The Joy of Jesus – Available For Calculation – Matter of Profit and Loss – When Loss Becomes Profit 1

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Jeff Jones

20051023 Joy Of Jesus - Available For Calculation - Matter Of Profit & Loss - When Loss Becomes Profit 1 - Rev. Tommy Jones

Are you in #quarantine or #selfisolation? There’s plenty of archived messages on our website to keep you busy for some time. Today, we hear part one of Paul’s letter to the Philippians about profit or gain from his jail cell. Talk about isolated. Last week, we heard about all the things Paul did to be righteous counted for nothing and became a loss. What did he find that was and for us is profitable? Have you lost anything to gain knowledge of Jesus Christ? Is there anything in your life that you would not lose to get more knowledge of the Lord and Savior? Guess what that’s called? An idol. What kind of robe can we receive by trading in our fig leaf? How deep can our knowledge of Christ become? What are we to do with that knowledge once we’ve received it? What can we gain by rearranging our priorities this way?

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The Joy of Jesus – Available For Calculation – Matter of Profit and Loss – When Profit Becomes Loss

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Jeff Jones

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There is a lot of #profit that has become #loss lately with all of the #quarantine and #marketcrash going on right now due to #covid19. Paul, in Philippians, encouraged us not to have confidence in the flesh. Could that be a lesson God is teaching all of us right now? Paul listed off all the things he counted on before coming to faith in Jesus Christ. Why were they not enough? Was it not sufficient to his salvation that he was born into the right family or that he was extremely religious? What are you counting on instead of, or in addition to Jesus Christ to save your soul? Is it money, status, reputation, or something else?

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The Joy of Jesus – Available For Calculation – Matter of Risk and Reward – Avow the Reward

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Jeff Jones

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Hopefully, you are not under #quarantine from the #CoronaVirus / #Covid19. Whether you are now or you will be later, just know that the Joy of Jesus has nothing to do with your current circumstances and everything to do with trusting and obeying the Lord. How can we avow or claim the reward of the joy of Jesus? What did Paul have to say about people adding requirements to the Gospel? Do we have an outward symbol today of the inward change that occurs when we give our life to Christ? What does true worship look like? Once you get the relationship and the worship right, the happiness or joy will come and it won’t be dependent on circumstances. What does it mean to boast in Jesus and not in ourselves?

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The Joy of Jesus – Triumphant Serving – As Exemplified – Through Humiliation

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Jeff Jones

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Have you ever had a #boss who would stop what they were doing to accomplish one of the many things they asked you to do? It is at first, embarrassing. But, then you catch on to what their priorities are. And, if you are wise, you make it your priority. How much more so, should we copy Jesus Christ, being God and coming down to our level and showing us what to do? Those of us who are in Christ, should constantly strive to be more like our Lord and Savior. That means humbling ourselves and serving others. Where and who was Jesus before He came here? Why and how did Christ come down to us? Jesus Christ was perfectly obedient His whole life. To where did that obedience lead?

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The Joy of Jesus – Triumphant Serving – As Exhorted – Regarding Love

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Jeff Jones

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#Love #unites, #hate divides. Just look at the #news and #political discourse right now for proof. You are #loved. How can I say that without having met you? Because the #Bible tells us so. We are all given the ability to love others as well. But left to our own desires we tend to love others that look like us, act like us, believe what we believe, or who can do something for us. God has a different idea about how we should love, not selfishly but putting others first. By serving others with love, we create unity in the church. By serving the community with love, we bring others into the fellowship of Believers. What encouraging factors does Paul give us to motivate this love that unites? What is the right kind of love and how do we practice that? What does humility have to do with loving others? What is humility and what is it not? Near the end Brother Tommy mentions the order that our priorities should take. Take the first letter of each priority and it spells what you get when you do it right (J-O-Y).

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The Joy of Jesus – Triumphant Suffering – As Exhorted – Regarding Life

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Jeff Jones

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The next time someone tells you #God wants you to be #healthy and #wealthy, ask yourself how health and wealthy were #Jesus Christ and His disciples? Great sales pitch, right? The Christian life is a struggle and the rewards do not get fully realized here and now. The rights and privileges of wherever you live now cannot compare to what waits the Christian in Heaven. How is your attitude and behavior? Is it right and is it consistent? Are we united with the rest of the Body of Christ? Who or what are our adversaries as those who follow Christ? What do attacks say about our status? Can we ever see adversity as a privilege? If I gave you a present, you would thank me. Wouldn’t you? God has given you some things that i know you haven’t thanked Him for yet.

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The Joy of Jesus – Triumphant Suffering – Of An External Nature – Geared Through Glorification

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Jeff Jones

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Currently, we are suffering through threats of #CoronaVirus, #Locust outbreaks, and extreme meteorological and geological events. A few of us may be experiencing #Christian #persecution, with which Paul was very familiar. He wrote in Philippians that he was prepared to go to his reward or to stay with the Christians. In either instance, he wanted God to get the glory. For what did Paul ask his fellow believers? How much did Paul wish to magnify Christ? When Christ increases in your life, who or what decreases? Have you ever seen a legally blind person use a magnifying glass to read what was clear and obvious to others? How did Paul’s walk with Jesus color his view of life and death? What do you live for, what makes you come alive?

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The Joy of Jesus – Triumphant Suffering – Of An External Nature – Pointed Toward Proclamation

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Jeff Jones

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PSA – Don’t forget #Valentine’sDay is coming up to avoid unnecessary external suffering. But seriously, why is there so much #suffering in this world? If suffering is the result of a fallen world, why do Christians suffer? How does Christian suffering help to spread the Gospel? What’s wrong with the phrase, ‘under the circumstances’? Did Paul’s jailing help or hinder the spread of the Gospel? Where would we be without some of his jailhouse epistles? How did he view his jailers, as oppressors or opportunities? Is courage contagious just like fear? What did Paul say about preachers of his day that taught about Jesus plus something else? Do we have people around us today like that? How can we rejoice about suffering?

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