Sorrow (3 of 7)
Series: Emotions
Jeff Ginn
Isaiah 53:3-6
Baton Rouge is a city known far and wide for its joy and its exuberance. You think of things like crawfish boils, tailgating, friends and family, Saturday night in Death Valley; that's Baton Rouge. In these days, I know we've tended to lose some of that sense. I just want to remind you of it. Check out the screens: [Video of a wide range of positive activities and scenes in Baton Rouge, accompanied by lively music - ''Callin' Baton Rouge'' by Garth Brooks]. It's hard not to tap your foot, isn't it, when you hear that song played. And by the way, I'm not sanctioning everything in that song that Garth Brooks sang about, okay? I just want you to know that's not our theology, but that's the vibe that Baton Rouge has. That's our reputation, really, across the nation, that we're a city of happiness and joy. But recent events have been of a different flavor, and sorrow and heaviness have taken the place of joy and happiness, and I know all of you feel it. So the question is, is there a place for sorrow? What does God feel about sorrow? And how ought we to handle sorrow? Does the Bible have anything to say about sorrow? And of course you know the answer is, yes, the Bible has a lot to say to us about our emotions and how to live a healthy, emotional life. And months ago, we put this series together, and little did we know all that was going to transpire, and today's theme was long ago decided as the theme of sorrow. And it's fitting. God has brought us to this moment for such a time as this, to look at what his word says about sorrow.
Now I want you to turn in your Bible for our launching pad to Isaiah chapter 53. Now, you may be thinking, ''Oh, preacher, I thought you were going to show us how Jesus handled his emotions. But now you're taking us to the Old Testament, to Isaiah who lived 700 years before Jesus.'' Well, friends, Isaiah didn't live 700 years before Jesus, because Jesus has lived since time e ...
Series: Emotions
Jeff Ginn
Isaiah 53:3-6
Baton Rouge is a city known far and wide for its joy and its exuberance. You think of things like crawfish boils, tailgating, friends and family, Saturday night in Death Valley; that's Baton Rouge. In these days, I know we've tended to lose some of that sense. I just want to remind you of it. Check out the screens: [Video of a wide range of positive activities and scenes in Baton Rouge, accompanied by lively music - ''Callin' Baton Rouge'' by Garth Brooks]. It's hard not to tap your foot, isn't it, when you hear that song played. And by the way, I'm not sanctioning everything in that song that Garth Brooks sang about, okay? I just want you to know that's not our theology, but that's the vibe that Baton Rouge has. That's our reputation, really, across the nation, that we're a city of happiness and joy. But recent events have been of a different flavor, and sorrow and heaviness have taken the place of joy and happiness, and I know all of you feel it. So the question is, is there a place for sorrow? What does God feel about sorrow? And how ought we to handle sorrow? Does the Bible have anything to say about sorrow? And of course you know the answer is, yes, the Bible has a lot to say to us about our emotions and how to live a healthy, emotional life. And months ago, we put this series together, and little did we know all that was going to transpire, and today's theme was long ago decided as the theme of sorrow. And it's fitting. God has brought us to this moment for such a time as this, to look at what his word says about sorrow.
Now I want you to turn in your Bible for our launching pad to Isaiah chapter 53. Now, you may be thinking, ''Oh, preacher, I thought you were going to show us how Jesus handled his emotions. But now you're taking us to the Old Testament, to Isaiah who lived 700 years before Jesus.'' Well, friends, Isaiah didn't live 700 years before Jesus, because Jesus has lived since time e ...
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