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 If you'd like to turn with me to Luke chapter 2, we're going to be reading from verses 8-14.

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! Luke chapter 2, verses 8-14.

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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 around them.

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 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 the baby wrapped in swaddling claws and lying in a manger.

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 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly hosts praising God and saying,

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 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.

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 Thank you for its nourishment, its light, its counsel, its comfort, its power.

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 By your spirit, speak to us today.

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 In Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 In this second week of the Advent season, we take the opportunity to remind ourselves of the importance of joy in the gospel message and in our daily lives.

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

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 See, God created you and me with the unique capacity to experience the emotion of delight.

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 He has equipped you with physical senses that enable you to enjoy the world he created.

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 We not only see with our eyes, but we delight in what we see.

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 We delight in his creativity and the beauty of a sunset or flowers or puppies or newborn babies.

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

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

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 We enjoyably breathe in the sense of peppermint and pine and vanilla and breezes from the sea.

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

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 And in the warm touch of friendship.

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

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 God designed each one of us with the capacity to enjoy the world around us.

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 And I believe he expects us to give expression to our delight.

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 It's an act of worship to do that.

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

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 But God has also created us to experience another kind of joy.

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 God gives us the capacity to enjoy Him.

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 The psalmist declared in light of the Lord's guidance,

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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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 Psalm 1611.

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 And he specifically calls God my exceeding joy.

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 Psalm 43.

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 Psalm 43.4.

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 In spite of the judgment that hovers over a rebellious world,

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 We've been given favor by God to experience this joy in Him even now.

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 This is Advent joy.

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 God holds out to the world the possibility of experiencing joy in Him through the good news of Advent.

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 Psalm 34.8 says,

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

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 We should expect it.

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 But we should also understand that much of the joy that we observe at this time has different sources.

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 Some of you are just looking forward to a vacation from school.

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 Some spend time outside in the snow.

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 Most anticipate visits from good friends and family.

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 We give and we receive gifts.

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 All these foster happy emotions within us.

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 And the social atmosphere becomes naturally more jubilant.

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

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

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 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 association points to joy's important role in the gospel.

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 The passage we just read from Luke teaches us that God sent the Messiah King,

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 the long-awaited Messiah King, into the world so that you would experience great 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 heard the angel and saw the glory of the Lord

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 and the response that the angel indicated would most likely correspond to the message that he was bringing.

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 I'd like to focus on that contrast this morning because I believe it highlights two things.

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 Two things that God wants you to understand in order to experience greater Advent joy.

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

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 the more you can experience Advent joy.

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 The first part of that contrast is found in verses 8 and 9, so let's look at that again.

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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 the angel of the Lord or an angel of the Lord appeared to them,

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 and the glory of the Lord shone round about them,

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 and they were filled with great fear.

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 This isn't the first time we see in the scriptures that angels have suddenly appeared and scared people out of their wits.

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 The Bible records many angelic visitations,

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 and several included responses similar to the shepherds.

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 The prophet Daniel wrote of being completely drained of his strength,

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 falling into a deep sleep,

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 and when the angel touched him and comforted him and had him stand up,

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 he was trembling,

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 simply at a vision of an angel.

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 And in the previous chapter of Luke's account,

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 both Zechariah and Mary were told by the angel Gabriel not to fear

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 because they were both troubled.

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 at this appearance.

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 But what is unique about this appearance 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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 During the Exodus,

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 when the glory of the Lord appeared on Mount Sinai,

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 we're told that it was in a cloud,

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 and it was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain.

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 Exodus 24, 17.

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 And another time,

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 when Moses asked God to see his glory,

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 he had to put Moses in the cleft of a rock

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 and cover him with his hand

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 in order to shield him from a direct view of God's glory,

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 to protect him from death.

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 Of the shepherds,

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 it simply says that the glory shone around them.

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 They were right in the midst of it.

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 It wasn't on a mountain far away.

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 They weren't shielded from anything.

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 It was just all around them.

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 Their fear was understandable,

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 not only because they encountered a supernatural being,

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 frightening enough,

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 but also because such an encounter with the glory of God

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 likely highlighted their own sense of sinfulness

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 and pending judgment

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 before a holy and righteous God.

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 To most of us here,

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 our need for Jesus is pretty obvious.

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 But many people still don't understand that need.

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 They argue it away.

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 Even for many Christians,

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 we might not completely understand

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 or we misrepresent our real need.

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 Jesus is often presented as someone

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 who can help us in our loneliness,

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 give us a reason to live,

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 meet some need for significance

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 or boost our self-esteem.

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 You can see this in a lot of the

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 more popular Christian songs.

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 But the gospel message starts with the truth

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 that we need to be delivered

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 from God's righteous judgment

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 and an eternal death sentence.

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 I believe understanding this is the first step

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 to appreciating the good news of Jesus' coming.

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 The other part of the contrast

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 is observed in verse 10.

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 Look there again.

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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,

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 verse 9,

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 stands in stark contrast

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 contrast

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 with the great joy

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 of verse 10.

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 Now, I admit that the author of the gospel

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 doesn't say anything about the contrast,

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 but the connection does appear to be obvious.

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 And in light of that contrast,

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 I'm going to suggest

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 that the Holy Spirit intended it

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 to be read by us

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 to communicate something important

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 to us

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 about the experience

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 of the gospel.

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 I believe that in order

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 to fully experience

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 the great joy of Advent,

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 you and I not only need

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 to better understand

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 our need of His coming,

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 but we need to better understand

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 the joy

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 associated

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 with the good news.

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 So, first of all,

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 what do we mean by joy?

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 An older Webster's definition,

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 1828 version.

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 I like that version.

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 It's not politically correct.

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 Says this about joy.

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 It's the passion or emotion

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 excited by the acquisition

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 or expectation of good.

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 That excitement of pleasurable feelings

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 which is caused by success,

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 good fortune

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 and gratification of desire

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 or some good possessed

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 or by a rational 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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 Now, that definition

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 coincides very well

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 with the definitions

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 that the biblical words

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 give us

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 or are translated

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 by our English word

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 joy

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 or rejoice

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 or gladness.

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 There's been a lot

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 of discussion

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 over the years

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 about the difference

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 between joy

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 and happiness

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 in the Christian life.

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 Some make a strong distinction

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 like this popular

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 19th century evangelical

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 who wrote,

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 joy is a distinctly

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 Christian word

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 and a Christian thing.

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 It is the reverse

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 of happiness.

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 Happiness

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 is the result

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 of what happens

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 of an agreeable sort.

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 Joy

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 has its springs

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 deep inside

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 and that spring

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 never runs dry

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 no matter what happens.

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 Only Jesus

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 gives joy.

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 He had joy

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 singing 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 cross.

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 joy

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 Now you're like

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 I might read that

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 and go,

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 wow,

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 that sounds great.

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 But as wonderful

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 as it sounds,

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 it doesn't agree

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 with either

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 the English

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 definition

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 of joy

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 or the biblical

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 definition.

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 Joy in the Bible

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 is used

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 of emotions

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 and celebrations

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 of the ungodly

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 as well as the godly.

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 It's used

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 of a donkey.

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 The main

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 distinctions

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 that we do find

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 in the scripture

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 are in the objects

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 of the joy.

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 God

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 and his care

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 being prominent

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 and

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 its duration.

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 Job 20

00:16:19.140 --> 00:16:19.740
 verse 5

00:16:19.740 --> 00:16:20.220
 declares

00:16:20.220 --> 00:16:21.080
 the joy

00:16:21.080 --> 00:16:22.740
 of the godless

00:16:22.740 --> 00:16:24.020
 is for

00:16:24.020 --> 00:16:25.000
 a moment.

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 Whereas

00:16:28.600 --> 00:16:29.100
 Isaiah

00:16:29.100 --> 00:16:29.780
 says

00:16:29.780 --> 00:16:31.340
 the godly

00:16:31.340 --> 00:16:32.080
 are promised

00:16:32.080 --> 00:16:33.379
 everlasting

00:16:33.379 --> 00:16:34.460
 joy.

00:16:35.399 --> 00:16:35.980
 Isaiah

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 51

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 11

00:16:36.980 --> 00:16:39.060
 I draw

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 your attention

00:16:39.620 --> 00:16:40.060
 to this

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 because

00:16:40.399 --> 00:16:41.960
 over the years

00:16:41.960 --> 00:16:42.519
 many have

00:16:42.519 --> 00:16:43.040
 tried to

00:16:43.040 --> 00:16:43.720
 present joy

00:16:43.720 --> 00:16:44.320
 as something

00:16:44.320 --> 00:16:45.080
 altogether

00:16:45.080 --> 00:16:45.680
 different

00:16:45.680 --> 00:16:47.060
 from the

00:16:47.060 --> 00:16:47.620
 happy

00:16:47.620 --> 00:16:48.340
 emotions

00:16:48.340 --> 00:16:48.940
 that we

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 share with

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 every human

00:16:50.440 --> 00:16:50.780
 being.

00:16:52.040 --> 00:16:52.980
 They promote

00:16:52.980 --> 00:16:54.560
 an emotionless

00:16:54.560 --> 00:16:55.120
 joy

00:16:55.120 --> 00:16:58.620
 because it's

00:16:58.620 --> 00:16:59.540
 deep and

00:16:59.540 --> 00:16:59.900
 spiritual

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 has nothing

00:17:00.799 --> 00:17:01.279
 to do

00:17:01.279 --> 00:17:01.860
 with our

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 feelings.

00:17:05.720 --> 00:17:06.400
 This

00:17:06.400 --> 00:17:07.019
 just isn't

00:17:07.019 --> 00:17:07.400
 so.

00:17:08.579 --> 00:17:09.180
 The various

00:17:09.180 --> 00:17:10.259
 biblical synonyms

00:17:10.259 --> 00:17:10.940
 that depict

00:17:10.940 --> 00:17:11.740
 joy like

00:17:11.740 --> 00:17:12.400
 simcha

00:17:12.400 --> 00:17:12.859
 and

00:17:12.859 --> 00:17:13.740
 sason

00:17:13.740 --> 00:17:14.500
 gil

00:17:14.500 --> 00:17:15.059
 ra'anan

00:17:15.059 --> 00:17:15.119
!

00:17:16.119 --> 00:17:16.619
 These are

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 all

00:17:17.039 --> 00:17:17.779
 distinguished

00:17:17.779 --> 00:17:18.779
 primarily

00:17:18.779 --> 00:17:19.319
 by the

00:17:19.319 --> 00:17:19.799
 way

00:17:19.799 --> 00:17:20.759
 the emotion

00:17:20.759 --> 00:17:21.579
 is expressed.

00:17:22.700 --> 00:17:22.980
 There's

00:17:22.980 --> 00:17:23.339
 joyful

00:17:23.339 --> 00:17:24.000
 shouting,

00:17:24.259 --> 00:17:24.420
 there's

00:17:24.420 --> 00:17:24.740
 joyful

00:17:24.740 --> 00:17:25.339
 singing,

00:17:25.539 --> 00:17:25.720
 there's

00:17:25.720 --> 00:17:26.359
 intense

00:17:26.359 --> 00:17:26.799
 joy,

00:17:26.799 --> 00:17:26.839
 joy,

00:17:26.879 --> 00:17:27.079
 there's

00:17:27.079 --> 00:17:27.480
 quiet

00:17:27.480 --> 00:17:27.940
 joy.

00:17:29.819 --> 00:17:30.700
 But in

00:17:30.700 --> 00:17:31.779
 all cases,

00:17:32.700 --> 00:17:33.599
 joy is

00:17:33.599 --> 00:17:34.319
 clearly

00:17:34.319 --> 00:17:35.079
 something

00:17:35.079 --> 00:17:35.960
 observed.

00:17:37.700 --> 00:17:38.639
 As a matter

00:17:38.639 --> 00:17:39.099
 of fact,

00:17:39.379 --> 00:17:39.980
 Nehemiah

00:17:39.980 --> 00:17:40.639
 records a

00:17:40.639 --> 00:17:42.399
 time in

00:17:42.399 --> 00:17:43.299
 Israel's

00:17:43.299 --> 00:17:44.000
 history when

00:17:44.000 --> 00:17:45.019
 the people's

00:17:45.019 --> 00:17:45.720
 joy was

00:17:45.720 --> 00:17:46.799
 actually heard.

00:17:46.879 --> 00:17:47.299
 That's what it

00:17:47.299 --> 00:17:47.599
 says.

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 It was

00:17:48.099 --> 00:17:48.440
 heard.

00:17:49.339 --> 00:17:49.700
 Verse

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 43 of

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 chapter 12

00:17:51.579 --> 00:17:52.200
 of Nehemiah

00:17:52.200 --> 00:17:52.440
 says,

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 And they

00:17:52.820 --> 00:17:53.299
 offered

00:17:53.299 --> 00:17:53.740
 great

00:17:53.740 --> 00:17:54.620
 sacrifices

00:17:54.620 --> 00:17:55.320
 that day

00:17:55.320 --> 00:17:55.660
 and

00:17:55.660 --> 00:17:56.400
 rejoiced

00:17:56.400 --> 00:17:56.940
 for God

00:17:56.940 --> 00:17:57.500
 had made

00:17:57.500 --> 00:17:58.180
 them rejoice

00:17:58.180 --> 00:17:58.740
 with great

00:17:58.740 --> 00:17:59.160
 joy.

00:18:00.620 --> 00:18:01.299
 The women

00:18:01.299 --> 00:18:01.640
 and the

00:18:01.640 --> 00:18:02.000
 children

00:18:02.000 --> 00:18:02.539
 also

00:18:02.539 --> 00:18:03.140
 rejoiced

00:18:03.140 --> 00:18:03.759
 and the

00:18:03.759 --> 00:18:04.620
 joy of

00:18:04.620 --> 00:18:05.240
 Jerusalem

00:18:05.240 --> 00:18:06.320
 was heard

00:18:06.320 --> 00:18:07.860
 far away.

00:18:13.600 --> 00:18:14.440
 The

00:18:14.440 --> 00:18:14.920
 angel's

00:18:14.920 --> 00:18:15.420
 announcement,

00:18:16.000 --> 00:18:16.940
 good news

00:18:16.940 --> 00:18:17.380
 to the

00:18:17.380 --> 00:18:17.980
 shepherds,

00:18:18.920 --> 00:18:19.799
 was described

00:18:19.799 --> 00:18:20.440
 as one

00:18:20.440 --> 00:18:21.340
 that brings

00:18:21.340 --> 00:18:22.840
 great

00:18:22.840 --> 00:18:23.640
 joy.

00:18:25.660 --> 00:18:26.559
 First of

00:18:26.559 --> 00:18:26.900
 all,

00:18:27.460 --> 00:18:28.160
 it's joyous

00:18:28.160 --> 00:18:28.880
 news because

00:18:28.880 --> 00:18:29.500
 it's the

00:18:29.500 --> 00:18:30.380
 fulfillment of

00:18:30.380 --> 00:18:31.120
 a long

00:18:31.120 --> 00:18:32.039
 awaited

00:18:32.039 --> 00:18:32.720
 promise

00:18:32.720 --> 00:18:38.880
 to

00:18:38.880 --> 00:18:39.519
 mankind.

00:18:40.220 --> 00:18:40.880
 A long

00:18:40.880 --> 00:18:41.580
 awaited

00:18:41.580 --> 00:18:42.360
 answer

00:18:42.360 --> 00:18:44.019
 to the

00:18:44.019 --> 00:18:44.320
 human

00:18:44.320 --> 00:18:44.940
 predicament.

00:18:46.059 --> 00:18:46.400
 It's

00:18:46.400 --> 00:18:46.840
 news of

00:18:46.840 --> 00:18:47.360
 a savior.

00:18:48.539 --> 00:18:48.779
 It's

00:18:48.779 --> 00:18:49.360
 news of

00:18:49.360 --> 00:18:49.519
 the

00:18:49.519 --> 00:18:50.299
 anticipated

00:18:50.299 --> 00:18:51.659
 messianic

00:18:51.659 --> 00:18:52.379
 king's

00:18:52.379 --> 00:18:52.960
 arrival.

00:18:54.119 --> 00:18:54.379
 It's

00:18:54.379 --> 00:18:55.000
 news of

00:18:55.000 --> 00:18:55.539
 God's

00:18:55.539 --> 00:18:55.940
 gracious

00:18:55.940 --> 00:18:56.879
 plan to

00:18:56.879 --> 00:18:57.579
 save his

00:18:57.579 --> 00:18:58.279
 people from

00:18:58.279 --> 00:18:59.240
 his own

00:18:59.240 --> 00:18:59.919
 wrath.

00:19:02.359 --> 00:19:03.059
 It's

00:19:03.059 --> 00:19:03.579
 news of

00:19:03.579 --> 00:19:03.700
 the

00:19:03.700 --> 00:19:04.559
 impartation

00:19:04.559 --> 00:19:04.799
 of

00:19:04.799 --> 00:19:05.379
 righteousness

00:19:05.379 --> 00:19:06.759
 to

00:19:06.759 --> 00:19:07.379
 those

00:19:07.379 --> 00:19:08.579
 who are

00:19:08.579 --> 00:19:09.399
 unrighteous.

00:19:10.819 --> 00:19:11.019
 It's

00:19:11.019 --> 00:19:12.139
 good news

00:19:12.139 --> 00:19:12.519
 of the

00:19:12.519 --> 00:19:13.039
 dawning

00:19:13.039 --> 00:19:13.740
 of eternal

00:19:13.740 --> 00:19:14.960
 life in

00:19:14.960 --> 00:19:15.759
 a renewed

00:19:15.759 --> 00:19:16.819
 universe.

00:19:16.819 --> 00:19:17.039
 others.

00:19:18.599 --> 00:19:19.240
 It's

00:19:19.240 --> 00:19:20.079
 the news

00:19:20.079 --> 00:19:20.879
 of an

00:19:20.879 --> 00:19:21.700
 effectual

00:19:21.700 --> 00:19:23.279
 sacrifice

00:19:23.279 --> 00:19:23.939
 on our

00:19:23.939 --> 00:19:24.480
 behalf.

00:19:24.480 --> 00:19:29.299
 I can't

00:19:29.299 --> 00:19:29.759
 help but

00:19:29.759 --> 00:19:30.299
 believe that

00:19:30.299 --> 00:19:31.160
 the contrast

00:19:31.160 --> 00:19:32.519
 in these

00:19:32.519 --> 00:19:33.460
 verses are

00:19:33.460 --> 00:19:34.240
 intended to

00:19:34.240 --> 00:19:35.339
 emphasize the

00:19:35.339 --> 00:19:36.559
 wonder of

00:19:36.559 --> 00:19:37.240
 the message.

00:19:38.120 --> 00:19:38.319
 It's

00:19:38.319 --> 00:19:39.019
 benefits to

00:19:39.019 --> 00:19:39.420
 Israel,

00:19:39.700 --> 00:19:39.940
 it's

00:19:39.940 --> 00:19:40.759
 grandeur,

00:19:40.900 --> 00:19:41.759
 it's

00:19:41.759 --> 00:19:42.380
 mystery,

00:19:42.819 --> 00:19:44.420
 and it's

00:19:44.420 --> 00:19:44.860
 amazing

00:19:44.860 --> 00:19:45.880
 initiation in

00:19:45.880 --> 00:19:46.319
 these humble

00:19:46.319 --> 00:19:47.099
 circumstances

00:19:47.099 --> 00:19:48.519
 among sheep

00:19:48.519 --> 00:19:49.860
 and shepherds.

00:19:49.859 --> 00:19:51.379
 we're

00:19:51.379 --> 00:19:51.839
 right to

00:19:51.839 --> 00:19:54.439
 focus on

00:19:54.439 --> 00:19:55.759
 that aspect

00:19:55.759 --> 00:19:56.579
 that God

00:19:56.579 --> 00:19:57.159
 in all

00:19:57.159 --> 00:19:58.099
 his stated

00:19:58.099 --> 00:19:59.939
 glory would

00:19:59.939 --> 00:20:01.679
 appear as

00:20:01.679 --> 00:20:02.659
 a child

00:20:02.659 --> 00:20:06.159
 in a

00:20:06.159 --> 00:20:06.699
 cave

00:20:06.699 --> 00:20:09.139
 among

00:20:09.139 --> 00:20:10.099
 animals.

00:20:12.500 --> 00:20:13.139
 But you

00:20:13.139 --> 00:20:13.359
 have to

00:20:13.359 --> 00:20:13.859
 remember

00:20:13.859 --> 00:20:17.219
 that the

00:20:17.219 --> 00:20:17.639
 announcement

00:20:17.639 --> 00:20:19.179
 came in

00:20:19.180 --> 00:20:19.580
 one of the

00:20:19.580 --> 00:20:19.980
 greatest

00:20:19.980 --> 00:20:20.880
 displays

00:20:20.880 --> 00:20:21.480
 of

00:20:21.480 --> 00:20:24.660
 trembling

00:20:24.660 --> 00:20:25.460
 fear

00:20:25.460 --> 00:20:27.060
 to the

00:20:27.060 --> 00:20:27.980
 shepherds.

00:20:32.460 --> 00:20:33.380
 But I

00:20:33.380 --> 00:20:34.120
 also believe

00:20:34.120 --> 00:20:34.600
 that there's

00:20:34.600 --> 00:20:35.400
 something more

00:20:35.400 --> 00:20:36.340
 being communicated

00:20:36.340 --> 00:20:37.180
 here by this

00:20:37.180 --> 00:20:37.580
 phrase,

00:20:37.700 --> 00:20:38.320
 great joy.

00:20:39.440 --> 00:20:39.779
 The

00:20:39.779 --> 00:20:40.400
 prophets of

00:20:40.400 --> 00:20:41.720
 Israel wrote

00:20:41.720 --> 00:20:42.500
 a great

00:20:42.500 --> 00:20:44.000
 deal about

00:20:44.000 --> 00:20:44.380
 joy,

00:20:44.680 --> 00:20:45.560
 and they

00:20:45.560 --> 00:20:46.259
 predicted a

00:20:46.259 --> 00:20:46.900
 time when

00:20:46.900 --> 00:20:48.039
 joy would

00:20:48.039 --> 00:20:48.640
 be prominent.

00:20:49.180 --> 00:20:49.620
 joy.

00:20:49.620 --> 00:20:51.019
 I mean,

00:20:51.140 --> 00:20:51.779
 they didn't

00:20:51.779 --> 00:20:52.720
 just indicate

00:20:52.720 --> 00:20:53.080
 that there

00:20:53.080 --> 00:20:53.400
 would be

00:20:53.400 --> 00:20:54.000
 joy at

00:20:54.000 --> 00:20:54.620
 the arrival

00:20:54.620 --> 00:20:55.200
 of a

00:20:55.200 --> 00:20:55.920
 new world,

00:20:56.279 --> 00:20:57.640
 but they

00:20:57.640 --> 00:20:58.980
 prophesied

00:20:58.980 --> 00:20:59.640
 that joy

00:20:59.640 --> 00:21:00.680
 would characterize

00:21:00.680 --> 00:21:02.100
 that world.

00:21:05.460 --> 00:21:06.299
 If you

00:21:06.299 --> 00:21:06.740
 want to look

00:21:06.740 --> 00:21:07.299
 at Isaiah

00:21:07.299 --> 00:21:07.940
 65,

00:21:08.460 --> 00:21:09.519
 17 through

00:21:09.519 --> 00:21:10.279
 19 for

00:21:10.279 --> 00:21:10.880
 an example,

00:21:11.700 --> 00:21:12.060
 it's

00:21:12.060 --> 00:21:12.519
 amazing.

00:21:12.519 --> 00:21:14.740
 the

00:21:14.740 --> 00:21:15.019
 prophet

00:21:15.019 --> 00:21:15.619
 writes,

00:21:15.980 --> 00:21:17.160
 for behold,

00:21:17.460 --> 00:21:17.680
 I

00:21:17.680 --> 00:21:18.259
 create

00:21:18.259 --> 00:21:19.279
 new

00:21:19.279 --> 00:21:19.879
 heavens

00:21:19.879 --> 00:21:20.299
 and a

00:21:20.299 --> 00:21:20.460
 new

00:21:20.460 --> 00:21:20.920
 earth,

00:21:21.420 --> 00:21:22.139
 and the

00:21:22.139 --> 00:21:22.500
 former

00:21:22.500 --> 00:21:23.000
 things

00:21:23.000 --> 00:21:23.619
 shall not

00:21:23.619 --> 00:21:24.359
 be remembered

00:21:24.359 --> 00:21:25.240
 or come

00:21:25.240 --> 00:21:25.900
 to mind,

00:21:27.039 --> 00:21:28.240
 but be

00:21:28.240 --> 00:21:29.039
 glad and

00:21:29.039 --> 00:21:29.579
 rejoice

00:21:29.579 --> 00:21:30.319
 forever

00:21:30.319 --> 00:21:31.420
 in that

00:21:31.420 --> 00:21:31.819
 which I

00:21:31.819 --> 00:21:32.400
 create.

00:21:32.900 --> 00:21:33.200
 For

00:21:33.200 --> 00:21:33.819
 behold,

00:21:33.819 --> 00:21:34.379
 I

00:21:34.379 --> 00:21:34.980
 create

00:21:34.980 --> 00:21:35.660
 Jerusalem

00:21:35.660 --> 00:21:37.039
 to be

00:21:37.039 --> 00:21:38.000
 a

00:21:38.000 --> 00:21:39.000
 joy.

00:21:39.000 --> 00:21:43.019
 and her

00:21:43.019 --> 00:21:43.559
 people

00:21:43.559 --> 00:21:45.140
 to be

00:21:45.140 --> 00:21:46.019
 a

00:21:46.019 --> 00:21:46.859
 gladness.

00:21:49.079 --> 00:21:49.819
 What did

00:21:49.819 --> 00:21:50.359
 God have

00:21:50.359 --> 00:21:51.000
 in mind?

00:21:54.400 --> 00:21:55.000
 It's

00:21:55.000 --> 00:21:55.640
 mind-boggling,

00:21:55.940 --> 00:21:56.359
 I think.

00:21:58.940 --> 00:21:59.200
 I mean,

00:21:59.240 --> 00:21:59.599
 what do you

00:21:59.599 --> 00:21:59.960
 think of

00:21:59.960 --> 00:22:00.400
 when you

00:22:00.400 --> 00:22:00.700
 think of

00:22:00.700 --> 00:22:01.000
 heaven?

00:22:04.440 --> 00:22:05.000
 Sitting

00:22:05.000 --> 00:22:05.319
 at the

00:22:05.319 --> 00:22:05.619
 beach

00:22:05.619 --> 00:22:06.079
 a lot?

00:22:06.079 --> 00:22:10.399
 dutifully

00:22:10.399 --> 00:22:11.059
 serving?

00:22:13.159 --> 00:22:13.699
 That's

00:22:13.699 --> 00:22:14.000
 not the

00:22:14.000 --> 00:22:14.519
 picture we

00:22:14.519 --> 00:22:15.740
 get from

00:22:15.740 --> 00:22:15.899
 the

00:22:15.899 --> 00:22:16.339
 prophets,

00:22:16.759 --> 00:22:17.179
 anyway.

00:22:20.359 --> 00:22:20.879
 I

00:22:20.879 --> 00:22:21.039
 will

00:22:21.039 --> 00:22:21.500
 rejoice

00:22:21.500 --> 00:22:21.740
 in

00:22:21.740 --> 00:22:22.059
 Jerusalem

00:22:22.059 --> 00:22:22.419
 and be

00:22:22.419 --> 00:22:23.000
 glad in

00:22:23.000 --> 00:22:23.199
 my

00:22:23.199 --> 00:22:23.599
 people.

00:22:23.720 --> 00:22:23.859
 No

00:22:23.859 --> 00:22:24.179
 more

00:22:24.179 --> 00:22:24.559
 shall

00:22:24.559 --> 00:22:24.759
 be

00:22:24.759 --> 00:22:25.139
 heard

00:22:25.139 --> 00:22:25.439
 in it

00:22:25.439 --> 00:22:25.599
 the

00:22:25.599 --> 00:22:25.939
 sound

00:22:25.939 --> 00:22:26.119
 of

00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:26.619
 weeping

00:22:26.619 --> 00:22:27.220
 and

00:22:27.220 --> 00:22:27.379
 the

00:22:27.379 --> 00:22:27.720
 cry

00:22:27.720 --> 00:22:27.899
 of

00:22:27.899 --> 00:22:28.279
 distress.

00:22:30.099 --> 00:22:30.679
 It's

00:22:30.679 --> 00:22:30.819
 an

00:22:30.819 --> 00:22:31.179
 important

00:22:31.179 --> 00:22:32.339
 thing

00:22:32.339 --> 00:22:32.539
 to

00:22:32.539 --> 00:22:33.000
 realize

00:22:33.000 --> 00:22:33.359
 this

00:22:33.359 --> 00:22:34.899
 idea

00:22:34.899 --> 00:22:35.699
 of

00:22:35.700 --> 00:22:36.420
 joy

00:22:36.420 --> 00:22:37.860
 replacing

00:22:37.860 --> 00:22:38.559
 suffering.

00:22:39.019 --> 00:22:39.340
 I think

00:22:39.340 --> 00:22:39.860
 it impacts

00:22:39.860 --> 00:22:40.319
 us most

00:22:40.319 --> 00:22:40.840
 because we

00:22:40.840 --> 00:22:41.519
 know what

00:22:41.519 --> 00:22:42.080
 suffering is

00:22:42.080 --> 00:22:42.500
 like.

00:22:42.900 --> 00:22:43.100
 We

00:22:43.100 --> 00:22:43.720
 experience

00:22:43.720 --> 00:22:43.980
 it.

00:22:46.240 --> 00:22:46.460
 We

00:22:46.460 --> 00:22:47.039
 spirits it

00:22:47.039 --> 00:22:47.799
 all our

00:22:47.799 --> 00:22:48.380
 lives

00:22:48.380 --> 00:22:49.160
 in one

00:22:49.160 --> 00:22:49.559
 way or

00:22:49.559 --> 00:22:49.900
 another.

00:22:50.759 --> 00:22:50.880
 This

00:22:50.880 --> 00:22:51.360
 world is

00:22:51.360 --> 00:22:51.819
 characterized

00:22:51.819 --> 00:22:52.299
 by

00:22:52.299 --> 00:22:52.779
 suffering.

00:22:55.299 --> 00:22:55.640
 And yet

00:22:55.640 --> 00:22:55.880
 God

00:22:55.880 --> 00:22:56.539
 promises a

00:22:56.539 --> 00:22:57.000
 time when

00:22:57.000 --> 00:22:57.220
 that

00:22:57.220 --> 00:22:57.600
 suffering

00:22:57.600 --> 00:22:58.080
 will be

00:22:58.080 --> 00:22:58.460
 gone

00:22:58.460 --> 00:22:59.819
 completely.

00:23:01.660 --> 00:23:02.059
 And I

00:23:02.059 --> 00:23:02.380
 think it

00:23:02.380 --> 00:23:02.900
 increases

00:23:02.900 --> 00:23:03.740
 the joy.

00:23:05.259 --> 00:23:05.519
 At

00:23:05.519 --> 00:23:05.820
 least

00:23:05.820 --> 00:23:06.920
 the

00:23:06.920 --> 00:23:07.120
 very

00:23:07.120 --> 00:23:07.860
 understanding

00:23:07.860 --> 00:23:08.360
 of it.

00:23:09.600 --> 00:23:09.960
 But this

00:23:09.960 --> 00:23:10.700
 passage tells

00:23:10.700 --> 00:23:11.019
 us that

00:23:11.019 --> 00:23:11.400
 the Lord

00:23:11.400 --> 00:23:11.720
 is a

00:23:11.720 --> 00:23:12.080
 God who

00:23:12.080 --> 00:23:12.740
 rejoices

00:23:12.740 --> 00:23:13.800
 and he

00:23:13.800 --> 00:23:14.400
 has

00:23:14.400 --> 00:23:14.800
 destined

00:23:14.800 --> 00:23:15.880
 us to

00:23:15.880 --> 00:23:16.540
 reflect

00:23:16.540 --> 00:23:17.400
 that

00:23:17.400 --> 00:23:17.740
 joy.

00:23:23.380 --> 00:23:24.019
 Now,

00:23:24.440 --> 00:23:25.060
 though the

00:23:25.060 --> 00:23:25.920
 prophet spoke

00:23:25.920 --> 00:23:26.440
 of a day

00:23:26.440 --> 00:23:26.740
 that is

00:23:26.740 --> 00:23:27.120
 still to

00:23:27.120 --> 00:23:27.580
 come,

00:23:29.180 --> 00:23:29.519
 there's

00:23:29.519 --> 00:23:30.120
 no doubt

00:23:30.119 --> 00:23:30.719
 that God

00:23:30.719 --> 00:23:31.779
 wants you

00:23:31.779 --> 00:23:32.419
 to experience

00:23:32.419 --> 00:23:32.939
 this joy

00:23:32.939 --> 00:23:33.319
 now.

00:23:34.539 --> 00:23:34.859
 Advent

00:23:34.859 --> 00:23:36.059
 joy is

00:23:36.059 --> 00:23:36.459
 a message

00:23:36.459 --> 00:23:37.079
 of present

00:23:37.079 --> 00:23:37.500
 joy.

00:23:39.619 --> 00:23:40.459
 Joy was

00:23:40.459 --> 00:23:41.079
 a prominent

00:23:41.079 --> 00:23:41.799
 characteristic

00:23:41.799 --> 00:23:42.159
 of the

00:23:42.159 --> 00:23:42.899
 early church.

00:23:44.119 --> 00:23:44.479
 One

00:23:44.479 --> 00:23:45.099
 theologian

00:23:45.099 --> 00:23:45.439
 in the

00:23:45.439 --> 00:23:45.759
 late

00:23:45.759 --> 00:23:46.259
 19th

00:23:46.259 --> 00:23:46.579
 century

00:23:46.579 --> 00:23:47.059
 declared,

00:23:47.239 --> 00:23:47.500
 the New

00:23:47.500 --> 00:23:47.859
 Testament

00:23:47.859 --> 00:23:48.259
 is the

00:23:48.259 --> 00:23:48.579
 most

00:23:48.579 --> 00:23:49.159
 buoyant,

00:23:49.339 --> 00:23:49.919
 exhilarating,

00:23:50.119 --> 00:23:50.619
 and joyful

00:23:50.619 --> 00:23:51.339
 book in

00:23:51.339 --> 00:23:52.019
 the world.

00:23:54.939 --> 00:23:55.619
 And in

00:23:55.619 --> 00:23:56.059
 the pages

00:23:56.059 --> 00:23:56.379
 of the

00:23:56.379 --> 00:23:56.519
 New

00:23:56.519 --> 00:23:56.799
 Testament

00:23:56.799 --> 00:23:57.579
 we see

00:23:57.579 --> 00:23:59.299
 joy in

00:23:59.299 --> 00:24:29.279
 the

00:24:29.279 --> 00:24:29.700
 New Testament

00:24:29.700 --> 00:24:30.720
 also directs

00:24:30.720 --> 00:24:31.660
 us to

00:24:31.660 --> 00:24:32.559
 rejoice in

00:24:32.559 --> 00:24:32.920
 the Lord

00:24:32.920 --> 00:24:33.839
 always.

00:24:34.359 --> 00:24:34.779
 Philippians

00:24:34.779 --> 00:24:35.539
 4.4

00:24:35.539 --> 00:24:36.099
 And it

00:24:36.099 --> 00:24:37.039
 reminds us

00:24:37.039 --> 00:24:37.559
 that our

00:24:37.559 --> 00:24:38.420
 joy in

00:24:38.420 --> 00:24:39.039
 the midst

00:24:39.039 --> 00:24:39.720
 of our

00:24:39.720 --> 00:24:40.339
 troubles

00:24:40.339 --> 00:24:41.500
 is

00:24:41.500 --> 00:24:42.879
 inexpressible

00:24:42.879 --> 00:24:43.960
 and full

00:24:43.960 --> 00:24:45.039
 of glory.

00:24:45.940 --> 00:24:46.639
 1 Peter

00:24:46.639 --> 00:24:47.480
 1.8

00:24:47.480 --> 00:24:52.559
 Advent

00:24:52.559 --> 00:24:53.160
 joy

00:24:53.160 --> 00:24:56.539
 is a

00:24:56.539 --> 00:24:57.119
 joy that

00:24:57.119 --> 00:24:58.259
 transcends

00:24:58.259 --> 00:24:59.500
 all other

00:24:59.500 --> 00:25:00.119
 joys

00:25:00.119 --> 00:25:01.619
 because it

00:25:01.619 --> 00:25:02.379
 is based

00:25:02.379 --> 00:25:03.740
 on the

00:25:03.740 --> 00:25:04.220
 goodness

00:25:04.220 --> 00:25:05.660
 and

00:25:05.660 --> 00:25:06.339
 greatness

00:25:06.339 --> 00:25:08.359
 of God

00:25:08.359 --> 00:25:08.579
 our

00:25:08.579 --> 00:25:09.099
 Father

00:25:09.099 --> 00:25:10.180
 and his

00:25:10.180 --> 00:25:10.680
 Son

00:25:10.680 --> 00:25:12.539
 and his

00:25:12.539 --> 00:25:13.140
 Spirit

00:25:13.140 --> 00:25:15.579
 in their

00:25:15.579 --> 00:25:16.200
 delight

00:25:16.200 --> 00:25:18.279
 for each

00:25:18.279 --> 00:25:18.599
 other

00:25:18.599 --> 00:25:20.480
 and their

00:25:20.480 --> 00:25:20.900
 eternal

00:25:20.900 --> 00:25:21.480
 work

00:25:21.480 --> 00:25:22.740
 on our

00:25:22.740 --> 00:25:23.379
 behalf

00:25:23.380 --> 00:25:25.200
 to

00:25:25.200 --> 00:25:25.640
 share

00:25:25.640 --> 00:25:26.220
 in

00:25:26.220 --> 00:25:26.400
 their

00:25:26.400 --> 00:25:26.760
 joy.

00:25:28.080 --> 00:25:28.800
 It's a

00:25:28.800 --> 00:25:29.340
 relational

00:25:29.340 --> 00:25:29.760
 joy.

00:25:29.860 --> 00:25:30.080
 It's a

00:25:30.080 --> 00:25:30.560
 joy we

00:25:30.560 --> 00:25:31.040
 share.

00:25:32.200 --> 00:25:32.540
 It's an

00:25:32.540 --> 00:25:33.420
 experiential

00:25:33.420 --> 00:25:33.720
 joy.

00:25:33.840 --> 00:25:34.000
 It's

00:25:34.000 --> 00:25:34.800
 observable

00:25:34.800 --> 00:25:35.180
 and

00:25:35.180 --> 00:25:36.640
 undeniable.

00:25:37.640 --> 00:25:38.260
 It's an

00:25:38.260 --> 00:25:39.000
 effectual

00:25:39.000 --> 00:25:39.480
 joy.

00:25:39.860 --> 00:25:40.520
 It

00:25:40.520 --> 00:25:41.160
 affects the

00:25:41.160 --> 00:25:41.480
 way we

00:25:41.480 --> 00:25:42.600
 live and

00:25:42.600 --> 00:25:43.500
 strengthens

00:25:43.500 --> 00:25:43.920
 us to

00:25:43.920 --> 00:25:44.480
 resist

00:25:44.480 --> 00:25:45.320
 the

00:25:45.320 --> 00:25:45.980
 pleasures,

00:25:47.180 --> 00:25:47.780
 the

00:25:47.780 --> 00:25:48.580
 temporary

00:25:48.580 --> 00:25:49.280
 pleasures,

00:25:49.279 --> 00:25:50.220
 the

00:25:50.220 --> 00:25:51.399
 insignificant

00:25:51.399 --> 00:25:51.819
 in

00:25:51.819 --> 00:25:52.639
 comparison

00:25:52.639 --> 00:25:55.019
 pleasures

00:25:55.019 --> 00:25:56.139
 that are

00:25:56.139 --> 00:25:56.740
 all around

00:25:56.740 --> 00:25:57.200
 us.

00:25:59.240 --> 00:26:00.379
 And it

00:26:00.379 --> 00:26:00.700
 is a

00:26:00.700 --> 00:26:01.139
 lasting

00:26:01.139 --> 00:26:01.660
 joy,

00:26:02.859 --> 00:26:03.399
 a joy

00:26:03.399 --> 00:26:03.980
 that never

00:26:03.980 --> 00:26:04.819
 ends but

00:26:04.819 --> 00:26:05.279
 only

00:26:05.279 --> 00:26:06.339
 increases

00:26:06.339 --> 00:26:08.019
 for ages

00:26:08.019 --> 00:26:09.119
 to come.

00:26:09.119 --> 00:26:13.879
 I believe

00:26:13.879 --> 00:26:14.419
 God wants

00:26:14.419 --> 00:26:16.359
 you to

00:26:16.359 --> 00:26:17.539
 experience

00:26:17.539 --> 00:26:18.559
 more fully

00:26:18.559 --> 00:26:20.159
 his great

00:26:20.159 --> 00:26:20.539
 advent

00:26:20.539 --> 00:26:20.979
 joy.

00:26:22.079 --> 00:26:23.039
 The more

00:26:23.039 --> 00:26:23.799
 you appreciate

00:26:23.799 --> 00:26:24.819
 why Jesus

00:26:24.819 --> 00:26:25.479
 had to

00:26:25.479 --> 00:26:25.939
 come,

00:26:26.379 --> 00:26:26.979
 why he

00:26:26.979 --> 00:26:27.339
 came,

00:26:27.500 --> 00:26:28.019
 how he

00:26:28.019 --> 00:26:28.500
 came,

00:26:29.639 --> 00:26:29.919
 I believe

00:26:29.919 --> 00:26:30.359
 the more

00:26:30.359 --> 00:26:30.919
 you will

00:26:30.919 --> 00:26:31.619
 experience

00:26:31.619 --> 00:26:32.539
 his everlasting

00:26:32.539 --> 00:26:33.879
 advent

00:26:33.879 --> 00:26:34.339
 joy.

00:26:37.459 --> 00:26:37.699
 Now

00:26:37.699 --> 00:26:38.059
 many

00:26:38.059 --> 00:26:39.339
 of the

00:26:39.339 --> 00:26:39.579
 history

00:26:39.579 --> 00:26:39.859
 of the

00:26:39.859 --> 00:26:40.379
 church,

00:26:41.419 --> 00:26:41.919
 philosophers

00:26:41.919 --> 00:26:42.519
 who have

00:26:42.519 --> 00:26:43.079
 looked at

00:26:43.079 --> 00:26:44.000
 the Bible

00:26:44.000 --> 00:26:44.480
 and Christian

00:26:44.480 --> 00:26:45.059
 teaching

00:26:45.059 --> 00:26:46.079
 have

00:26:46.079 --> 00:26:46.500
 criticized

00:26:46.500 --> 00:26:47.559
 the Bible's

00:26:47.559 --> 00:26:48.019
 emphasis

00:26:48.019 --> 00:26:48.740
 on the

00:26:48.740 --> 00:26:49.299
 fallenness

00:26:49.299 --> 00:26:49.899
 of humanity.

00:26:51.659 --> 00:26:52.059
 They

00:26:52.059 --> 00:26:52.480
 suggest

00:26:52.480 --> 00:26:53.139
 that

00:26:53.139 --> 00:26:54.460
 such a

00:26:54.460 --> 00:26:54.819
 negative

00:26:54.819 --> 00:26:55.339
 view

00:26:55.339 --> 00:26:55.759
 of

00:26:55.759 --> 00:26:56.480
 human

00:26:56.480 --> 00:26:57.059
 nature

00:26:57.059 --> 00:26:58.819
 leads

00:26:58.819 --> 00:26:59.659
 to

00:26:59.659 --> 00:27:01.319
 low

00:27:01.319 --> 00:27:02.279
 self-esteem,

00:27:04.019 --> 00:27:04.440
 hinders

00:27:04.440 --> 00:27:04.899
 human

00:27:04.899 --> 00:27:05.599
 potential

00:27:05.599 --> 00:27:05.940
 and

00:27:05.940 --> 00:27:06.679
 progress,

00:27:06.680 --> 00:27:06.799
 happiness.

00:27:08.180 --> 00:27:08.420
 Now,

00:27:08.740 --> 00:27:09.320
 I can

00:27:09.320 --> 00:27:09.740
 see what

00:27:09.740 --> 00:27:09.920
 they're

00:27:09.920 --> 00:27:10.400
 saying

00:27:10.400 --> 00:27:10.960
 if

00:27:10.960 --> 00:27:12.039
 there

00:27:12.039 --> 00:27:12.180
 were

00:27:12.180 --> 00:27:12.360
 no

00:27:12.360 --> 00:27:12.759
 God

00:27:12.759 --> 00:27:13.120
 and

00:27:13.120 --> 00:27:13.600
 if

00:27:13.600 --> 00:27:14.519
 there

00:27:14.519 --> 00:27:14.660
 were

00:27:14.660 --> 00:27:14.820
 no

00:27:14.820 --> 00:27:15.400
 solution.

00:27:17.400 --> 00:27:18.259
 But there

00:27:18.259 --> 00:27:18.580
 is a

00:27:18.580 --> 00:27:19.039
 solution.

00:27:19.940 --> 00:27:20.380
 The baby

00:27:20.380 --> 00:27:20.880
 born in

00:27:20.880 --> 00:27:21.420
 Bethlehem

00:27:21.420 --> 00:27:22.259
 is Christ

00:27:22.259 --> 00:27:22.960
 the Lord

00:27:22.960 --> 00:27:24.140
 and became

00:27:24.140 --> 00:27:24.940
 the atoning

00:27:24.940 --> 00:27:25.720
 sacrifice

00:27:25.720 --> 00:27:27.240
 that satisfies

00:27:27.240 --> 00:27:28.100
 God's

00:27:28.100 --> 00:27:28.500
 justice

00:27:28.500 --> 00:27:29.799
 and provides

00:27:29.799 --> 00:27:30.480
 you with

00:27:30.480 --> 00:27:31.480
 an undeserved

00:27:31.480 --> 00:27:32.160
 righteousness

00:27:32.160 --> 00:27:34.380
 and everlasting

00:27:34.380 --> 00:27:35.180
 ever

00:27:35.180 --> 00:27:35.880
 increasing

00:27:35.880 --> 00:27:36.640
 joy

00:27:36.640 --> 00:27:37.040
 now

00:27:37.040 --> 00:27:37.380
 and

00:27:37.380 --> 00:27:37.860
 forever.

00:27:42.240 --> 00:27:42.840
 And I

00:27:42.840 --> 00:27:43.259
 believe this

00:27:43.259 --> 00:27:43.940
 doesn't just

00:27:43.940 --> 00:27:44.680
 apply to

00:27:44.680 --> 00:27:45.259
 salvation.

00:27:45.680 --> 00:27:46.320
 It applies

00:27:46.320 --> 00:27:46.980
 to us

00:27:46.980 --> 00:27:47.440
 in our

00:27:47.440 --> 00:27:47.680
 daily

00:27:47.680 --> 00:27:48.259
 lives.

00:27:48.920 --> 00:27:49.480
 And it's

00:27:49.480 --> 00:27:50.200
 very helpful

00:27:50.200 --> 00:27:50.860
 to us

00:27:50.860 --> 00:27:51.200
 in our

00:27:51.200 --> 00:27:51.420
 daily

00:27:51.420 --> 00:27:51.880
 lives.

00:27:52.279 --> 00:27:52.640
 When you

00:27:52.640 --> 00:27:52.880
 look at

00:27:52.880 --> 00:27:53.220
 the world

00:27:53.220 --> 00:27:53.500
 today,

00:27:53.580 --> 00:27:54.100
 the ideal

00:27:54.100 --> 00:27:54.759
 person is

00:27:54.759 --> 00:27:55.140
 one who's

00:27:55.140 --> 00:27:55.420
 got it

00:27:55.420 --> 00:27:55.600
 all

00:27:55.600 --> 00:27:56.040
 together.

00:27:56.759 --> 00:27:57.380
 Or at

00:27:57.380 --> 00:27:57.800
 the very

00:27:57.800 --> 00:27:58.440
 least can

00:27:58.440 --> 00:27:58.640
 say,

00:27:58.759 --> 00:27:59.120
 I've got

00:27:59.120 --> 00:27:59.500
 this.

00:27:59.500 --> 00:27:59.920
 that's

00:27:59.920 --> 00:28:00.079
 the

00:28:00.079 --> 00:28:00.480
 theme

00:28:00.480 --> 00:28:00.819
 right?

00:28:00.859 --> 00:28:01.180
 Of the

00:28:01.180 --> 00:28:02.279
 modern

00:28:02.279 --> 00:28:02.900
 individual.

00:28:06.259 --> 00:28:06.900
 And

00:28:06.900 --> 00:28:07.339
 it's

00:28:07.339 --> 00:28:08.140
 contrast

00:28:08.140 --> 00:28:09.240
 for us

00:28:09.240 --> 00:28:09.740
 perhaps

00:28:09.740 --> 00:28:10.380
 are those

00:28:10.380 --> 00:28:10.759
 who

00:28:10.759 --> 00:28:14.259
 believe

00:28:14.259 --> 00:28:14.720
 that the

00:28:14.720 --> 00:28:15.019
 Christian

00:28:15.019 --> 00:28:15.480
 life

00:28:15.480 --> 00:28:17.700
 needs to

00:28:17.700 --> 00:28:18.039
 be so

00:28:18.039 --> 00:28:18.539
 solemn

00:28:18.539 --> 00:28:19.039
 that

00:28:19.039 --> 00:28:20.200
 there's

00:28:20.200 --> 00:28:20.380
 no

00:28:20.380 --> 00:28:20.819
 expression

00:28:20.819 --> 00:28:21.299
 of joy

00:28:21.299 --> 00:28:21.720
 or very

00:28:21.720 --> 00:28:22.019
 little.

00:28:26.299 --> 00:28:26.940
 And

00:28:26.940 --> 00:28:27.220
 both

00:28:27.220 --> 00:28:27.700
 extremes

00:28:27.700 --> 00:28:28.099
 I think

00:28:28.099 --> 00:28:28.839
 are misguided.

00:28:29.500 --> 00:28:36.019
 because

00:28:36.019 --> 00:28:36.740
 when we

00:28:36.740 --> 00:28:37.119
 truly

00:28:37.119 --> 00:28:37.920
 understand

00:28:37.920 --> 00:28:38.240
 our

00:28:38.240 --> 00:28:38.779
 need

00:28:38.779 --> 00:28:40.160
 for

00:28:40.160 --> 00:28:40.720
 Christ

00:28:40.720 --> 00:28:42.640
 even

00:28:42.640 --> 00:28:43.140
 now

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 it's

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 not

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 meant

00:28:44.779 --> 00:28:45.180
 to

00:28:45.180 --> 00:28:45.779
 cause

00:28:45.779 --> 00:28:45.960
 us

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 to

00:28:46.119 --> 00:28:46.380
 walk

00:28:46.380 --> 00:28:46.799
 around

00:28:46.799 --> 00:28:47.059
 in

00:28:47.059 --> 00:28:47.480
 gloom

00:28:47.480 --> 00:28:47.680
 and

00:28:47.680 --> 00:28:48.039
 doom

00:28:48.039 --> 00:28:49.660
 but

00:28:49.660 --> 00:28:49.900
 it's

00:28:49.900 --> 00:28:50.140
 meant

00:28:50.140 --> 00:28:50.420
 to

00:28:50.420 --> 00:28:51.099
 drive

00:28:51.099 --> 00:28:51.759
 us

00:28:51.759 --> 00:28:53.000
 to

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 the

00:28:53.140 --> 00:28:53.339
 one

00:28:53.339 --> 00:28:53.480
 who

00:28:53.480 --> 00:28:53.640
 can

00:28:53.640 --> 00:28:53.940
 help

00:28:53.940 --> 00:28:54.299
 us.

00:28:55.519 --> 00:28:55.819
 And

00:28:55.819 --> 00:28:55.960
 the

00:28:55.960 --> 00:28:56.160
 more

00:28:56.160 --> 00:28:56.359
 we

00:28:56.359 --> 00:28:57.119
 experience

00:28:57.119 --> 00:28:57.559
 that

00:28:57.559 --> 00:28:58.220
 pain

00:28:58.220 --> 00:28:58.440
 or

00:28:58.440 --> 00:28:59.279
 frustration

00:28:59.279 --> 00:28:59.879
 of

00:28:59.879 --> 00:29:00.539
 failure

00:29:00.539 --> 00:29:00.799
 and

00:29:00.799 --> 00:29:02.019
 inadequacy

00:29:02.019 --> 00:29:02.359
 and

00:29:02.359 --> 00:29:03.099
 all

00:29:03.099 --> 00:29:03.420
 those

00:29:03.420 --> 00:29:03.740
 things

00:29:03.740 --> 00:29:03.920
 that

00:29:03.920 --> 00:29:04.059
 we

00:29:04.059 --> 00:29:04.180
 are

00:29:04.180 --> 00:29:04.539
 trying

00:29:04.539 --> 00:29:04.720
 to

00:29:04.720 --> 00:29:04.920
 get

00:29:04.920 --> 00:29:05.220
 rid

00:29:05.220 --> 00:29:05.399
 of

00:29:05.399 --> 00:29:05.740
 the

00:29:05.740 --> 00:29:05.960
 more

00:29:05.960 --> 00:29:06.139
 we

00:29:06.139 --> 00:29:06.799
 experience

00:29:06.799 --> 00:29:07.539
 that

00:29:07.539 --> 00:29:08.740
 the

00:29:08.740 --> 00:29:09.160
 more

00:29:09.160 --> 00:29:09.680
 it

00:29:09.680 --> 00:29:10.240
 should

00:29:10.240 --> 00:29:10.940
 drive

00:29:10.940 --> 00:29:11.259
 us

00:29:11.259 --> 00:29:11.460
 to

00:29:11.460 --> 00:29:11.639
 the

00:29:11.639 --> 00:29:12.059
 one

00:29:12.059 --> 00:29:13.720
 who

00:29:13.720 --> 00:29:13.879
 is

00:29:13.879 --> 00:29:14.039
 our

00:29:14.039 --> 00:29:14.579
 strength.

00:29:14.579 --> 00:29:16.439
 as

00:29:16.439 --> 00:29:16.919
 Nehemiah

00:29:16.919 --> 00:29:17.159
 said

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 to

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 those

00:29:17.559 --> 00:29:17.939
 people

00:29:17.939 --> 00:29:18.199
 who

00:29:18.199 --> 00:29:18.519
 were

00:29:18.519 --> 00:29:19.419
 rejoicing

00:29:19.419 --> 00:29:19.939
 the

00:29:19.939 --> 00:29:20.359
 joy

00:29:20.359 --> 00:29:20.699
 of

00:29:20.699 --> 00:29:20.879
 the

00:29:20.879 --> 00:29:21.199
 Lord

00:29:21.199 --> 00:29:21.519
 is

00:29:21.519 --> 00:29:21.679
 your

00:29:21.679 --> 00:29:22.139
 strength.

00:29:23.139 --> 00:29:23.220
 How

00:29:23.220 --> 00:29:23.439
 can

00:29:23.439 --> 00:29:23.659
 you

00:29:23.659 --> 00:29:24.199
 have

00:29:24.199 --> 00:29:24.559
 joy

00:29:24.559 --> 00:29:24.779
 in

00:29:24.779 --> 00:29:25.139
 suffering?

00:29:25.279 --> 00:29:25.359
 How

00:29:25.359 --> 00:29:25.539
 can

00:29:25.539 --> 00:29:25.679
 you

00:29:25.679 --> 00:29:25.919
 have

00:29:25.919 --> 00:29:26.500
 joy

00:29:26.500 --> 00:29:26.960
 and

00:29:26.960 --> 00:29:27.220
 feel

00:29:27.220 --> 00:29:27.699
 miserable

00:29:27.699 --> 00:29:28.159
 about

00:29:28.159 --> 00:29:28.819
 your

00:29:28.819 --> 00:29:29.119
 own

00:29:29.119 --> 00:29:29.699
 self?

00:29:30.299 --> 00:29:30.579
 I

00:29:30.579 --> 00:29:30.819
 don't

00:29:30.819 --> 00:29:31.039
 know

00:29:31.039 --> 00:29:31.259
 but

00:29:31.259 --> 00:29:31.519
 it's

00:29:31.519 --> 00:29:32.019
 possible

00:29:32.019 --> 00:29:36.000
 because

00:29:36.000 --> 00:29:36.259
 we

00:29:36.259 --> 00:29:36.759
 know

00:29:36.759 --> 00:29:38.859
 when

00:29:38.859 --> 00:29:39.059
 we

00:29:39.059 --> 00:29:39.859
 convince

00:29:39.859 --> 00:29:40.220
 ourselves

00:29:40.220 --> 00:29:40.500
 when

00:29:40.500 --> 00:29:40.660
 we

00:29:40.660 --> 00:29:41.019
 tell

00:29:41.019 --> 00:29:41.440
 ourselves

00:29:41.440 --> 00:29:42.940
 it

00:29:42.940 --> 00:29:43.680
 doesn't

00:29:43.680 --> 00:29:44.259
 really

00:29:44.259 --> 00:29:44.819
 depend

00:29:44.819 --> 00:29:45.160
 on

00:29:45.160 --> 00:29:45.579
 me

00:29:45.579 --> 00:29:48.220
 that

00:29:48.220 --> 00:29:48.359
 we

00:29:48.359 --> 00:29:48.519
 can

00:29:48.519 --> 00:29:48.700
 go

00:29:48.700 --> 00:29:48.859
 to

00:29:48.859 --> 00:29:49.240
 God

00:29:49.240 --> 00:29:49.619
 and

00:29:49.619 --> 00:29:50.480
 you

00:29:50.480 --> 00:29:50.619
 know

00:29:50.619 --> 00:29:50.839
 what

00:29:50.839 --> 00:29:51.339
 he's

00:29:51.339 --> 00:29:51.819
 just

00:29:51.819 --> 00:29:53.279
 delighted

00:29:53.279 --> 00:29:53.680
 when

00:29:53.680 --> 00:29:53.839
 we

00:29:53.839 --> 00:29:54.079
 come

00:29:54.079 --> 00:29:54.220
 to

00:29:54.220 --> 00:29:54.379
 him

00:29:54.379 --> 00:29:54.619
 like

00:29:54.619 --> 00:29:54.900
 that

00:29:54.900 --> 00:29:56.259
 and

00:29:56.259 --> 00:29:56.400
 then

00:29:56.400 --> 00:29:56.539
 he

00:29:56.539 --> 00:29:56.900
 answers

00:29:56.900 --> 00:29:57.339
 us

00:29:57.339 --> 00:29:57.700
 and

00:29:57.700 --> 00:29:57.879
 then

00:29:57.879 --> 00:29:58.079
 we

00:29:58.079 --> 00:29:58.639
 receive

00:29:58.639 --> 00:29:58.879
 it

00:29:58.879 --> 00:29:59.220
 and

00:29:59.220 --> 00:29:59.379
 then

00:29:59.379 --> 00:29:59.599
 we're

00:29:59.599 --> 00:30:00.099
 excited

00:30:00.099 --> 00:30:00.619
 that

00:30:00.619 --> 00:30:00.900
 God

00:30:00.900 --> 00:30:01.579
 came

00:30:01.579 --> 00:30:01.920
 through

00:30:01.920 --> 00:30:02.279
 for

00:30:02.279 --> 00:30:02.500
 us

00:30:02.500 --> 00:30:02.680
 and

00:30:02.680 --> 00:30:02.840
 it

00:30:02.840 --> 00:30:03.220
 helps

00:30:03.220 --> 00:30:03.460
 us

00:30:03.460 --> 00:30:03.660
 the

00:30:03.660 --> 00:30:03.900
 next

00:30:03.900 --> 00:30:04.259
 time

00:30:04.259 --> 00:30:04.539
 we

00:30:04.539 --> 00:30:05.039
 are

00:30:05.039 --> 00:30:05.220
 in

00:30:05.220 --> 00:30:05.560
 similar

00:30:05.560 --> 00:30:06.340
 circumstances

00:30:06.340 --> 00:30:09.539
 God

00:30:09.539 --> 00:30:09.880
 wants

00:30:09.880 --> 00:30:10.100
 us

00:30:10.100 --> 00:30:10.539
 to

00:30:10.539 --> 00:30:10.740
 know

00:30:10.740 --> 00:30:10.900
 our

00:30:10.900 --> 00:30:11.080
 need

00:30:11.080 --> 00:30:11.240
 of

00:30:11.240 --> 00:30:11.720
 Christ

00:30:11.720 --> 00:30:13.080
 for

00:30:13.080 --> 00:30:13.660
 salvation

00:30:13.660 --> 00:30:14.140
 and

00:30:14.140 --> 00:30:14.440
 for

00:30:14.440 --> 00:30:15.240
 just

00:30:15.240 --> 00:30:15.600
 getting

00:30:15.600 --> 00:30:15.860
 up

00:30:15.860 --> 00:30:15.980
 in

00:30:15.980 --> 00:30:16.120
 the

00:30:16.120 --> 00:30:16.460
 morning

00:30:16.460 --> 00:30:18.380
 sometimes

00:30:18.380 --> 00:30:22.600
 he

00:30:22.600 --> 00:30:22.880
 wants

00:30:22.880 --> 00:30:23.039
 us

00:30:23.039 --> 00:30:23.200
 to

00:30:23.200 --> 00:30:23.420
 know

00:30:23.420 --> 00:30:23.700
 that

00:30:23.700 --> 00:30:23.940
 so

00:30:23.940 --> 00:30:24.120
 that

00:30:24.120 --> 00:30:24.279
 we

00:30:24.279 --> 00:30:24.460
 can

00:30:24.460 --> 00:30:25.000
 experience

00:30:25.000 --> 00:30:25.320
 and

00:30:25.320 --> 00:30:25.820
 appreciate

00:30:25.820 --> 00:30:26.259
 more

00:30:26.259 --> 00:30:26.759
 deeply

00:30:26.759 --> 00:30:29.120
 what

00:30:29.120 --> 00:30:29.380
 he's

00:30:29.380 --> 00:30:29.680
 done

00:30:29.680 --> 00:30:29.860
 on

00:30:29.860 --> 00:30:30.000
 our

00:30:30.000 --> 00:30:30.539
 behalf

00:30:30.539 --> 00:30:30.900
 the

00:30:30.900 --> 00:30:31.279
 gospel

00:30:31.279 --> 00:30:32.119
 coming

00:30:32.119 --> 00:30:32.339
 of

00:30:32.339 --> 00:30:32.799
 Christ

00:30:32.799 --> 00:30:34.559
 I'd

00:30:34.559 --> 00:30:34.700
 like

00:30:34.700 --> 00:30:34.839
 to

00:30:34.839 --> 00:30:35.259
 close

00:30:35.259 --> 00:30:35.639
 with

00:30:35.639 --> 00:30:38.940
 reading

00:30:38.940 --> 00:30:39.299
 a

00:30:39.299 --> 00:30:39.779
 quote

00:30:39.779 --> 00:30:40.079
 or

00:30:40.079 --> 00:30:41.680
 part

00:30:41.680 --> 00:30:41.940
 of a

00:30:41.940 --> 00:30:42.299
 quote

00:30:42.299 --> 00:30:42.920
 of a

00:30:42.920 --> 00:30:43.440
 pastor

00:30:43.440 --> 00:30:43.879
 who

00:30:43.879 --> 00:30:45.619
 who

00:30:45.619 --> 00:30:46.099
 aware

00:30:46.099 --> 00:30:46.420
 of the

00:30:46.420 --> 00:30:46.980
 possibility

00:30:46.980 --> 00:30:47.319
 that

00:30:47.319 --> 00:30:47.660
 some

00:30:47.660 --> 00:30:48.059
 might

00:30:48.059 --> 00:30:48.559
 think

00:30:48.559 --> 00:30:48.879
 that

00:30:48.879 --> 00:30:49.759
 emphasizing

00:30:49.759 --> 00:30:50.700
 this

00:30:50.700 --> 00:30:51.359
 emotional

00:30:51.359 --> 00:30:51.920
 aspect

00:30:51.920 --> 00:30:52.440
 of joy

00:30:52.440 --> 00:30:52.680
 could

00:30:52.680 --> 00:30:53.220
 result

00:30:53.220 --> 00:30:53.779
 in

00:30:53.779 --> 00:30:54.960
 self

00:30:54.960 --> 00:30:55.579
 absorbed

00:30:55.579 --> 00:30:56.599
 isolation

00:30:56.599 --> 00:30:57.459
 among

00:30:57.459 --> 00:30:57.980
 people

00:30:57.980 --> 00:30:58.659
 among

00:30:58.659 --> 00:30:58.879
 the

00:30:58.879 --> 00:30:59.339
 church

00:30:59.339 --> 00:31:01.279
 and

00:31:01.279 --> 00:31:01.419
 he

00:31:01.419 --> 00:31:01.859
 argued

00:31:01.859 --> 00:31:02.119
 that

00:31:02.119 --> 00:31:02.480
 Advent

00:31:02.480 --> 00:31:02.859
 joy

00:31:02.859 --> 00:31:03.500
 has

00:31:03.500 --> 00:31:03.740
 the

00:31:03.740 --> 00:31:04.259
 opposite

00:31:04.259 --> 00:31:04.939
 effect

00:31:04.939 --> 00:31:07.279
 he

00:31:07.279 --> 00:31:07.599
 wrote

00:31:07.599 --> 00:31:09.339
 it

00:31:09.339 --> 00:31:09.539
 is

00:31:09.539 --> 00:31:10.240
 deep

00:31:10.240 --> 00:31:10.879
 delight

00:31:10.879 --> 00:31:11.259
 and

00:31:11.259 --> 00:31:11.899
 joy

00:31:11.899 --> 00:31:12.219
 in

00:31:12.219 --> 00:31:12.419
 the

00:31:12.419 --> 00:31:12.959
 all

00:31:12.959 --> 00:31:13.639
 satisfying

00:31:13.639 --> 00:31:14.199
 beauty

00:31:14.199 --> 00:31:14.459
 of

00:31:14.459 --> 00:31:15.019
 Christ

00:31:15.019 --> 00:31:15.319
 that

00:31:15.319 --> 00:31:16.559
 stokes

00:31:16.559 --> 00:31:16.959
 the

00:31:16.959 --> 00:31:17.319
 white

00:31:17.319 --> 00:31:17.740
 hot

00:31:17.740 --> 00:31:18.299
 flame

00:31:18.299 --> 00:31:18.500
 of

00:31:18.500 --> 00:31:19.139
 passion

00:31:19.139 --> 00:31:19.859
 for

00:31:19.859 --> 00:31:20.059
 the

00:31:20.059 --> 00:31:20.459
 plight

00:31:20.459 --> 00:31:20.699
 of

00:31:20.699 --> 00:31:20.819
 the

00:31:20.819 --> 00:31:21.399
 nations

00:31:21.400 --> 00:31:24.580
 that

00:31:24.580 --> 00:31:25.500
 energizes

00:31:25.500 --> 00:31:25.759
 the

00:31:25.759 --> 00:31:26.100
 will

00:31:26.100 --> 00:31:26.320
 of

00:31:26.320 --> 00:31:26.840
 man

00:31:26.840 --> 00:31:27.080
 or

00:31:27.080 --> 00:31:27.460
 woman

00:31:27.460 --> 00:31:27.720
 to

00:31:27.720 --> 00:31:27.940
 make

00:31:27.940 --> 00:31:28.380
 whatever

00:31:28.380 --> 00:31:29.259
 sacrifices

00:31:29.259 --> 00:31:29.540
 are

00:31:29.540 --> 00:31:30.100
 necessary

00:31:30.100 --> 00:31:30.360
 to

00:31:30.360 --> 00:31:30.840
 preserve

00:31:30.840 --> 00:31:31.140
 a

00:31:31.140 --> 00:31:31.640
 marriage

00:31:31.640 --> 00:31:32.560
 that

00:31:32.560 --> 00:31:32.700
 is

00:31:32.700 --> 00:31:33.060
 falling

00:31:33.060 --> 00:31:33.519
 apart

00:31:33.519 --> 00:31:35.320
 that

00:31:35.320 --> 00:31:36.120
 empowers

00:31:36.120 --> 00:31:36.400
 the

00:31:36.400 --> 00:31:36.780
 human

00:31:36.780 --> 00:31:37.180
 heart

00:31:37.180 --> 00:31:37.420
 to

00:31:37.420 --> 00:31:37.880
 overcome

00:31:37.880 --> 00:31:38.620
 addictive

00:31:38.620 --> 00:31:39.259
 behavior

00:31:39.259 --> 00:31:39.740
 and

00:31:39.740 --> 00:31:40.420
 sustains

00:31:40.420 --> 00:31:40.720
 the

00:31:40.720 --> 00:31:41.140
 soul

00:31:41.140 --> 00:31:41.340
 in

00:31:41.340 --> 00:31:41.500
 its

00:31:41.500 --> 00:31:41.880
 fight

00:31:41.880 --> 00:31:42.240
 against

00:31:42.240 --> 00:31:42.500
 sin

00:31:42.500 --> 00:31:42.660
 and

00:31:42.660 --> 00:31:43.180
 temptation

00:31:43.180 --> 00:31:45.580
 that

00:31:45.580 --> 00:31:46.080
 enables

00:31:46.080 --> 00:31:46.320
 a

00:31:46.320 --> 00:31:46.680
 weak

00:31:46.680 --> 00:31:46.920
 and

00:31:46.920 --> 00:31:47.259
 broken

00:31:47.259 --> 00:31:47.800
 soul

00:31:47.800 --> 00:31:48.060
 to

00:31:48.060 --> 00:31:48.700
 persevere

00:31:48.700 --> 00:31:48.920
 when

00:31:48.920 --> 00:31:49.080
 a

00:31:49.080 --> 00:31:49.360
 job

00:31:49.360 --> 00:31:49.540
 is

00:31:49.540 --> 00:31:49.860
 lost

00:31:49.860 --> 00:31:50.160
 or a

00:31:50.160 --> 00:31:50.460
 child

00:31:50.460 --> 00:31:50.960
 rebels

00:31:50.960 --> 00:31:51.700
 or a

00:31:51.700 --> 00:31:52.100
 promise

00:31:52.100 --> 00:31:52.319
 is

00:31:52.319 --> 00:31:52.740
 shattered

00:31:52.740 --> 00:31:53.240
 or a

00:31:53.240 --> 00:31:53.660
 dream

00:31:53.660 --> 00:31:54.600
 becomes

00:31:54.600 --> 00:31:55.720
 nothing

00:31:55.720 --> 00:31:58.140
 that

00:31:58.140 --> 00:31:58.740
 encourages

00:31:58.740 --> 00:31:59.140
 the

00:31:59.140 --> 00:31:59.579
 timid

00:31:59.579 --> 00:31:59.779
 and

00:31:59.779 --> 00:32:00.160
 fearful

00:32:00.160 --> 00:32:00.680
 heart

00:32:00.680 --> 00:32:00.880
 to

00:32:00.880 --> 00:32:01.519
 engage

00:32:01.519 --> 00:32:01.960
 and

00:32:01.960 --> 00:32:02.539
 confront

00:32:02.539 --> 00:32:02.860
 the

00:32:02.860 --> 00:32:03.559
 the

00:32:03.559 --> 00:32:04.180
 Christless

00:32:04.180 --> 00:32:04.779
 culture

00:32:04.779 --> 00:32:05.519
 in which

00:32:05.519 --> 00:32:06.039
 we live

00:32:06.039 --> 00:32:06.480
 with the

00:32:06.480 --> 00:32:07.100
 good news

00:32:07.100 --> 00:32:07.380
 of the

00:32:07.380 --> 00:32:07.819
 gospel

00:32:07.819 --> 00:32:08.180
 of the

00:32:08.180 --> 00:32:08.539
 cross

00:32:08.539 --> 00:32:08.740
 of

00:32:08.740 --> 00:32:09.200
 Christ

00:32:09.200 --> 00:32:10.079
 and the

00:32:10.079 --> 00:32:10.500
 life

00:32:10.500 --> 00:32:10.680
 of

00:32:10.680 --> 00:32:11.100
 forgiveness

00:32:11.100 --> 00:32:11.799
 and hope

00:32:11.799 --> 00:32:12.259
 that

00:32:12.259 --> 00:32:13.220
 can only

00:32:13.220 --> 00:32:13.819
 be found

00:32:13.819 --> 00:32:14.059
 through

00:32:14.059 --> 00:32:14.400
 faith

00:32:14.400 --> 00:32:14.600
 in

00:32:14.600 --> 00:32:14.940
 Jesus

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 and

00:32:17.120 --> 00:32:17.279
 it

00:32:17.279 --> 00:32:17.500
 is

00:32:17.500 --> 00:32:17.700
 the

00:32:17.700 --> 00:32:18.079
 deep

00:32:18.079 --> 00:32:18.720
 it

00:32:18.720 --> 00:32:18.900
 is

00:32:18.900 --> 00:32:19.200
 deep

00:32:19.200 --> 00:32:19.720
 delight

00:32:19.720 --> 00:32:20.059
 and

00:32:20.059 --> 00:32:20.420
 joy

00:32:20.420 --> 00:32:20.860
 in the

00:32:20.860 --> 00:32:21.160
 all

00:32:21.160 --> 00:32:21.759
 satisfying

00:32:21.759 --> 00:32:22.120
 beauty

00:32:22.120 --> 00:32:22.340
 of

00:32:22.340 --> 00:32:22.880
 Christ

00:32:22.880 --> 00:32:24.160
 that

00:32:24.160 --> 00:32:24.340
 will

00:32:24.340 --> 00:32:25.140
 sustain

00:32:25.140 --> 00:32:25.820
 a

00:32:25.820 --> 00:32:26.300
 church

00:32:26.300 --> 00:32:26.620
 through

00:32:26.620 --> 00:32:27.360
 adversity

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 and bind

00:32:28.279 --> 00:32:28.779
 the hearts

00:32:28.779 --> 00:32:29.060
 of its

00:32:29.060 --> 00:32:29.340
 people

00:32:29.340 --> 00:32:29.860
 together

00:32:29.860 --> 00:32:31.220
 in unity

00:32:31.220 --> 00:32:32.600
 and love

00:32:32.600 --> 00:32:33.980
 and mutual

00:32:33.980 --> 00:32:34.880
 affection

00:32:34.880 --> 00:32:36.100
 salvation

00:32:36.100 --> 00:32:36.700
 this

00:32:36.700 --> 00:32:37.580
 is

00:32:37.580 --> 00:32:38.160
 the joy

00:32:38.160 --> 00:32:38.520
 that is

00:32:38.520 --> 00:32:38.780
 ours

00:32:38.780 --> 00:32:39.100
 for the

00:32:39.100 --> 00:32:39.500
 taking

00:32:39.500 --> 00:32:40.300
 now

00:32:40.300 --> 00:32:40.840
 and

00:32:40.840 --> 00:32:41.280
 forever

00:32:41.280 --> 00:32:41.940
 because

00:32:41.940 --> 00:32:42.280
 God

00:32:42.280 --> 00:32:42.580
 has

00:32:42.580 --> 00:32:42.920
 sent

00:32:42.920 --> 00:32:43.120
 to

00:32:43.120 --> 00:32:43.500
 us

00:32:43.500 --> 00:32:44.040
 his

00:32:44.040 --> 00:32:44.540
 son

00:32:44.540 --> 00:32:44.920
 a

00:32:44.920 --> 00:32:45.320
 savior

00:32:45.320 --> 00:32:45.640
 who

00:32:45.640 --> 00:32:45.840
 is

00:32:45.840 --> 00:32:46.460
 Christ

00:32:46.460 --> 00:32:47.620
 Jesus

00:32:47.620 --> 00:32:48.520
 the

00:32:48.520 --> 00:32:49.080
 Lord

00:32:49.080 --> 00:32:50.560
 joy

00:32:50.560 --> 00:32:50.960
 to the

00:32:50.960 --> 00:32:51.260
 world

00:32:51.260 --> 00:32:51.760
 indeed

00:32:51.759 --> 00:32:51.759


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!

00:32:52.259 --> 00:32:52.500
 to

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 to

00:32:53.099 --> 00:32:53.099


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 to

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 to

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 to

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 to