satisfaction.”. Let’s be clear about this-I am talking about sensual things. James 1:2 (NKJV) On 10th January 2002, I found myself singing a song most part of the day and I wondered what that meant. Happiness Joy is a Choice. They come and go with equal suddenness. 1. 13 There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. Here are the reasons why: First, joy comes as a result of the faith and trust that resides within me and not in relation to the material or sensual things going on around me. He wants us to know His joy. We Still Have Joy. Happiness is circumstantial: if I get a good report from the doctor, I am happy; if I get a bad one, I am sad. - download and listen to more sermons for free at DownloadSermon.com This is my testimony--that He made everything alright! For other people the thrill is linked to the allure and excitement of gambling of one kind or another. I have purpose and I have meaning now that I never had before. Marvin A. McMickle is the president of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. Instead, the poll revealed that the No. I still have joy! These are the spiritual formation issues that take root inside the followers of Jesus Christ that sustain them even when the conditions around them are being turned upside down. Blues singer B.B. And He wants us to know an extraordinary kind of joy. Just as our salvation is assured through Jesus’ one-time sacrifice for all. 3. I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. We can have true joy because we are different and we have a glorious future. As you may know, Cleveland, Ohio, is the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The world didn’t give it, and the world It's our joy this morning, in our study of God's Word, to return to Philippians chapter 1. However, the phrase all is well suggests something very different. There is a song I learned in the devotional services of the Baptist church that says: “This joy I have the world didn’t give to me, How to Have Joy. 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