Almost three weeks have passed since the last post. During Spring Break we had a small group bible study where we basically walked through Ephesians 1:1-10. The text explodes with God's love for us and the gospel burst out of every verse. We saw that God loves us and that even before the foundations of the earth were laid He knew we would rebel and He knew that He would make a way for us to be with Him. Jesus Christ was and still is that way. We were created for a relationship with God that can only be realized through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
I was away last Wednesday night. However, Michael Pogue did a marvelous job filling in for me. We are blessed to have him as part of our youth ministry leadership team.
This week we are back into our series called the Voice. We are looking at what God has to say about certain topics. This week we are discussing joy. We were created to be joyful. As with everything else, sin has messed that up. We need joy. We are empty without it. Happiness is great, but happiness comes and goes based on our circumstances. A new puppy makes you happy. When the new puppy chews up your favorite pair of shoes... the happiness flees and frustration takes its place. Joy is not just a spiritual word for happiness. Instead, joy is the delight that God has always had in Himself. We are not meant to conjure up some sort of quasi emotional feeling, but rather we need God's joy... that prehistoric joy that can only be found in God Himself. We are going to learn that 1). God is joy 2) We were created to be joy-filled 3)Then we are going to answer the question "How do we get joy?" I am excited about our youth service tonight. I want our students to see how beautiful our God is and how he has equipped us with everything we need for "life and godliness" in Christ. That includes joy. I for one am thrilled that I serve a God who is joyful!
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