Sermon

Joy – Overcoming Boredom

Tim Keller |  February 11, 1990

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Topics:
  • Justification
  • The Holy Spirit
Duration:
39:04
Scripture:
John 16:16-22
SKU:
RS 208-03

Overview

When the Bible says joy comes in the morning, it doesn’t mean you’ll wake up every morning with a smile on your face. It means there’s a joy of such intensity in the Christian life that nothing can put it out.

A Christian will receive a joy of such intensity that no sorrow, in the end, can overwhelm it. Sorrow is always a temporary condition for a Christian, and joy is a permanent condition.

To look at the fruit of joy, let’s ask 1) what’s the definition of joy? 2) what’s the opposite of joy? 3) what’s the counterfeit of joy? and 4) how do we cultivate joy in our lives?

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