Joy!cast

Follow Jesus and learn something you never knew. You already have what you need to do what Jesus wants you to do. We don't have to fit to follow.

Sin is NOT a popular topic. But the good news is the guilt we feel when our sin is revealed is just one confession away from experiencing God’s grace.

Ever wondered why some people seem so brave. There is a fine line between bravery and stupidity. Stupid people challenge their giants without any idea of the outcome. Brave people have enough history to know the outcome may not be what they want, but they choose to move forward anyway. The fine line that separates bravery from stupidity is faith, faith knowing that the God who was with them when they faced challenges in the past will be with them when we face them today.

God wants us to be like Gideon - listening for His call on our lives, trusting in Him enough to put aside our fears, and know that He will never let us down.

Learning from Esther how to be “right time, right place, and do the right thing” kind of people. Having the courage to do what God calls us to do right when God calls us to do it.

Good things and bad things happen to everyone.  God can use both the good stuff and the bad stuff and put it all together to make something great.  Over and over again, bad things keep happening to Joseph, but he continued to live as he believed God wanted him to.  He was loved and adored by his father Jacob, but this made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery.  What his brothers intended for harm, God used for good.  Joseph tried to always do what was right, no matter what bad things happened to him, and in God’s time, he saw the amazing plan that God had for him.  

We speak of throwing up personal walls to prevent being drawn into views or perspectives that might breach our personal space or challenge our emotions. We speak of building fences so that neighbors do not encroach on our privacy. We create gates so that our neighborhood is safe from the intrusion of outsiders. This week we learn from Jonah how to tear down the walls that divide us.

Like the Israelites who commemorated God's goodness by stacking stones, always stop to commemorate the times God has been good to you. Never forget to stack some stones.

Change is inevitable in life but no matter what changes we may face, we can trust that God is always with us.

When we are gripped with fear, God grabs our attention with good news.

For Joy!'s vision for the future to become reality we need Jesus' help in the present to see people the way He does.