Sunday, December 18 2016

ADVENT ~ Week 4

What brings you JOY?

What causes you FEAR?

Have you ever experienced BOTH at the same time?

TALK AMONGST YOURSLEVES…

Sunday, December 18 2016

ADVENT ~ Week 4

So they left the tomb quickly with fear, and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

MATTHEW 28:9

Sunday, December 18 2016

ADVENT ~ Week 4

Now Sarah said, “God has brought laughter for me; and everyone who hears (of this) will laugh with me.”

GENESIS 21:9

Sunday, December 18 2016

ADVENT ~ Week 4

JOY AND GRACE

Grace = χάρις

Joy = χαρά

Both come from the same root word…

{ Spiritual gift = χάρισμα }

Sunday, December 18 2016

ADVENT ~ Week 4

JOY AND GRACE

Grace = χάρις

Joy = χαρά

• We find JOY as OTHERS show GRACE to US, and as WE show GRACE to OTHERS

• We find GRACE to overcome FEAR,and experience JOY in the process…

We all have access to the following “capitals”:- Spiritual- Relational- Physical- Intellectual- Financial

Ask God to show you how to leverageone-or-more of these capitals to spreadJOY and push-back FEAR this week…

SOUL TRAINING EXERCISE

One of the scribes…asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is: ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

BENEDICTION (Mark 12)