ADVENTure of Christmas - Authentic Joy
December 18th, 2022
Pastor Eric Nidiffer

• Happiness is
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  , Joy is
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  .

Psalm 16:11 (NKJV) - You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Psalm 16:4-5 (NLT) Troubles multiply for those who chase after other gods. I will not take part in their sacrifices of blood or even speak the names of their gods. LORD, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine.

Numbers 18:20 (NLT) And the LORD said to Aaron, “You priests will receive no allotment of land or share of property among the people of Israel. I am your share and your allotment.”

• When
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  is gone,
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  remains

Isaiah 53:3 (NLT) He was despised and rejected— a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care.

Joy: And… there! Perfect! This is the Circle of Sadness. Your job is to make sure that all the sadness stays inside of it.
Sadness: So…you want me to just stand here?
Joy: Hey, it’s not my place to tell you how you do your job. [She pushes Sadness’s leg inside of the circle.] Just make sure that all the sadness stays in the circle. See? You’re pro with this. Isn’t this fun?

• In
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  Circumstances and Emotions, Jesus is
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  in my life

Galatians 5:22a (NLT) But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace…

John 15:11 (NLT) I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!

Psalm 98:4-9 (NLT) Shout to the LORD, all the earth; break out in praise and sing for joy! Sing your praise to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and melodious song, with trumpets and the sound of the ram’s horn. Make a joyful symphony before the LORD, the King! Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise! Let the earth and all living things join in. Let the rivers clap their hands in glee! Let the hills sing out their songs of joy before the LORD, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice, and the nations with fairness.

• Jesus isn’t a Chief Happiness Officer but He is the
  Reveal Answer
  !

Nehemiah 8:10b (NLT) This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the LORD is your strength!

• Joy is not the absence of

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  , but rather the
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  ability to be
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  in any season of life God has you in.

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   All scripture is from the NLT unless otherwise noted