24 Oct

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The storms of life come to every house (see Matt. 7:24-26). The question is, when that “Code Red” comes, will you be ready? Over the past few weeks we have been studying Psalms 112:7-8: “He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire on his enemies.” We began to look at “7 Outstanding Outlines to Overcoming Crisis”: 1. How you respond in a crisis is key (Mark 5:36) We shared “3 Key Crisis Concepts”: 1) Crisis doesn’t create your character….it reveals it 2) Whatever is in you in...

17 Oct

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  Many years ago when we were located in Knoxville, Tennessee and well before we started Joy Church, we used to have campus days blocked off where potential students from all around could come and visit World Changers Bible Institute. They would come for classes and then we would have a special lunch for them. On one of these campus days my father-in-law was visiting. He had just gotten over a bad cold and still had lots of congestion and a deep cough. As he was casually eating lunch with the students, a deep cough came over him. As he inhaled, he accidentally sucked a potato chip...

10 Oct

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    This week Joy Church will be celebrating 20 years of JOY!!! In the book "Enduring Life or Enjoying Life? - How to never be down, discouraged, or depressed another day in your life!" learn how to apply these nuggets of wisdom and more that led to the foundation of Joy Church. ~ 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. ~ You should always be joyful but there are times when you shouldn't be happy. ~ It is a choice to...

03 Oct

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    The first of each month we share - First Tuesday's Teaching Tips Did you know that along with being able to watch our LIVE services on our Joy Church YouTube channel you can be inspired with SHORTS (less than 30 second video clips based on Biblical principles)!!! These SHORTS cut through all the negative media today with an uplifting Biblical truth!  Checkout the Joy Church YouTube Channel and LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE nuggets like these...

26 Sep

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  “He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire on his enemies.” Psalms 112:7-8 This is our key scripture from our series Code Red. Over the past few weeks we have been sharing our “7 Outstanding Outlines to Overcoming Crisis” Let's review...

19 Sep

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  Please allow me to share with you our key verse for this powerful series. It is Psalms 112:7-8: “He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire on his enemies.” Last week we began sharing our “7 Outstanding Outlines to Overcoming Crisis” Let's review...

12 Sep

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  Many years ago, Anne and I were in Jamaica on a mission trip. Our son, John, was only about four or five years old at the time. John was having a difficult time breathing. He was having a very adverse reaction to something in our hotel room. As the day wore on his breathing challenges only intensified. We were in a very difficult spot. The medical facilities and expertise are not the same as they are here in the States. In fact, many wealthy Jamaicans will come here to have various procedures. I stayed up with John all night (I let Anne sleep a little bit)...

05 Sep

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    The first of each month we share - First Tuesday's Teaching Tips Did you know that you can receive an encouraging message 365 days of the year directly sent to your phone each morning? When you download the Joy Church APP you will receive daily wisdom notifications like these...

29 Aug

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“Joy-lets” will unclog the pipes of a continuous flow of joy in your life! Let’s review our series from the beginning with our opening three scriptures on joy. The Bible tells us: 1. “This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Ps. 118:24) It is a choice to rejoice! One of the greatest truths you can ever learn as a Christian is that you are not a slave to your feelings! Let feelings in your car, but never let them in the driver’s seat! Feelings are meant to be felt…but they are not meant to be followed! 2. “Rejoice in...

22 Aug

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  A few weeks ago (we had a temporary interruption with our missions update) we began our series. Let’s review beginning with our opening three scriptures on joy. The Bible tells us: 1. “This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Ps. 118:24) It is a choice to rejoice! One of the greatest truths you can ever learn as a Christian is that you are not a slave to your feelings! Let feelings in your car, but never let them in the driver’s seat! Feelings are meant to be felt…but they are not meant to be followed! 2. “Rejoice in the...