Before we jump in let's review 10 of our 11 Characteristics concerning the Character of God: You can’t create God in your own image (Rom. 1:25).   Heaven yes…Hell no! Sin ruins the view Will the real God please stand up?  (John 10:10) Jesus the transition (Heb. 1:3) It is finished (John 19:30, Rom. 6:14) Stupid is as stupid does (James 1:13-17) Don’t assign the blame…get into the game (John 9:1-4). God wants you to live on “easy” street (Matt. 25:24-26). God is not mad at you (II Cor. 5:17-21). This week we jump into our 11th Characteristic concerning the Character...

Over the past few weeks we have been discussing 11 Characteristics concerning the Character of God: You can’t create God in your own image (Rom. 1:25).   Heaven yes…Hell no! Sin ruins the view Will the real God please stand up?  (John 10:10) Jesus the transition (Heb. 1:3) It is finished (John 19:30, Rom. 6:14) Stupid is as stupid does (James 1:13-17) Don’t assign the blame…get into the game (John 9:1-4). God wants you to live on “easy” street (Matt. 25:24-26). This week let’s continue!      10.  God is not mad at you (II Cor. 5:17-21). “Therefore if any man be in...

We have a wonderful doctor and his wife who have come to Joy Church for about ten years.  They make a big difference for Jesus here at Joy.  He is the head of our medical response team and she is an ordained minister (she is ordained through Joy Church) and ministers on a regular basis here and in different states around the country. I remember when they first arrived at Joy Church and loved it.  They had come from a great church in Virginia and had moved to the Nashville area in conjunction with his career.  They were in the area...

The first of each month we will be sharing First Tuesday's Teaching Tips. These are teaching nuggets from over thirty years in ministry. This month's topic is my new book "Enduring Life Or Enjoying Life, How to never be down, discouraged, or depressed another day in your life!" Put the Word of God in you when you don't need it so that it comes out when you do! Joy is the muscle of God designed to do life's heavy lifting. Circumstances come and circumstances go.  Circumstances are up and circumstances are down.  But the Lord never changes! Most people don't lead their lives...

Over the last number of months we have shared with you our key verse for this series found in Hebrews 11:6, “For without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” From there we shared three very important takeaways: Notice the word “cometh”.  The Greek tense for the word “cometh” is in the continual tense, meaning it is discussing those who continually come to God.  It could read “those that cometh and cometh and cometh to God”.  It describes...

“And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.  And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?  Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.  I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.” Over the years these verses have been very misunderstood.  Here it is clear the disciples asked a question and got a very...

Over the last number of months we have shared with you our key verse for this series found in Hebrews 11:6, “For without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” From there we shared three very important takeaways: Notice the word “cometh”.  The Greek tense for the word “cometh” is in the continual tense, meaning it is discussing those who continually come to God.  It could read “those that cometh and cometh and cometh to God”.  It describes...

Over the last number of months we have shared with you our key verse for this series found in Hebrews 11:6, “For without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” From there we shared three very important takeaways: Notice the word “cometh”.  The Greek tense for the word “cometh” is in the continual tense, meaning it is discussing those who continually come to God.  It could read “those that cometh and cometh and cometh to God”.  It describes...

The first of each month we will be sharing First Tuesday's Teaching Tips. These are teaching nuggets from over thirty years in ministry. This month's topic is Success: You can get anywhere you want to go as long as you're willing to take enough small steps In order for you to enter your future successfully it must be revealed to you progressively You will never progress beyond your last point of disobedience If you are not receiving your next step, go back and do what He last told you to do ~from Winning with Wisdom volume 1 (available for purchase in the Joy...

Over the last number of months we have shared with you our key verse for this series found in Hebrews 11:6, “For without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” From there we shared three very important takeaways: Notice the word “cometh”.  The Greek tense for the word “cometh” is in the continual tense, meaning it is discussing those who continually come to God.  It could read “those that cometh and cometh and cometh to God”.  It describes...