What happened to joy?

Sunday, June 7, 2020 - 10:15 AM

COVID Worship Week Twelve—Sunday, June 7

Read our memory verse Romans 14:17

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,

Galatians 4:17

Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may have zeal for them.

Psalm 16:8-9

I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,

Ezekiel 36:26

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

1 Thessalonians 5:16

Rejoice always,

Proverbs 10:28

The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

Connect with your group for discussion of our text together.

Questions to probe our text and live it:

Welcome new peeps! Who else could we include?
Public worship returns to GCC’s campus on July 5. We will offer recorded worship services for any who are unable or cautious about returning to meeting all together if there is enough interest. Please email pastor@hhgcc.org to indicate your interest continuing remote church.
Groups of 10 or less may meet face-to-face with appropriate social distancing if your group is ready. The Welcome Center and ABF 4/5 with their big TVs are available for groups on a pre-scheduled basis (email church office 48 hours before planned use).
Which of the passages or Moreland comparisons do you find most revealing about your joy—or lack thereof?
What will you grasp onto that will reinvigorate your Joy? What Scripture passages will renew your joy through seasons of mourning?
Will others see the outside indicator (Joy) of a supernatural internal reality?
Do you want God to work on your joy?
Please give us other updates or prayer needs? As we thought through about things others have given us, and possessions or qualities we would like to pass along to others, did any names come to your mind? Let’s pray for these ones together.
Read the memory verse, Romans 14:17, again.