Sunday, December 27, 2009

Jesus is All You Need

Refining Your Character - Defining Your Destiny. Isaiah 9:1-7

In this passage, there is a promise of Peace, Hope & Joy.  In verse 3 (Isaiah 9:3), God prophetically declares that He has increased your joy!

  1. What is JOY?
    • Joy is "complete satisfaction in God"

  2. How Do I Get More Joy?
    • “In Your presence there is fullness of Joy!” - Psalm 16:11 - FULLNESS: to be saturated
  3. Why do I need more Joy?
  • His Presence brings Joy & Joy releases Strength!
  • Trouble chases away happiness BUT… Joy attracts Strength
Rejoicing is the outward expression of joy.  Today, let your joy be evident to all!
  • Don't let anything or anyone 'destroy your joy!'
CHALLENGE: Rejoice so that everyone around you will see the Joy of the Lord in the midst of your life's situations and circumstances.

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Sunday, December 06, 2009

Jesus is All You Need

The theme scripture for this series is ISAIAH 9:1-7The word for HWC in 2009 and beyond is Victory.  You need to understand that VICTORY only comes to those with a STRONG CHARACTER, those who are COMMITTED to CHRIST.

In Isaiah 9:1, the word 'gloom' means: "despondency and a sense of hopelessness"To live in Despair, is actually to live with Your Back Turned towards God; To live in Hope, is to live with Your Face Turned towards GodWe can't just cope but we need to Hope because when you hope, you have a future certainty grounded in a present reality!

WHY HOPEBecause God is faithful! (Hebrews 10:23HOW DO WE HOPERomans 15:13 says “Now may the God of HOPE fill you with all joy and peace in BELIEVING, so that you will abound in HOPE by the power of the Holy Spirit.”  BELIEVING means "saving faith, to have complete confidence and trust that Jesus is able"Believing produces hope which is a confident expectation of good.

It is so important for believers to understand that an abundant (abounding in hope) life is not a life where problems are absent, but a life where God’s power is present!

May the rest of your days, be the best of your days!

CHALLENGE:  Do you abound in HOPE?  Ask the God of HOPE to fill you with all joy and peace in BELIEVING, so that you will abound in HOPE by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Then, give hope away like it was candy!

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