PLUGGING THE LEAK IN YOUR JOY (2 OF 7)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Galatians 5:22-25
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Plugging the Leak in Your Joy (2 of 7)
Series: The Fruit of the Spirit
Jeff Strite
Galatians 5:22-25
OPEN: In 1937 architect Frank Lloyd Wright built a house for industrialist Hibbard Johnson. One rainy evening Johnson was entertaining distinguished guests for dinner when the roof began to leak.
The water seeped through directly above Johnson himself, dripping steadily onto his bald head. Irate, he called Wright in Phoenix, Arizona.
''Frank,'' he said, ''you built this beautiful house for me and we enjoy it very much. But … the roof leaks, and right now I am with some friends and distinguished guests and it is leaking right on top of my head.''
There was a pause on the line, and Frank Lloyd Wright reportedly replied: ''Well, Hib, why don't you move your chair?''
APPLY: This morning we're going to be talking about Joy
Galatians 5 says that one of the fruit of the Spirit is… JOY and I had not realized until I started doing the research for this sermon how central Joy and Rejoicing were to the people of God
I. What I discovered was that the Word of God seems to focus heavily on Joy.
ILLUS: In the Jewish Encyclopedia Kaufmann Kohler stated that no language has as many words for joy and rejoicing as does Hebrew. In the Old Testament there are 27 different words that are used primarily… for some aspect of joy or joyful participation in religious worship.
Hebrew religious ritual (says Kohler) demonstrates that God is the source of joy.
In contrast to the rituals of other faiths of the East Israelite worship was essentially a joyous proclamation and celebration. The good Israelite regarded the act of thanking God as the supreme joy of his life. Pure joy is joy in God as both its source and object.
The psalmist says, ''You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.'' Psalm 16:11
The New Testament stresses this as heavily as the Old did:
1 Thessalonians comman ...
Series: The Fruit of the Spirit
Jeff Strite
Galatians 5:22-25
OPEN: In 1937 architect Frank Lloyd Wright built a house for industrialist Hibbard Johnson. One rainy evening Johnson was entertaining distinguished guests for dinner when the roof began to leak.
The water seeped through directly above Johnson himself, dripping steadily onto his bald head. Irate, he called Wright in Phoenix, Arizona.
''Frank,'' he said, ''you built this beautiful house for me and we enjoy it very much. But … the roof leaks, and right now I am with some friends and distinguished guests and it is leaking right on top of my head.''
There was a pause on the line, and Frank Lloyd Wright reportedly replied: ''Well, Hib, why don't you move your chair?''
APPLY: This morning we're going to be talking about Joy
Galatians 5 says that one of the fruit of the Spirit is… JOY and I had not realized until I started doing the research for this sermon how central Joy and Rejoicing were to the people of God
I. What I discovered was that the Word of God seems to focus heavily on Joy.
ILLUS: In the Jewish Encyclopedia Kaufmann Kohler stated that no language has as many words for joy and rejoicing as does Hebrew. In the Old Testament there are 27 different words that are used primarily… for some aspect of joy or joyful participation in religious worship.
Hebrew religious ritual (says Kohler) demonstrates that God is the source of joy.
In contrast to the rituals of other faiths of the East Israelite worship was essentially a joyous proclamation and celebration. The good Israelite regarded the act of thanking God as the supreme joy of his life. Pure joy is joy in God as both its source and object.
The psalmist says, ''You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.'' Psalm 16:11
The New Testament stresses this as heavily as the Old did:
1 Thessalonians comman ...
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