June 2009
Let Your Moderation Be Known
by Scott Goodwill (Jun 28 2009)
Series: The Joy of a Christian's Life
We are commanded to express our joy in the Lord regardless of our circumstances and in every circumstance of life. I am also told to let my moderation be known. A Christian is to be "even-keeled", not swinging wildly between exhuberance and discouragement. Even when things change all around me, a Christian can have a sense of "evenness" about him, because his joy is not found in the changing circumstances but in God Himself.
As Sorrowful, Yet Always Rejoicing
by Scott Goodwill (Jun 14 2009)
Series: The Joy of a Christian's Life
The Apostle Paul, and others in the New Testament testify of a joy in the midst of situations and circumstances that are not usually thought of as "joyful."
The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength
by Scott Goodwill (Jun 7 2009)
Series: The Joy of a Christian's Life
In the midst of mourning and grief, Nehemiah instructed God's people to stop weeping and begin rejoicing in the Lord because "it is your strength." Our joy in the Lord will overcome and overwhelm any sorrow and brokenness in our life.