The Bible tells us in I Peter 1:1, “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.”  And in I Peter 2:11, “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” In I Peter 1:1 the Greek word translated “stranger” and in I Peter 2:11 the Greek word translated “pilgrim” are both the same Greek word “parepidemos.”  As you study that powerful word, you can see that our English word “epidemic” comes from this.  When you put “par” (from the Greek “para”) in front...

The first of each month we share - First Tuesday's Teaching Tips These are teaching nuggets from over thirty years in ministry. This month let's take a page from the Wisodm 365 book (Because the decisions you make today will directly affect your tomorrow) From November 1st, 2nd, and 3rd...

Can I give you the latest CDC statistic?  100% of people that don’t know Jesus are infected with sin!  You and I have the antidote and its efficacy is also 100%! How can we accomplish this goal?  Please allow me to give you “Four Vaccine Verifications”: Let's review...

Please don’t panic!  This teaching has nothing to do with getting vaccinated or not getting vaccinated!  This entire teaching came as I dug into the Greek language for I Peter 1:1 and I Peter 2:11. Here the Scriptures tell us, “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia” … “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” In I Peter 1:11 the Greek word translated “stranger” and in I Peter 2:11 the Greek word translated “pilgrim” are both the same Greek word...

    Special Announcement on Children's Ministry availability! Joy Kidz & Generation Joy     More and more people are coming back to churches all over the country, and we have been continuing to step back into areas of ministry in increments. We have some changes   Weekends: We are excited to announce that we started reopening our infants and 1 year old classrooms in JoyKidz in October! This change will now open all of our children's ministry classrooms on the weekends!   Wednesdays: Additionally, beginning Wednesday November 3rd, we have reopened our Generation Joy classrooms for 1st - 6th graders!     Thank you for your patience as we rebuild our volunteer teams back...

The first of each month we share - First Tuesday's Teaching Tips These are teaching nuggets from over thirty years in ministry. This month let's take a page from the Wisodm 365 book (Because the decisions you make today will directly affect your tomorrow) October 5th...

Fifth Quarter event at the Landing for all students 7th-12th graders! Friday October 8th 2021 at the Landing at Joy Church We invite you to be a part of this fun night after the football game! Bring your friends and let's play arcade games, eat pizza and just have a great time hanging out together! This is a safe environment and the whole event is free! FIFTH QUARTER! Open to all 7th - 12th grade students! Date: Friday, October 8thTime: 9:30 - 11:00 PMFREE EVENTWhere: THE LANDING at Joy Church 10085 Lebanon Road, Mount Juliet TN 37122 ...

Women of Joy - Fall 2021 Bonus Event! Friday October 15th 2021 at Joy Church We invite you to be a part of this special Women of Joy Event on Friday October 15th, 2021 from 7:00-9:00 pm. We have an amazing guest speaker, Melissa Pierce from Generation Church in Jupiter Florida! This is a free event!  Open to all women ages 16 and up for this fun fall Event. Women of Joy -Special Event! Date: Friday, October 15thTime: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PMFREE EVENTWhere: Joy Church - 10085 Lebanon Road, Mount Juliet TN 37122 Sign up online using the button below. Register online October...

  Over the last few months we began our teaching series with the following “Three Plan Principles”: Acknowledge that God has a plan for your life (Jer. 29:11).      “Three Acknowledge Axioms”: ) God has a wonderful plan for your life…not a wonderful life for YOUR plan! ) Destiny is not to be decided.  Destiny is to be discovered. ) What you were created for is connected to who you were created by. 2. Accept God’s plan for your life (Mark 8:35).       “Eight Accept Axioms”: If we always do what we want to do, we may end up where we don’t want to be! If you get whatever you want now…you...