Bring the Joy: God is Worth Rejoicing In (Psalm 47:1-2)

Series: Bring the Joy

Sermon: God is Worth Rejoicing In

Scripture: Psalm 47:1-2

Date: April 14, 2019

 

Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples!  Shout to God with the voice of triumph!  For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth.  (Psalm 47:1-2)

"Joy is the settled assurance that God is in control of all the details of my life, the quiet confidence that ultimately everything is going to be all right, and the determined choice to praise God in all things."  -Kay Warren

Jesus is the only place or person in which you can always have true joy.

Here are some reasons we can rejoice in the Lord always:

1. Jesus has paid for every sin
   • This is every sin we have or will ever commit.
   • Isaiah 53:5-6, The Living Bible
   • Colossians 2:13-14, NIV
   • Jesus paid it all/All to Him I owe/Sin had left a crimson stain/He washed it white as snow/Oh praise the One Who paid my debt/And raised this life up from the dead
   • Pardon impossible, send to Siberia >>> Pardon, impossible send to Siberia
   • There is absolutely no condemnation for us in Christ.
   • Romans 8:1 
2. The Holy Spirit lives in us
   • Romans 8:11, NCV
3. God has a purpose for our lives
   • Ephesians 2:10, NCV
   • Philippians 1:6, The Living Bible
   • You don't have to be important int he world's eyes to do important things.
   • What can be more joyful and meaningful than doing what you were created to do, no matter how it looks?
   • God will reward us for everything we do for His glory.
4. We have eternal life and can never lose it
   • Ephesians 1:13-14, NCV & The Living Bible