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 Good morning. I'd like you to turn with me to Luke chapter 2. Luke chapter 2. Luke chapter 2. And I'll be reading verses 8 through 14. Luke 2.

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! Luke 2, 8 through 14.

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 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

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 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone round them, and they were filled with great fear.

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 And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.

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 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

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 And this will be a sign for you.

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 You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.

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 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased.

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 Father, thank you for your word and the life that it gives us.

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 May we be nourished on it today for your glory and for our joy.

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 In Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 This second week of the Advent season, we have, I'm in the South too long.

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 We have the opportunity to remind ourselves of the importance of joy in the gospel and in our daily lives.

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 One thing that the scripture clearly teaches us is that God wants you to experience great joy.

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 God created you and me with the unique capacity to experience joy.

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 He has equipped us with physical senses that enable us to enjoy the world around us.

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 We not only see with our eyes, but we delight in seeing the beauty of sunsets and flowers and puppies and newborn babies.

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 We enjoy the wonderful sounds of waterfalls, jingle bells, bird songs, symphony orchestras, and familiar voices.

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 We savor the flavors of milk and honey and smoked jalapeno peppers.

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 We relish the flavors of peppermint and pine and vanilla and breezes from the sea.

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 And we take pleasure in the sensations of fur and cotton and water and sand between our toes at the beach in the summer.

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 And in the gentle, warm touch of friendship.

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 We also experience joy in significant events like births and weddings, victories and accomplishments and unexpected surprises.

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 God designed each of us with the capacity to enjoy the world he made.

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 And I believe he expects us to express our delight.

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 It is an act of worship when we direct our delight in joy toward him.

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 In spite of the curse that has tainted our fallen world, we still have the capacity to experience much joy in it.

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 But I believe God also wants us to experience another sense of joy.

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 He has actually given us the capacity to enjoy him.

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 King David declared it in Psalm 16 when he said,

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 In your presence there is fullness of joy.

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 At your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

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 And in Psalm 43 he specifically calls God my everlasting joy.

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 In spite of the judgment that looms over a rebellious world, the Lord has made it possible for us to experience joy in him even now.

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 That is Advent joy.

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 God holds out to you the possibility of experiencing joy in him through the good news of Advent.

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 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good.

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 Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

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 Psalm 34 8.

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 Now, we should expect an increase of joy in a holiday season that celebrates the coming of the Savior into the world.

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 But we should also be aware that much of the joy we observe at this time is from different sources.

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 Some are looking forward to a vacation from school.

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 Some are still dreaming of a white Christmas.

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 Most anticipate visits with good friends and family.

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 These as well as the giving of gifts and receiving of gifts bring about happy emotions in all of us.

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 But much of the joy observed at this season isn't really Advent joy.

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 Joy that is dependent on a season is not Advent joy.

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 And any joy that has its source in temporal circumstances is not Advent joy.

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 The uniqueness of Advent joy can be observed in the story of the incarnation.

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 And in the association of joy with the announcement of Jesus' birth.

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 That announcement points to joy's significant role in the gospel.

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 The passage we read from Luke teaches us that God sent the long-awaited Messiah into the world as a baby

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 so that you would experience a fuller and more lasting joy.

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 I believe this truth is emphasized in the passage through an interesting contrast in the story.

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 The contrast is between the initial response of the shepherds who saw an angel

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 and the response that the angel indicated most accurately corresponds with the message he was bringing.

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 I'd like to focus on our time together on that contrast.

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 Because I believe this contrast highlights two things that God wants us to understand

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 in order to experience Advent joy.

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 First of all, the better you understand your need for the coming of Jesus,

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 the more you can understand and experience great Advent joy.

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 The first part of the contrast is found in verses 8 and 9.

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 Look at those verses again with me.

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 And in the same reason, there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

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 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them,

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 and they were filled with great fear.

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 Now, this is not the first time in the Bible that we've seen angels appearing

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 and bringing great fear to those who observed them.

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 The Bible records many angelic visitations,

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 and several include responses such as the shepherds.

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 If you remember, the prophet Daniel wrote of being completely drained of strength,

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 falling into a deep sleep, and then trembling on his feet,

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 simply at the vision of a heavenly being.

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 And in the previous chapter of Luke's account here in chapter 1,

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 both Zechariah and Mary had to be told to not be afraid.

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 But what is unique about the appearance of the angel to the shepherds

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 is the addition of the phrase,

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 the glory of the Lord shone around them.

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 Verse 9.

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 It's easy, I think, to pass over the significance of that phrase.

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 During the Exodus, when the glory of the Lord appeared at Mount Sinai,

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 we're told that it was in a cloud,

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 and was like a devouring fire at the top of the mountain.

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 Exodus 24, verses 15 through 18.

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 And another time, when Moses asked God to see his glory,

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 God had to put Moses in the cleft of a rock

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 and covered him with his hand

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 in order that he might shield him from a direct view of God's glory.

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 And that was to protect him from death.

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 Exodus 33.

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 Now, of the shepherds, it says,

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 that glory shone around them.

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 The shepherds' fear was understandable.

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 Not only because they saw a supernatural being,

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 that was frightening enough,

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 but also because of such an encounter with God

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 that must have been terrifying,

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 likely heightened their own sense of sinfulness

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 before a righteous God.

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 Most of us here have, at some time,

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 become very aware of our need of Christ.

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 But many people still don't understand that need.

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 Well-meaning Christians often misrepresent the need.

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 Jesus is presented at someone who simply helps us in our loneliness

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 or gives us a reason to live,

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 provides significance for our lives,

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 or even helps boost our self-esteem.

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 But the gospel message says that we need to be delivered

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 from God's good, righteous judgment and wrath.

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 The greatest need everyone born into this world needs,

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 or has,

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 is to be delivered from the judgment of a good God.

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 If you don't sense that need,

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 it's because you're not a,

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 you don't see your own self,

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 really,

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 in view of this good God.

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 And this understanding is essential

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 to experiencing adventure.

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 The other part of the contrast is observed in verse 10.

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 And the angel said to them,

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 fear not,

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 for behold,

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 I bring you good news of great joy

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 that will be for all the people.

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 The great fear of verse 9 stands in stark contrast

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 with the great joy of verse 10.

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 Now,

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 I admit that the author of the gospel

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 doesn't comment specifically on the contrast,

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 but the connection is just so obvious.

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 In light of the contrast,

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 I would like to suggest that the Holy Spirit intended

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 that contrast to communicate something important to us

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 about our experience of the gospel.

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 I believe that in order to fully experience

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 great Advent joy,

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 you must not only need to grasp your need,

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 your need of Jesus's coming,

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 but second,

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 you need to understand

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 the joy

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 of the good news

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 and

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 the good news

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 that brings

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 that joy.

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 Now,

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 what do we mean by joy?

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 I like

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 older definitions

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 because

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 they're a little more

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 full.

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 Webster,

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 1828

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 definition of this

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 English word joy

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 says,

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 the passion

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 or emotion

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 excited by the

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 acquisition

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 or expectation

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 of good,

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 the excitement

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 of pleasurable

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 feelings

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 which are caused

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 by success,

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 good fortune,

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 gratification

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 of desire

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 or some good

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 possessed

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 or by a rational

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 prospect

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 of possessing

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 what we love

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 or desire.

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 Gladness,

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 exaltation.

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 Isn't that a little more

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 full than the Oxford

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 a feeling of great

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 pleasure or happiness?

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 This definition

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 cites various

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 causes of joy,

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 but at its core

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 is a

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 pleasurable

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 feeling,

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 a passion

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 or emotion

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 excited by the

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 acquisition

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 or expectation

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 of good,

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 the excitement

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 of pleasurable

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 feelings.

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 Joy is typically

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 understood in that

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 way.

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 There has been

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 a great deal

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 of discussion

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 about the

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 difference between

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 joy and happiness

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 in the Christian

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 world.

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 some make a

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 strong

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 distinction

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 like one

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 popular

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 19th century

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 evangelical

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 who wrote

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 this.

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 Joy is

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 distinctly

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 a Christian

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 world

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 and a

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 Christian

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 thing.

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 It is the

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 reverse

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 of happiness.

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 Happiness

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 is the

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 result of

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 what happens

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 of an

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 agreeable

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 sort.

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 Joy

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 has its

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 springs

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 deep down

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 inside

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 and that

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 spring

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 never runs

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 dry

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 no matter

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 what happens.

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 Only

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 Jesus

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 gives joy.

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 He had

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 joy

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 singing

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 its music

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 within

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 even under

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 the shadow

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 of the

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 cross.

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 As wonderful

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 as that

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 sounds to

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 us,

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 it really

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 doesn't

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 agree

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 with either

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 the English

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 or the

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 Hebrew

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 definitions

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 of the

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 word

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 joy.

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 joy in

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 the Bible

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 refers to

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 emotions

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 and

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 celebrations

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 but

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 both

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 the

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 godly

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 and

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 ungodly

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 are

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 referred

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 to

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 as

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 having

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 or

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 experiencing

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 joy.

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 The

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 main

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 distinctions

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 in the

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 Old

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 Testament

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 are the

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 objects

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 of the

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 joy

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 which

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 for the

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 godly

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 is God

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 himself

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 and

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 its

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 duration

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 salvation.

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 Job

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 20

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 verse 5

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 declares

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 the joy

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 that's the

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 same

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 Hebrew

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 word

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 simcha

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 the

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 main

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 word

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 for

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 joy

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 all

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 throughout

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 the

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 Bible

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 it

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 says

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 the

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 joy

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 of

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 the

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 godless

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 is

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 for

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 a

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 moment.

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 And

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 on the

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 other

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 hand

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 Isaiah

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 says

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 that

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 the

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 godly

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 are

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 promised

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 an

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 everlasting

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 joy.

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 I draw

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 your

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 attention

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 to this

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 because

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 over

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 the

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 years

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 some

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 have

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 tried

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 to

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 present

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 joy

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 as

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 something

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 altogether

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 different

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 from

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 the

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 happy

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 emotions

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 that

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 we

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 share

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 with

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 all

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 people.

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 What

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 they

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 suggest

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 is

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 something

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 like

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 an

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 emotionless

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 joy.

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 Oxymoron

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 if I

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 ever heard

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 one.

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 That

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 just

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 isn't

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 so.

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 The

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 various

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 biblical

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 synonyms

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 that

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 depict

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 joy

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 simcha

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 and

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 sason

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 and

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 gil

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 and

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 ranan

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 they

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 are

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 all

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 distinguished

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 by

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 the

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 way

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 emotion

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 is

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 expressed.

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 There

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 is a

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 joyful

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 shouting

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 there

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 is a

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 joyful

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 singing

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 there

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 is

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 intense

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 joy

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 there

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 is

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 quiet

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 joy

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 but

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 in

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 all

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 cases

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 the

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 joy

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 is

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 clearly

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 observable.

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 Nehemiah

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 even

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 records

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 a time

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 when

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 the

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 people's

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 joy

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 in

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 Jerusalem

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 was

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 so

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 great

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 that

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 it

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 was

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 heard

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 at

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 a

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 far

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 distance.

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 Nehemiah

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 12

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 43

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 says

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 this

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 and

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 they

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 offered

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 great

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 sacrifices

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 that

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 day

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 and

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 rejoiced

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 for

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 God

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 had

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 made

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 them

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 rejoice

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 with

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 great

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 joy

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 the

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 women

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 and

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 the

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 children

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 also

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 rejoiced

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 and

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 the

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 joy

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 of

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 Jerusalem

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 was

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 heard

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 far

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 away.

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 Now

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 the

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 angels

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 announcement

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 of

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 great

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 joy

00:19:52.279 --> 00:19:52.519
 of

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 the

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 good

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 news

00:19:53.579 --> 00:19:55.159
 of

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 great

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 joy

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 to

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 the

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 shepherds

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 was

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 described

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 as

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 one

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 that

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 brings

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 the

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 same

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 great

00:20:03.740 --> 00:20:04.879
 joy.

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 joy

00:20:05.820 --> 00:20:06.500
 it's

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 joyous

00:20:06.940 --> 00:20:07.200
 news

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 because

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 it's

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 the

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 fulfillment

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 of

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 the

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 long

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 awaited

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 answer

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 to

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 the

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 human

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 predicament.

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 It

00:20:14.700 --> 00:20:14.840
 is

00:20:14.840 --> 00:20:15.020
 the

00:20:15.020 --> 00:20:15.460
 news

00:20:15.460 --> 00:20:15.840
 of

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 the

00:20:15.960 --> 00:20:16.760
 anticipated

00:20:16.760 --> 00:20:18.300
 messianic

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 king.

00:20:19.220 --> 00:20:19.680
 It

00:20:19.680 --> 00:20:19.840
 is

00:20:19.840 --> 00:20:20.160
 news

00:20:20.160 --> 00:20:20.460
 of

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 a

00:20:20.720 --> 00:20:21.180
 savior

00:20:21.180 --> 00:20:21.580
 who

00:20:21.580 --> 00:20:21.760
 is

00:20:21.760 --> 00:20:22.300
 Christ

00:20:22.300 --> 00:20:22.940
 the

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 Lord.

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 It

00:20:24.440 --> 00:20:24.600
 is

00:20:24.600 --> 00:20:24.860
 news

00:20:24.860 --> 00:20:25.080
 of

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 God's

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 gracious

00:20:26.260 --> 00:20:26.860
 plan

00:20:26.860 --> 00:20:27.120
 to

00:20:27.120 --> 00:20:27.520
 save

00:20:27.520 --> 00:20:27.720
 his

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 people

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 from

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 his

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 wrath

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 through

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 the

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 death

00:20:32.480 --> 00:20:33.400
 the

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 sacrificial

00:20:34.120 --> 00:20:34.620
 death

00:20:34.620 --> 00:20:35.440
 of

00:20:35.440 --> 00:20:35.880
 Jesus.

00:20:37.940 --> 00:20:38.960
 It

00:20:38.960 --> 00:20:39.100
 is

00:20:39.100 --> 00:20:39.279
 the

00:20:39.279 --> 00:20:39.500
 news

00:20:39.500 --> 00:20:39.680
 of

00:20:39.680 --> 00:20:40.140
 forgiveness.

00:20:41.259 --> 00:20:42.140
 It

00:20:42.140 --> 00:20:42.380
 is

00:20:42.380 --> 00:20:42.680
 the

00:20:42.680 --> 00:20:43.120
 news

00:20:43.120 --> 00:20:43.400
 of

00:20:43.400 --> 00:20:43.960
 granting

00:20:43.960 --> 00:20:44.580
 a

00:20:44.580 --> 00:20:45.180
 righteousness

00:20:45.180 --> 00:20:46.180
 to

00:20:46.180 --> 00:20:46.799
 those

00:20:46.799 --> 00:20:47.400
 who

00:20:47.400 --> 00:20:47.660
 are

00:20:47.660 --> 00:20:48.620
 unrighteous.

00:20:51.620 --> 00:20:52.559
 I

00:20:52.559 --> 00:20:52.840
 can't

00:20:52.840 --> 00:20:53.039
 help

00:20:53.039 --> 00:20:53.279
 but

00:20:53.279 --> 00:20:54.140
 believe

00:20:54.140 --> 00:20:54.360
 that

00:20:54.360 --> 00:20:54.519
 the

00:20:54.519 --> 00:20:55.140
 contrast

00:20:55.140 --> 00:20:55.539
 seen

00:20:55.539 --> 00:20:55.880
 here

00:20:55.880 --> 00:20:56.019
 in

00:20:56.019 --> 00:20:56.340
 these

00:20:56.340 --> 00:20:57.100
 few

00:20:57.100 --> 00:20:57.519
 verses

00:20:57.519 --> 00:20:58.059
 is

00:20:58.059 --> 00:20:58.519
 intended

00:20:58.519 --> 00:20:58.819
 to

00:20:58.819 --> 00:20:59.400
 emphasize

00:20:59.400 --> 00:21:00.339
 the

00:21:00.339 --> 00:21:00.759
 wonder

00:21:00.759 --> 00:21:01.220
 of

00:21:01.220 --> 00:21:01.359
 the

00:21:01.359 --> 00:21:01.839
 message.

00:21:03.299 --> 00:21:04.259
 It's

00:21:04.259 --> 00:21:04.680
 benefit

00:21:04.680 --> 00:21:05.019
 to

00:21:05.019 --> 00:21:05.500
 Israel.

00:21:06.359 --> 00:21:06.660
 It's

00:21:06.660 --> 00:21:07.400
 grander.

00:21:08.160 --> 00:21:08.559
 It's

00:21:08.559 --> 00:21:09.200
 mystery.

00:21:10.279 --> 00:21:10.539
 And

00:21:10.539 --> 00:21:10.740
 it's

00:21:10.740 --> 00:21:11.579
 amazing

00:21:11.579 --> 00:21:14.500
 initiation

00:21:14.500 --> 00:21:15.660
 in

00:21:15.660 --> 00:21:16.000
 these

00:21:16.000 --> 00:21:16.619
 humble

00:21:16.619 --> 00:21:18.039
 circumstances

00:21:18.039 --> 00:21:22.440
 among

00:21:22.440 --> 00:21:23.240
 shepherds

00:21:23.240 --> 00:21:23.940
 and

00:21:23.940 --> 00:21:24.299
 sheep.

00:21:25.920 --> 00:21:26.759
 But

00:21:26.759 --> 00:21:26.900
 I

00:21:26.900 --> 00:21:27.180
 also

00:21:27.180 --> 00:21:27.759
 believe

00:21:27.759 --> 00:21:28.200
 there

00:21:28.200 --> 00:21:28.339
 is

00:21:28.339 --> 00:21:28.700
 something

00:21:28.700 --> 00:21:29.279
 more

00:21:29.279 --> 00:21:29.640
 being

00:21:29.640 --> 00:21:30.379
 communicated

00:21:30.379 --> 00:21:30.879
 here

00:21:30.879 --> 00:21:31.099
 by

00:21:31.099 --> 00:21:31.339
 the

00:21:31.339 --> 00:21:31.859
 phrase

00:21:31.859 --> 00:21:32.440
 great

00:21:32.440 --> 00:21:32.920
 joy.

00:21:34.460 --> 00:21:35.200
 The

00:21:35.200 --> 00:21:35.519
 prophets

00:21:35.519 --> 00:21:35.740
 of

00:21:35.740 --> 00:21:36.079
 Israel

00:21:36.079 --> 00:21:36.519
 wrote

00:21:36.519 --> 00:21:36.900
 a

00:21:36.900 --> 00:21:37.319
 great

00:21:37.319 --> 00:21:39.160
 deal

00:21:39.160 --> 00:21:40.119
 about

00:21:40.119 --> 00:21:40.599
 joy

00:21:40.599 --> 00:21:41.859
 and

00:21:41.859 --> 00:21:42.279
 predicted

00:21:42.279 --> 00:21:42.879
 a time

00:21:42.879 --> 00:21:43.480
 when joy

00:21:43.480 --> 00:21:43.920
 would be

00:21:43.920 --> 00:21:44.379
 prominent.

00:21:46.460 --> 00:21:47.140
 I

00:21:47.140 --> 00:21:47.359
 mean,

00:21:47.500 --> 00:21:47.879
 they

00:21:47.879 --> 00:21:48.180
 didn't

00:21:48.180 --> 00:21:48.500
 just

00:21:48.500 --> 00:21:49.180
 indicate

00:21:49.180 --> 00:21:49.480
 that

00:21:49.480 --> 00:21:49.619
 there

00:21:49.619 --> 00:21:49.799
 would

00:21:49.799 --> 00:21:50.059
 be

00:21:50.059 --> 00:21:50.460
 joy

00:21:50.460 --> 00:21:50.680
 at

00:21:50.680 --> 00:21:50.839
 the

00:21:50.839 --> 00:21:51.420
 arrival

00:21:51.420 --> 00:21:53.000
 of

00:21:53.000 --> 00:21:53.140
 the

00:21:53.140 --> 00:21:53.339
 new

00:21:53.339 --> 00:21:53.819
 heavens

00:21:53.819 --> 00:21:54.140
 and

00:21:54.140 --> 00:21:54.259
 the

00:21:54.259 --> 00:21:54.440
 new

00:21:54.440 --> 00:21:54.839
 earth.

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 But

00:21:56.439 --> 00:21:56.599
 they

00:21:56.599 --> 00:21:57.500
 prophesied

00:21:57.500 --> 00:21:58.259
 that

00:21:58.259 --> 00:21:58.659
 joy

00:21:58.659 --> 00:21:58.939
 would

00:21:58.939 --> 00:21:59.619
 characterize

00:21:59.619 --> 00:22:01.099
 the

00:22:01.099 --> 00:22:01.279
 new

00:22:01.279 --> 00:22:01.639
 heaven

00:22:01.639 --> 00:22:02.379
 and

00:22:02.379 --> 00:22:02.500
 the

00:22:02.500 --> 00:22:02.659
 new

00:22:02.659 --> 00:22:03.000
 earth.

00:22:04.599 --> 00:22:05.279
 In

00:22:05.279 --> 00:22:05.639
 Isaiah

00:22:05.639 --> 00:22:06.259
 65,

00:22:06.899 --> 00:22:07.599
 17

00:22:07.599 --> 00:22:07.839
 through

00:22:07.839 --> 00:22:08.199
 19,

00:22:08.359 --> 00:22:08.679
 we read

00:22:08.679 --> 00:22:08.959
 this,

00:22:08.960 --> 00:22:09.160
 for

00:22:09.160 --> 00:22:09.860
 behold,

00:22:09.980 --> 00:22:10.200
 I

00:22:10.200 --> 00:22:10.940
 create

00:22:10.940 --> 00:22:11.660
 new

00:22:11.660 --> 00:22:12.279
 heavens

00:22:12.279 --> 00:22:13.100
 and

00:22:13.100 --> 00:22:13.240
 a

00:22:13.240 --> 00:22:13.400
 new

00:22:13.400 --> 00:22:13.799
 earth

00:22:13.799 --> 00:22:15.039
 and

00:22:15.039 --> 00:22:15.200
 the

00:22:15.200 --> 00:22:15.519
 former

00:22:15.519 --> 00:22:15.980
 things

00:22:15.980 --> 00:22:16.340
 shall

00:22:16.340 --> 00:22:16.620
 not

00:22:16.620 --> 00:22:16.799
 be

00:22:16.799 --> 00:22:17.279
 remembered

00:22:17.279 --> 00:22:17.600
 or

00:22:17.600 --> 00:22:17.920
 come

00:22:17.920 --> 00:22:18.100
 to

00:22:18.100 --> 00:22:18.480
 mind

00:22:18.480 --> 00:22:19.819
 but

00:22:19.819 --> 00:22:20.120
 be

00:22:20.120 --> 00:22:20.480
 glad

00:22:20.480 --> 00:22:20.720
 and

00:22:20.720 --> 00:22:21.480
 rejoice

00:22:21.480 --> 00:22:22.720
 forever

00:22:22.720 --> 00:22:23.680
 in

00:22:23.680 --> 00:22:24.019
 that

00:22:24.019 --> 00:22:24.380
 which

00:22:24.380 --> 00:22:24.740
 I

00:22:24.740 --> 00:22:25.559
 create

00:22:25.559 --> 00:22:28.640
 for

00:22:28.640 --> 00:22:29.180
 behold,

00:22:29.299 --> 00:22:29.539
 I

00:22:29.539 --> 00:22:30.079
 create

00:22:30.079 --> 00:22:30.860
 Jerusalem

00:22:30.860 --> 00:22:32.220
 to

00:22:32.220 --> 00:22:33.380
 be

00:22:33.380 --> 00:22:34.440
 a

00:22:34.440 --> 00:22:35.400
 joy

00:22:35.400 --> 00:22:36.759
 and

00:22:36.759 --> 00:22:36.980
 her

00:22:36.980 --> 00:22:37.620
 people

00:22:37.620 --> 00:22:39.100
 to

00:22:39.100 --> 00:22:39.700
 be

00:22:39.700 --> 00:22:40.519
 a

00:22:40.519 --> 00:22:41.340
 gladness.

00:22:42.800 --> 00:22:43.300
 And

00:22:43.300 --> 00:22:43.560
 then he

00:22:43.560 --> 00:22:43.720
 says

00:22:43.720 --> 00:22:44.040
 something

00:22:44.040 --> 00:22:44.580
 interesting.

00:22:45.900 --> 00:22:46.460
 I,

00:22:47.400 --> 00:22:48.080
 the

00:22:48.080 --> 00:22:48.340
 Lord

00:22:48.340 --> 00:22:48.900
 speaking,

00:22:49.580 --> 00:22:49.920
 will

00:22:49.920 --> 00:22:50.580
 rejoice

00:22:50.580 --> 00:22:51.680
 in

00:22:51.680 --> 00:22:52.259
 Jerusalem

00:22:52.259 --> 00:22:53.019
 and be

00:22:53.019 --> 00:22:53.860
 glad

00:22:53.860 --> 00:22:54.660
 in

00:22:54.660 --> 00:22:54.900
 my

00:22:54.900 --> 00:22:55.380
 people.

00:22:56.360 --> 00:22:56.700
 No

00:22:56.700 --> 00:22:57.220
 more

00:22:57.220 --> 00:22:57.500
 shall

00:22:57.500 --> 00:22:57.700
 be

00:22:57.700 --> 00:22:58.220
 heard

00:22:58.220 --> 00:22:58.560
 in

00:22:58.560 --> 00:22:58.720
 it

00:22:58.720 --> 00:22:58.940
 the

00:22:58.940 --> 00:22:59.300
 sound

00:22:59.300 --> 00:22:59.519
 of

00:22:59.519 --> 00:23:00.140
 weeping

00:23:00.140 --> 00:23:00.940
 and

00:23:00.940 --> 00:23:01.140
 the

00:23:01.140 --> 00:23:01.620
 cry

00:23:01.620 --> 00:23:01.980
 of

00:23:01.980 --> 00:23:02.660
 distress.

00:23:02.660 --> 00:23:05.160
 Now,

00:23:05.200 --> 00:23:05.300
 this

00:23:05.300 --> 00:23:05.740
 passage

00:23:05.740 --> 00:23:06.340
 informs

00:23:06.340 --> 00:23:06.740
 us

00:23:06.740 --> 00:23:07.519
 that

00:23:07.519 --> 00:23:07.740
 God

00:23:07.740 --> 00:23:08.279
 himself

00:23:08.279 --> 00:23:09.140
 rejoices.

00:23:10.320 --> 00:23:10.840
 It's

00:23:10.840 --> 00:23:11.140
 a part

00:23:11.140 --> 00:23:11.440
 of who

00:23:11.440 --> 00:23:11.640
 he

00:23:11.640 --> 00:23:12.180
 is.

00:23:13.540 --> 00:23:14.259
 And

00:23:14.259 --> 00:23:14.480
 that

00:23:14.480 --> 00:23:14.759
 he

00:23:14.759 --> 00:23:15.060
 has

00:23:15.060 --> 00:23:15.680
 destined

00:23:15.680 --> 00:23:16.460
 us,

00:23:16.860 --> 00:23:17.320
 the

00:23:17.320 --> 00:23:17.680
 people

00:23:17.680 --> 00:23:17.940
 of

00:23:17.940 --> 00:23:18.320
 God,

00:23:18.480 --> 00:23:18.860
 to

00:23:18.860 --> 00:23:19.519
 reflect

00:23:19.519 --> 00:23:19.900
 his

00:23:19.900 --> 00:23:20.320
 joy

00:23:20.320 --> 00:23:20.840
 in

00:23:20.840 --> 00:23:21.400
 one

00:23:21.400 --> 00:23:22.480
 great

00:23:22.480 --> 00:23:24.880
 climactic

00:23:24.880 --> 00:23:25.960
 amazing

00:23:25.960 --> 00:23:26.680
 eternal

00:23:26.680 --> 00:23:27.320
 way.

00:23:28.820 --> 00:23:29.740
 We

00:23:29.740 --> 00:23:31.019
 characterize

00:23:31.019 --> 00:23:31.820
 our

00:23:31.819 --> 00:23:33.259
 joy

00:23:33.259 --> 00:23:33.619
 and

00:23:33.619 --> 00:23:34.159
 reflect

00:23:34.159 --> 00:23:34.480
 his

00:23:34.480 --> 00:23:34.879
 joy.

00:23:36.200 --> 00:23:36.700
 And

00:23:36.700 --> 00:23:36.879
 that

00:23:36.879 --> 00:23:37.200
 joy

00:23:37.200 --> 00:23:37.460
 will

00:23:37.460 --> 00:23:37.720
 never

00:23:37.720 --> 00:23:38.119
 end.

00:23:41.279 --> 00:23:41.500
 Now,

00:23:41.559 --> 00:23:41.879
 though the

00:23:41.879 --> 00:23:42.599
 prophet spoke

00:23:42.599 --> 00:23:43.000
 of a day

00:23:43.000 --> 00:23:43.279
 that is

00:23:43.279 --> 00:23:43.659
 still to

00:23:43.659 --> 00:23:43.919
 come,

00:23:43.980 --> 00:23:44.159
 there's

00:23:44.159 --> 00:23:44.879
 no doubt

00:23:44.879 --> 00:23:45.960
 that God

00:23:45.960 --> 00:23:46.419
 wants you

00:23:46.419 --> 00:23:47.339
 to experience

00:23:47.339 --> 00:23:48.500
 this joy

00:23:48.500 --> 00:23:48.919
 now.

00:23:50.659 --> 00:23:50.919
 Advent

00:23:50.919 --> 00:23:51.439
 joy is

00:23:51.439 --> 00:23:51.980
 a message

00:23:51.980 --> 00:23:53.059
 of present

00:23:53.059 --> 00:23:53.579
 joy

00:23:53.579 --> 00:23:54.659
 as well

00:23:54.659 --> 00:23:55.919
 in the

00:23:55.919 --> 00:23:56.659
 anticipation

00:23:56.659 --> 00:23:58.259
 of a

00:23:58.259 --> 00:23:58.579
 future

00:23:58.579 --> 00:23:59.019
 joy.

00:23:59.019 --> 00:23:59.019


00:24:01.079 --> 00:24:01.299
 The

00:24:01.299 --> 00:24:01.559
 first

00:24:01.559 --> 00:24:02.759
 Christians

00:24:02.759 --> 00:24:03.599
 experienced

00:24:03.599 --> 00:24:03.900
 this

00:24:03.900 --> 00:24:04.299
 joy.

00:24:07.180 --> 00:24:07.779
 And

00:24:07.779 --> 00:24:08.279
 joy was

00:24:08.279 --> 00:24:08.460
 a

00:24:08.460 --> 00:24:08.940
 prominent

00:24:08.940 --> 00:24:10.079
 characteristic

00:24:10.079 --> 00:24:10.539
 of the

00:24:10.539 --> 00:24:10.779
 early

00:24:10.779 --> 00:24:11.279
 church.

00:24:12.319 --> 00:24:12.920
 One

00:24:12.920 --> 00:24:13.539
 theologian

00:24:13.539 --> 00:24:13.839
 in the

00:24:13.839 --> 00:24:14.019
 late

00:24:14.019 --> 00:24:14.579
 19th

00:24:14.579 --> 00:24:14.920
 century

00:24:14.920 --> 00:24:15.279
 said

00:24:15.279 --> 00:24:15.579
 this,

00:24:15.660 --> 00:24:15.759
 the

00:24:15.759 --> 00:24:15.940
 New

00:24:15.940 --> 00:24:16.299
 Testament

00:24:16.299 --> 00:24:16.660
 is the

00:24:16.660 --> 00:24:17.059
 most

00:24:17.059 --> 00:24:18.279
 buoyant,

00:24:19.319 --> 00:24:20.079
 exhilarating,

00:24:20.519 --> 00:24:21.319
 and joyful

00:24:21.319 --> 00:24:22.099
 book in

00:24:22.099 --> 00:24:22.660
 the entire

00:24:22.660 --> 00:24:23.220
 world.

00:24:23.220 --> 00:24:25.900
 Do you

00:24:25.900 --> 00:24:26.220
 see it

00:24:26.220 --> 00:24:26.700
 that way?

00:24:27.860 --> 00:24:28.500
 In the

00:24:28.500 --> 00:24:29.039
 pages of

00:24:29.039 --> 00:24:29.299
 the New

00:24:29.299 --> 00:24:29.680
 Testament,

00:24:29.839 --> 00:24:30.160
 we see

00:24:30.160 --> 00:24:30.400
 joy

00:24:30.400 --> 00:24:30.860
 everywhere.

00:24:31.759 --> 00:24:32.480
 We see

00:24:32.480 --> 00:24:32.720
 it in

00:24:32.720 --> 00:24:32.839
 the

00:24:32.839 --> 00:24:33.279
 proclamation

00:24:33.279 --> 00:24:33.759
 of the

00:24:33.759 --> 00:24:34.180
 gospel

00:24:34.180 --> 00:24:34.400
 in

00:24:34.400 --> 00:24:34.900
 Philippians

00:24:34.900 --> 00:24:35.339
 1.

00:24:35.839 --> 00:24:36.319
 We see

00:24:36.319 --> 00:24:36.559
 it in

00:24:36.559 --> 00:24:36.680
 the

00:24:36.680 --> 00:24:36.980
 joy

00:24:36.980 --> 00:24:37.620
 of the

00:24:37.620 --> 00:24:38.100
 salvation

00:24:38.100 --> 00:24:38.519
 of the

00:24:38.519 --> 00:24:38.940
 lost

00:24:38.940 --> 00:24:39.200
 in

00:24:39.200 --> 00:24:39.579
 Luke

00:24:39.579 --> 00:24:40.940
 15.

00:24:41.460 --> 00:24:42.059
 We see

00:24:42.059 --> 00:24:42.460
 joy

00:24:42.460 --> 00:24:42.759
 in

00:24:42.759 --> 00:24:43.420
 suffering

00:24:43.420 --> 00:24:45.220
 Romans

00:24:45.220 --> 00:24:45.700
 chapter

00:24:45.700 --> 00:24:46.220
 5.

00:24:46.559 --> 00:24:47.000
 We see

00:24:47.000 --> 00:24:47.400
 joy

00:24:47.400 --> 00:24:47.680
 in

00:24:47.680 --> 00:24:48.380
 persecution

00:24:48.380 --> 00:24:49.640
 Acts

00:24:49.640 --> 00:24:50.480
 541.

00:24:50.480 --> 00:24:51.380
 We see

00:24:51.380 --> 00:24:51.779
 joy

00:24:51.779 --> 00:24:52.099
 in

00:24:52.099 --> 00:24:52.680
 prison

00:24:52.680 --> 00:24:53.360
 Acts

00:24:53.360 --> 00:24:54.500
 1625.

00:24:55.259 --> 00:24:55.579
 Joy

00:24:55.579 --> 00:24:55.940
 at the

00:24:55.940 --> 00:24:56.220
 loss

00:24:56.220 --> 00:24:56.400
 of

00:24:56.400 --> 00:24:56.940
 property

00:24:56.940 --> 00:24:57.519
 for

00:24:57.519 --> 00:24:57.680
 the

00:24:57.680 --> 00:24:57.880
 sake

00:24:57.880 --> 00:24:58.059
 of

00:24:58.059 --> 00:24:58.480
 Christ

00:24:58.480 --> 00:24:58.920
 Hebrews

00:24:58.920 --> 00:24:59.960
 1034.

00:25:00.660 --> 00:25:00.960
 And

00:25:00.960 --> 00:25:01.380
 joy

00:25:01.380 --> 00:25:02.059
 because

00:25:02.059 --> 00:25:02.440
 of

00:25:02.440 --> 00:25:02.960
 faithful

00:25:02.960 --> 00:25:03.720
 disciples

00:25:03.720 --> 00:25:05.539
 written

00:25:05.539 --> 00:25:05.900
 by

00:25:05.900 --> 00:25:06.519
 John

00:25:06.519 --> 00:25:06.740
 in

00:25:06.740 --> 00:25:07.120
 2nd

00:25:07.120 --> 00:25:07.460
 John

00:25:07.460 --> 00:25:07.660
 and

00:25:07.660 --> 00:25:07.980
 3rd

00:25:07.980 --> 00:25:08.360
 John.

00:25:09.220 --> 00:25:09.960
 The

00:25:09.960 --> 00:25:10.140
 New

00:25:10.140 --> 00:25:10.440
 Testament

00:25:10.440 --> 00:25:10.860
 also

00:25:10.860 --> 00:25:11.660
 directly

00:25:11.660 --> 00:25:12.960
 instructs

00:25:12.960 --> 00:25:13.299
 us

00:25:13.299 --> 00:25:13.559
 to

00:25:13.559 --> 00:25:14.140
 rejoice

00:25:14.140 --> 00:25:14.539
 in

00:25:14.539 --> 00:25:14.680
 the

00:25:14.680 --> 00:25:14.920
 Lord

00:25:14.920 --> 00:25:16.099
 always

00:25:16.099 --> 00:25:18.279
 in

00:25:18.279 --> 00:25:18.860
 Philippians

00:25:18.860 --> 00:25:19.240
 chapter

00:25:19.240 --> 00:25:19.720
 4.

00:25:20.480 --> 00:25:20.940
 And

00:25:20.940 --> 00:25:21.079
 it

00:25:21.079 --> 00:25:21.579
 reminds

00:25:21.579 --> 00:25:21.940
 us

00:25:21.940 --> 00:25:22.160
 that

00:25:22.160 --> 00:25:22.319
 our

00:25:22.319 --> 00:25:22.819
 joy

00:25:22.819 --> 00:25:23.079
 in

00:25:23.079 --> 00:25:23.200
 the

00:25:23.200 --> 00:25:23.440
 midst

00:25:23.440 --> 00:25:23.620
 of

00:25:23.620 --> 00:25:24.259
 trials

00:25:24.259 --> 00:25:25.360
 is

00:25:25.360 --> 00:25:27.140
 inexpressible

00:25:27.140 --> 00:25:28.299
 and

00:25:28.299 --> 00:25:28.599
 full

00:25:28.599 --> 00:25:28.759
 of

00:25:28.759 --> 00:25:29.279
 glory.

00:25:29.839 --> 00:25:30.200
 1st

00:25:30.200 --> 00:25:30.440
 Peter

00:25:30.440 --> 00:25:30.759
 1.

00:25:30.759 --> 00:25:31.099
 8.

00:25:32.900 --> 00:25:33.460
 Now

00:25:33.460 --> 00:25:33.620
 in

00:25:33.620 --> 00:25:33.779
 case

00:25:33.779 --> 00:25:33.980
 you're

00:25:33.980 --> 00:25:34.319
 wondering

00:25:34.319 --> 00:25:35.200
 inexpressible

00:25:35.200 --> 00:25:36.059
 doesn't

00:25:36.059 --> 00:25:36.360
 mean

00:25:36.360 --> 00:25:36.599
 there

00:25:36.599 --> 00:25:36.860
 that

00:25:36.860 --> 00:25:37.000
 it

00:25:37.000 --> 00:25:37.279
 can't

00:25:37.279 --> 00:25:37.420
 be

00:25:37.420 --> 00:25:37.880
 seen.

00:25:39.759 --> 00:25:40.319
 It

00:25:40.319 --> 00:25:40.559
 just

00:25:40.559 --> 00:25:40.839
 means

00:25:40.839 --> 00:25:41.019
 that

00:25:41.019 --> 00:25:41.160
 you

00:25:41.160 --> 00:25:41.660
 can't

00:25:41.660 --> 00:25:42.220
 express

00:25:42.220 --> 00:25:42.440
 it

00:25:42.440 --> 00:25:43.259
 enough.

00:25:45.799 --> 00:25:46.360
 No

00:25:46.360 --> 00:25:46.559
 matter

00:25:46.559 --> 00:25:47.220
 how

00:25:47.220 --> 00:25:48.120
 expressive

00:25:48.120 --> 00:25:48.559
 your

00:25:48.559 --> 00:25:49.079
 emotion

00:25:49.079 --> 00:25:49.319
 of

00:25:49.319 --> 00:25:49.559
 joy

00:25:49.559 --> 00:25:49.759
 is,

00:25:49.759 --> 00:25:50.160
 it

00:25:50.160 --> 00:25:50.319
 is

00:25:50.319 --> 00:25:50.619
 not

00:25:50.619 --> 00:25:51.200
 enough

00:25:51.200 --> 00:25:53.740
 to

00:25:53.740 --> 00:25:54.160
 meet

00:25:54.160 --> 00:25:54.440
 with

00:25:54.440 --> 00:25:54.720
 the

00:25:54.720 --> 00:25:55.460
 glories

00:25:55.460 --> 00:25:56.599
 of

00:25:56.599 --> 00:25:57.039
 what

00:25:57.039 --> 00:25:58.000
 we

00:25:58.000 --> 00:25:58.359
 have

00:25:58.359 --> 00:25:58.579
 been

00:25:58.579 --> 00:25:59.059
 given

00:25:59.059 --> 00:26:00.180
 and

00:26:00.180 --> 00:26:00.799
 promised.

00:26:02.779 --> 00:26:03.019
 Advent

00:26:03.019 --> 00:26:03.500
 joy

00:26:03.500 --> 00:26:04.680
 is a

00:26:04.680 --> 00:26:04.980
 joy

00:26:04.980 --> 00:26:05.240
 that

00:26:05.240 --> 00:26:06.039
 transcends

00:26:06.039 --> 00:26:06.480
 all

00:26:06.480 --> 00:26:06.779
 other

00:26:06.779 --> 00:26:07.240
 joys

00:26:07.240 --> 00:26:07.579
 because

00:26:07.579 --> 00:26:07.779
 it

00:26:07.779 --> 00:26:07.960
 is

00:26:07.960 --> 00:26:08.359
 based

00:26:08.359 --> 00:26:08.559
 on

00:26:08.559 --> 00:26:08.740
 the

00:26:08.740 --> 00:26:09.119
 goodness

00:26:09.119 --> 00:26:09.579
 and

00:26:09.579 --> 00:26:10.079
 greatness

00:26:10.079 --> 00:26:11.079
 of

00:26:11.079 --> 00:26:11.440
 God

00:26:11.440 --> 00:26:11.660
 the

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 Father

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 the

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 Son

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 and

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 the

00:26:13.180 --> 00:26:13.440
 Holy

00:26:13.440 --> 00:26:13.920
 Spirit

00:26:13.920 --> 00:26:14.420
 in

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 their

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 presence

00:26:15.299 --> 00:26:15.519
 and

00:26:15.519 --> 00:26:16.000
 eternal

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 work

00:26:16.480 --> 00:26:16.759
 on

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 our

00:26:16.960 --> 00:26:17.519
 behalf.

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 It is

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 a

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 relational

00:26:19.119 --> 00:26:19.660
 joy

00:26:19.660 --> 00:26:19.940
 that

00:26:19.940 --> 00:26:20.099
 we

00:26:20.099 --> 00:26:20.740
 experience

00:26:20.740 --> 00:26:20.960
 a

00:26:20.960 --> 00:26:21.220
 joy

00:26:21.220 --> 00:26:21.480
 we

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 share

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 with

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 one

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 another.

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 It

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 is

00:26:24.539 --> 00:26:24.680
 an

00:26:24.680 --> 00:26:25.680
 experiential

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 joy.

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 It

00:26:26.299 --> 00:26:26.440
 is

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 observable

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 and

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 undeniable.

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 It

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 is an

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 effectual

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 joy.

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 It

00:26:32.039 --> 00:26:32.920
 powerfully

00:26:32.920 --> 00:26:33.400
 affects

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 the way

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 we

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 live

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 and

00:26:35.119 --> 00:26:36.079
 strengthens

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 us

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 to

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 resist

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 the

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 misguided

00:26:38.539 --> 00:26:39.700
 joys

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 of the

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 world.

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 And

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 it

00:26:44.759 --> 00:26:44.940
 is

00:26:44.940 --> 00:26:45.100
 a

00:26:45.100 --> 00:26:45.500
 lasting

00:26:45.500 --> 00:26:46.019
 joy.

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 A

00:26:47.779 --> 00:26:47.980
 joy

00:26:47.980 --> 00:26:48.200
 that

00:26:48.200 --> 00:26:48.460
 never

00:26:48.460 --> 00:26:48.980
 ends

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 but

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 ever

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 increases.

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 The

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 contrast

00:26:57.720 --> 00:26:57.940
 of

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 fear

00:26:58.220 --> 00:26:58.460
 and

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 joy

00:26:58.819 --> 00:26:59.080
 in

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 the

00:26:59.240 --> 00:26:59.580
 story

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 of

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 the

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 shepherds

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 encounter

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 with

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 the

00:27:01.180 --> 00:27:01.700
 angels

00:27:01.700 --> 00:27:02.500
 and

00:27:02.500 --> 00:27:02.700
 the

00:27:02.700 --> 00:27:03.080
 glory

00:27:03.080 --> 00:27:03.259
 of

00:27:03.259 --> 00:27:03.400
 the

00:27:03.400 --> 00:27:03.640
 Lord

00:27:03.640 --> 00:27:04.340
 instructs

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 us

00:27:04.559 --> 00:27:04.860
 about

00:27:04.860 --> 00:27:05.380
 God's

00:27:05.380 --> 00:27:06.000
 desire

00:27:06.000 --> 00:27:07.319
 for

00:27:07.319 --> 00:27:07.759
 us.

00:27:08.360 --> 00:27:08.580
 It

00:27:08.580 --> 00:27:08.920
 teaches

00:27:08.920 --> 00:27:09.279
 us

00:27:09.279 --> 00:27:09.500
 that

00:27:09.500 --> 00:27:10.279
 God's

00:27:10.279 --> 00:27:11.299
 or

00:27:11.299 --> 00:27:11.680
 God

00:27:11.680 --> 00:27:12.240
 sent

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 the

00:27:12.700 --> 00:27:13.200
 long

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 awaited

00:27:13.920 --> 00:27:15.220
 messianic

00:27:15.220 --> 00:27:15.539
 king

00:27:15.539 --> 00:27:15.819
 into

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 the

00:27:16.019 --> 00:27:16.299
 world

00:27:16.299 --> 00:27:16.519
 as

00:27:16.519 --> 00:27:16.660
 a

00:27:16.660 --> 00:27:16.960
 baby

00:27:16.960 --> 00:27:17.220
 so

00:27:17.220 --> 00:27:17.440
 that

00:27:17.440 --> 00:27:17.819
 you

00:27:17.819 --> 00:27:18.559
 would

00:27:18.559 --> 00:27:19.460
 experience

00:27:19.460 --> 00:27:20.339
 great

00:27:20.339 --> 00:27:20.799
 joy.

00:27:22.299 --> 00:27:23.180
 Fear

00:27:23.180 --> 00:27:24.139
 and

00:27:24.139 --> 00:27:24.559
 joy

00:27:24.559 --> 00:27:24.920
 in

00:27:24.920 --> 00:27:25.079
 our

00:27:25.079 --> 00:27:25.319
 own

00:27:25.319 --> 00:27:25.819
 lives

00:27:25.819 --> 00:27:26.160
 are

00:27:26.160 --> 00:27:26.440
 often

00:27:26.440 --> 00:27:27.039
 gauges

00:27:27.039 --> 00:27:27.279
 of

00:27:27.279 --> 00:27:27.680
 spiritual

00:27:27.680 --> 00:27:28.200
 health.

00:27:29.779 --> 00:27:30.220
 Fear

00:27:30.220 --> 00:27:30.440
 has

00:27:30.440 --> 00:27:30.720
 many

00:27:30.720 --> 00:27:31.279
 causes

00:27:31.279 --> 00:27:33.240
 but

00:27:33.240 --> 00:27:33.379
 it

00:27:33.379 --> 00:27:33.740
 generally

00:27:33.740 --> 00:27:34.440
 indicates

00:27:34.440 --> 00:27:34.660
 that

00:27:34.660 --> 00:27:34.819
 we

00:27:34.819 --> 00:27:35.259
 haven't

00:27:35.259 --> 00:27:35.700
 fully

00:27:35.700 --> 00:27:36.500
 embraced

00:27:36.500 --> 00:27:37.240
 and

00:27:37.240 --> 00:27:38.099
 experienced

00:27:38.099 --> 00:27:38.859
 Advent

00:27:38.859 --> 00:27:39.319
 joy.

00:27:40.279 --> 00:27:42.399
 I

00:27:42.399 --> 00:27:42.579
 would

00:27:42.579 --> 00:27:42.799
 like

00:27:42.799 --> 00:27:42.960
 to

00:27:42.960 --> 00:27:43.299
 close

00:27:43.299 --> 00:27:43.519
 with

00:27:43.519 --> 00:27:43.700
 a

00:27:43.700 --> 00:27:44.039
 quote

00:27:44.039 --> 00:27:44.539
 from

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 a

00:27:44.779 --> 00:27:45.200
 pastor

00:27:45.200 --> 00:27:45.559
 who

00:27:45.559 --> 00:27:45.920
 spent

00:27:45.920 --> 00:27:46.240
 a lot

00:27:46.240 --> 00:27:46.420
 of

00:27:46.420 --> 00:27:46.759
 time

00:27:46.759 --> 00:27:47.359
 studying

00:27:47.359 --> 00:27:47.879
 the

00:27:47.879 --> 00:27:48.859
 topic

00:27:48.859 --> 00:27:49.359
 of

00:27:49.359 --> 00:27:49.799
 joy

00:27:49.799 --> 00:27:50.059
 and

00:27:50.059 --> 00:27:50.339
 is

00:27:50.339 --> 00:27:51.299
 somewhat

00:27:51.299 --> 00:27:51.740
 of an

00:27:51.740 --> 00:27:52.240
 authority

00:27:52.240 --> 00:27:52.700
 on

00:27:52.700 --> 00:27:53.839
 Jonathan

00:27:53.839 --> 00:27:54.359
 Edwards

00:27:54.359 --> 00:27:55.200
 perspective

00:27:55.200 --> 00:27:55.599
 of

00:27:55.599 --> 00:27:56.059
 ever

00:27:56.059 --> 00:27:56.680
 increasing

00:27:56.680 --> 00:27:57.259
 joy.

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 And

00:27:59.759 --> 00:27:59.920
 he

00:27:59.920 --> 00:28:00.279
 writes

00:28:00.279 --> 00:28:00.759
 this

00:28:00.759 --> 00:28:04.140
 perhaps

00:28:04.140 --> 00:28:04.579
 the

00:28:04.579 --> 00:28:04.900
 greatest

00:28:04.900 --> 00:28:05.599
 mistake

00:28:05.599 --> 00:28:05.859
 you

00:28:05.859 --> 00:28:06.000
 could

00:28:06.000 --> 00:28:06.559
 possibly

00:28:06.559 --> 00:28:07.140
 make

00:28:07.140 --> 00:28:08.500
 is

00:28:08.500 --> 00:28:08.680
 to

00:28:08.680 --> 00:28:09.140
 think

00:28:09.140 --> 00:28:09.579
 that

00:28:09.579 --> 00:28:09.759
 an

00:28:09.759 --> 00:28:10.259
 emphasis

00:28:10.259 --> 00:28:10.900
 on

00:28:10.900 --> 00:28:11.500
 joy

00:28:11.500 --> 00:28:12.059
 breeds

00:28:12.059 --> 00:28:12.799
 passivity

00:28:12.799 --> 00:28:13.920
 or

00:28:13.920 --> 00:28:14.339
 leads

00:28:14.339 --> 00:28:14.599
 to

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 a

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 safe

00:28:15.680 --> 00:28:15.879
 and

00:28:15.879 --> 00:28:16.339
 self

00:28:16.339 --> 00:28:17.039
 absorbed

00:28:17.039 --> 00:28:17.920
 lifestyle

00:28:17.920 --> 00:28:18.359
 or

00:28:18.359 --> 00:28:18.619
 an

00:28:18.619 --> 00:28:19.519
 approach

00:28:19.519 --> 00:28:19.819
 to

00:28:19.819 --> 00:28:20.440
 Christianity

00:28:20.440 --> 00:28:20.839
 in

00:28:20.839 --> 00:28:21.099
 which

00:28:21.099 --> 00:28:21.579
 the

00:28:21.579 --> 00:28:21.900
 believer

00:28:21.900 --> 00:28:22.200
 is

00:28:22.200 --> 00:28:22.539
 so

00:28:22.539 --> 00:28:23.119
 obsessed

00:28:23.119 --> 00:28:23.400
 with

00:28:23.400 --> 00:28:23.539
 the

00:28:23.539 --> 00:28:23.900
 condition

00:28:23.900 --> 00:28:24.099
 of

00:28:24.099 --> 00:28:24.259
 his

00:28:24.259 --> 00:28:24.740
 heart

00:28:24.740 --> 00:28:25.460
 or

00:28:25.460 --> 00:28:25.720
 his

00:28:25.720 --> 00:28:26.339
 emotional

00:28:26.339 --> 00:28:26.779
 state

00:28:26.779 --> 00:28:26.960
 of

00:28:26.960 --> 00:28:27.319
 being

00:28:27.319 --> 00:28:27.779
 that

00:28:27.779 --> 00:28:27.940
 he

00:28:27.940 --> 00:28:28.680
 neglects

00:28:28.680 --> 00:28:28.859
 his

00:28:28.859 --> 00:28:29.319
 family

00:28:29.319 --> 00:28:29.599
 or

00:28:29.599 --> 00:28:30.159
 ignores

00:28:30.159 --> 00:28:30.439
 the

00:28:30.439 --> 00:28:30.799
 need

00:28:30.799 --> 00:28:30.960
 of

00:28:30.960 --> 00:28:31.159
 his

00:28:31.159 --> 00:28:31.500
 neighbor

00:28:31.500 --> 00:28:31.720
 or

00:28:31.720 --> 00:28:32.179
 becomes

00:28:32.179 --> 00:28:33.039
 coldly

00:28:33.039 --> 00:28:33.839
 indifferent

00:28:33.839 --> 00:28:34.399
 toward

00:28:34.399 --> 00:28:34.659
 the

00:28:34.659 --> 00:28:35.179
 lost

00:28:35.179 --> 00:28:35.919
 or

00:28:35.919 --> 00:28:37.079
 retreats

00:28:37.079 --> 00:28:37.200
 in

00:28:37.200 --> 00:28:37.879
 isolation

00:28:37.879 --> 00:28:38.279
 from

00:28:38.279 --> 00:28:38.460
 the

00:28:38.460 --> 00:28:38.839
 hurts

00:28:38.839 --> 00:28:39.079
 and

00:28:39.079 --> 00:28:39.339
 needs

00:28:39.339 --> 00:28:39.519
 of

00:28:39.519 --> 00:28:39.980
 others

00:28:39.980 --> 00:28:42.980
 and

00:28:42.980 --> 00:28:43.119
 then

00:28:43.119 --> 00:28:43.240
 he

00:28:43.240 --> 00:28:43.399
 goes

00:28:43.399 --> 00:28:43.720
 on

00:28:43.720 --> 00:28:44.819
 to

00:28:44.819 --> 00:28:45.439
 define

00:28:45.439 --> 00:28:46.659
 this

00:28:46.659 --> 00:28:47.139
 joy

00:28:47.139 --> 00:28:47.639
 it

00:28:47.639 --> 00:28:47.779
 is

00:28:47.779 --> 00:28:48.000
 a

00:28:48.000 --> 00:28:48.359
 deep

00:28:48.359 --> 00:28:49.179
 delight

00:28:49.179 --> 00:28:50.139
 and

00:28:50.139 --> 00:28:50.740
 joy

00:28:50.740 --> 00:28:51.159
 in

00:28:51.159 --> 00:28:51.379
 the

00:28:51.379 --> 00:28:51.799
 all

00:28:51.799 --> 00:28:52.659
 satisfying

00:28:52.659 --> 00:28:53.299
 beauty

00:28:53.299 --> 00:28:53.579
 of

00:28:53.579 --> 00:28:54.099
 Christ

00:28:54.099 --> 00:28:54.859
 that

00:28:54.859 --> 00:28:55.519
 stokes

00:28:55.519 --> 00:28:56.039
 the

00:28:56.039 --> 00:28:56.519
 white

00:28:56.519 --> 00:28:57.179
 hot

00:28:57.179 --> 00:28:57.839
 flame

00:28:57.839 --> 00:28:58.079
 of

00:28:58.079 --> 00:28:58.679
 passion

00:28:58.680 --> 00:28:59.299
 for

00:28:59.299 --> 00:28:59.500
 the

00:28:59.500 --> 00:29:00.039
 plight

00:29:00.039 --> 00:29:00.580
 of

00:29:00.580 --> 00:29:00.740
 the

00:29:00.740 --> 00:29:01.240
 nations

00:29:01.240 --> 00:29:02.920
 it

00:29:02.920 --> 00:29:03.100
 is

00:29:03.100 --> 00:29:03.299
 the

00:29:03.299 --> 00:29:03.860
 it

00:29:03.860 --> 00:29:04.060
 is

00:29:04.060 --> 00:29:04.460
 deep

00:29:04.460 --> 00:29:05.039
 delight

00:29:05.039 --> 00:29:05.400
 and

00:29:05.400 --> 00:29:05.840
 joy

00:29:05.840 --> 00:29:06.100
 in

00:29:06.100 --> 00:29:06.259
 the

00:29:06.259 --> 00:29:06.539
 all

00:29:06.539 --> 00:29:07.240
 satisfying

00:29:07.240 --> 00:29:07.600
 beauty

00:29:07.600 --> 00:29:07.840
 of

00:29:07.840 --> 00:29:08.279
 Christ

00:29:08.279 --> 00:29:08.980
 that

00:29:08.980 --> 00:29:09.880
 energizes

00:29:09.880 --> 00:29:10.140
 the

00:29:10.140 --> 00:29:10.460
 will

00:29:10.460 --> 00:29:10.660
 of

00:29:10.660 --> 00:29:11.019
 man

00:29:11.019 --> 00:29:11.220
 or

00:29:11.220 --> 00:29:11.539
 woman

00:29:11.539 --> 00:29:11.759
 to

00:29:11.759 --> 00:29:11.940
 make

00:29:11.940 --> 00:29:12.360
 whatever

00:29:12.360 --> 00:29:13.220
 sacrifices

00:29:13.220 --> 00:29:13.620
 are

00:29:13.620 --> 00:29:14.299
 necessary

00:29:14.299 --> 00:29:14.840
 to

00:29:14.840 --> 00:29:15.299
 preserve

00:29:15.299 --> 00:29:15.680
 a

00:29:15.680 --> 00:29:16.120
 marriage

00:29:16.120 --> 00:29:16.380
 that

00:29:16.380 --> 00:29:16.539
 is

00:29:16.539 --> 00:29:16.900
 falling

00:29:16.900 --> 00:29:17.360
 apart

00:29:17.360 --> 00:29:19.759
 it

00:29:19.759 --> 00:29:20.000
 is

00:29:20.000 --> 00:29:20.539
 deep

00:29:20.539 --> 00:29:21.259
 delight

00:29:21.259 --> 00:29:21.660
 and

00:29:21.660 --> 00:29:22.120
 joy

00:29:22.120 --> 00:29:22.400
 in

00:29:22.400 --> 00:29:22.580
 the

00:29:22.580 --> 00:29:22.900
 all

00:29:22.900 --> 00:29:23.640
 satisfying

00:29:23.640 --> 00:29:24.120
 beauty

00:29:24.120 --> 00:29:24.380
 of

00:29:24.380 --> 00:29:24.840
 Christ

00:29:24.840 --> 00:29:25.380
 that

00:29:25.380 --> 00:29:26.080
 empowers

00:29:26.080 --> 00:29:26.640
 the

00:29:26.640 --> 00:29:27.039
 human

00:29:27.039 --> 00:29:27.560
 heart

00:29:27.559 --> 00:29:27.980
 to

00:29:27.980 --> 00:29:28.599
 overcome

00:29:28.599 --> 00:29:29.599
 addicted

00:29:29.599 --> 00:29:30.619
 behavior

00:29:30.619 --> 00:29:31.299
 and

00:29:31.299 --> 00:29:31.940
 sustain

00:29:31.940 --> 00:29:32.279
 the

00:29:32.279 --> 00:29:32.720
 soul

00:29:32.720 --> 00:29:32.940
 in

00:29:32.940 --> 00:29:33.099
 its

00:29:33.099 --> 00:29:33.559
 fight

00:29:33.559 --> 00:29:33.960
 against

00:29:33.960 --> 00:29:34.399
 sin

00:29:34.399 --> 00:29:34.940
 and

00:29:34.940 --> 00:29:35.599
 temptation

00:29:35.599 --> 00:29:37.879
 it

00:29:37.879 --> 00:29:38.059
 is

00:29:38.059 --> 00:29:38.440
 deep

00:29:38.440 --> 00:29:39.299
 delight

00:29:39.299 --> 00:29:39.659
 and

00:29:39.659 --> 00:29:40.139
 joy

00:29:40.139 --> 00:29:40.480
 in

00:29:40.480 --> 00:29:40.639
 the

00:29:40.639 --> 00:29:40.980
 all

00:29:40.980 --> 00:29:41.679
 satisfying

00:29:41.679 --> 00:29:42.099
 beauty

00:29:42.099 --> 00:29:42.339
 of

00:29:42.339 --> 00:29:42.799
 Christ

00:29:42.799 --> 00:29:43.259
 that

00:29:43.259 --> 00:29:43.740
 enables

00:29:43.740 --> 00:29:44.200
 weak

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 and

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 broke

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 the

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 weak

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 and

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 broken

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 soul

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 to

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 persevere

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 when a

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 job

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 is

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 lost

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 or a

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 child

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 rebels

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 or a

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 promise

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 is

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 shattered

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 or a

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 dream

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 comes

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 to

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 not

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 it

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 is

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 deep

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 delight

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 in

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 the

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 joy

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 of

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 an

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 all

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 satisfying

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 beauty

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 of

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 Christ

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 that

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 encourages

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 the

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 timid

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 and

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 fearful

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 heart

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 to

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 engage

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 and

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 confront

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 the

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 Christless

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 culture

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 in

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 which

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 we

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 live

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 with

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 the

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 good

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 news

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 of

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 the

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 gospel

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 of

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 the

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 cross

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 of

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 Christ

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 and

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 the

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 life

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 of

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 forgiveness

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 and

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 hope

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 that

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 can

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 only

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 be

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 found

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 through

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 faith

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 in

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 Jesus

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 it

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 is

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 deep

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 delight

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 and

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 joy

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 in

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 the

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 all

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 satisfying

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 beauty

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 of

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 Christ

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 that

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 will

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 sustain

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 a

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 church

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 through

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 adversity

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 and

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 bind

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 the

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 hearts

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 of

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 its

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 people

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 together

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 in

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 unity

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 and

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 love

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 and

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 mutual

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 affection

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 this

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 is

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 the

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 joy

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 that

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 is

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 ours

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 for

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 the

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 taking

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 now

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 and

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 forever

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 because

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 God

00:30:48.440 --> 00:30:48.980
 has sent

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 to us

00:30:49.480 --> 00:30:49.720
 his

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 son

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 a

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 savior

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 who

00:30:52.820 --> 00:30:52.980
 is

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 Christ

00:30:53.340 --> 00:30:53.560
 the

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 Lord

00:30:53.940 --> 00:30:55.900
 joy

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 to

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 the

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 world

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 indeed

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 so

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 may

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 God

00:31:01.200 --> 00:31:01.559
 bless

00:31:01.559 --> 00:31:01.960
 you

00:31:01.960 --> 00:31:03.180
 today

00:31:03.180 --> 00:31:04.620
 and

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 this

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 next

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 year

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 with

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 a

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 greater

00:31:07.740 --> 00:31:08.519
 awareness

00:31:08.519 --> 00:31:09.160
 of

00:31:09.160 --> 00:31:09.299
 your

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 need

00:31:09.559 --> 00:31:09.720
 of

00:31:09.720 --> 00:31:10.220
 Christ

00:31:10.220 --> 00:31:12.259
 as

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 well

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 as

00:31:13.039 --> 00:31:13.240
 with

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 a

00:31:13.400 --> 00:31:13.759
 greater

00:31:13.759 --> 00:31:14.799
 experience

00:31:14.799 --> 00:31:15.980
 of

00:31:15.980 --> 00:31:16.200
 the

00:31:16.200 --> 00:31:17.019
 satisfying

00:31:17.019 --> 00:31:17.680
 fullness

00:31:17.680 --> 00:31:17.940
 of

00:31:17.940 --> 00:31:18.380
 Advent

00:31:18.380 --> 00:31:19.420
 joy

00:31:19.420 --> 00:31:21.320
 this

00:31:21.320 --> 00:31:21.779
 season

00:31:21.779 --> 00:31:22.880
 and the

00:31:22.880 --> 00:31:23.140
 coming

00:31:23.140 --> 00:31:23.519
 year

00:31:23.519 --> 00:31:24.819
 let's

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 pray

00:31:25.000 --> 00:31:25.339
 together