How Is Christian Joy Different from the ...

Greg Morse | God offers free forgiveness to all who will confess and forsake their sins — meager terms for tremendous mercy. What are you waiting for? 

David Mathis | Abortion is not simply wrong. For those who have God’s word, and observe Satan’s devices, abortion is profoundly, diabolically anti-God and anti-Christ. 

Clinton Manley | The spirit of abortion stands against the heart of God. Abortion sacrifices the weak to the will of the strong; God sacrifices himself to rescue the weak. 

Why are Christians most to be pitied if there’s no resurrection? Don’t we still experience more joy than non-Christians? Pastor John gives four responses. 

What exactly does it mean to be joyful? Finding God’s definition of happiness shows that joy is always accessible to us. As we learn to activate what God is freely giving, Pastor Zack Curry challenges us to walk in new heights of fulfillment, freedom, and hope. 

<p>Friends, today we share Fr. Mike Schmitz's keynote talk from the recent Good News Conference in Orlando, Florida.</p> <p>As Fr. Mike explains, joy is a choice, just like love. We can either chase the feeling or choose the reality. Joy comes from the fact that you know that God ... Show More

Are you happy? Many of us aren&#39;t. Yet Martin Luther once said "a Christian should be happy." And Rick Howe argued that "the pursuit of joy is a moral obligation." In a world filled with sorrow and grief, John Mark shows us how the coming of Jesus gives us a path to pursue joy ... Show More

If joy in God is a gift from God, why does he also command us to rejoice? Pastor John takes us into a paradox that lies at the heart of the God-glorifying life. 

<p>Friends, on this Gaudete Sunday, we are called to rejoice! Detach yourself from the anxieties of the world and live in the peace and joy of Christ.</p> 

Our spirits are designed to experience joy. It keeps us healthy and motivated and is one of the fruits of the spirit. Yet, we live in a fallen and broken world in which joy can easily allude us - Amanda Idleman SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts: The Crosswalk Devotional: https://w ... Show More