Benjamin Murphy
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Benjamin Murphy
Sermon Series Highlights
Sermon Series Highlights

Joy

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Joyful Belief

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The natural steps of Joyful Belief:

  1. I Hear God’s message. (v8-14)

  2. I Act on God’s message. (v15-16)

  3. I Tell Others God’s message. (v17-18)

  4. I Praise GOD for God’s message. (v19-20)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Luke 2:8-20

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.

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Joyful Surrender

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Submitting to God makes me joyful, because:

  1. It makes me a recipient of God’s Grace. (Luke 1:26-30)

  2. It makes me a subject of God’s Sovereignty. (Luke 1:31-33)

  3. It makes me an agent of God’s Power. (Luke 1:34-38)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Luke 1:26-38

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.

Inexpressible Joy!

Joy is not:

Joy is:

How are we going after joy?

  1. Focus on Then and There, not Here and Now (1 Peter 1:3-5)

  2. Focus on the Purpose of our trials, not the Pain of our trials (1 Peter 1:6-7)

    3. But what about the trials?

    1. Trials Don't last

    2. Trials Serve a purpose

    3. Trials Remind us of our dependence on God

    4. Trials Come in many forms

    5. Trials Prove faith

  3. Focus on the Relationship with Christ, not a Religion for Christ (1 Peter 1:8-9)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read 1 Peter 1:3-9

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.