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I Thessalonians 5:16

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Philippians 4:4

Live audio sermon - PalTalk - November 16, 2005

Rejoice not in what you 'see' as much as what your faith shows you to rejoice in.

Why have Christians come to have to 'see' before they believe and rejoice?
We believe and have plenty to rejoice in - 'regardless' of what we 'see' these days.

Remember, blessings and riches are of a spiritual nature today.  All those physical blessings have a tendency to bring on a faith based on sight instead of sight based on faith.

Jesus said... blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.  John 20:29b

And he still means that for today.  The Great Commission is all based on sight then faith - Paul's Greater Commission message is based on faith to see!

It all starts with hearing the word of truth - not 'seeing' anything!
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:17
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation:
in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Ephesians 1:12,13

We are to rejoice in:

Truth
I Corinthians 13:6  Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

Have you seen the increase of iniquity?
How about the intense deception concerning truth!
Isaiah 59:14: And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

• Rejoice in that you have the truth 'in' that Book - not 'in' those new perverted & corrupted bibles, not 'in' your church, not 'in' your priest/reverend/pastor/pastorette, 'in' your job, 'in' music, 'in' yourself, etc.
• Words of God is not only 'in' the KJB, but truth 'IS' the King James Bible
• Rightly Dividing
• 
      Great Commission
      Books before Paul and after Paul
      Who to follow
      The church - early, middle, adult, alzheimer stages
• English Language
• Last Days
• 
      Tribulation
      Revelation & Daniel
      Details are sealed
• Good is being called evil and good is being called good, etc.
• The Workplace as a Christian
• The Home
• Vacations
• Roles in the Home
• Women
• Men
• Children / teens / young adults
• 
      proper discipline
      proper education
      proper examples to follow
      proper place
      proper respect for those older
      the attack against them
      worldly kids today - oppressing the world - homes, etc.
• Best for Kids
• What God Approves (still learning, eh!)
• Music
• 
      Bluegrass and Banjo hillbilly music
      Absolute Music
      A standard to judge all music by
• Prayer
• Financial Matters
• 
      Dangers of debt
      Joy of Living with what You earn
      Allowing God to provide the Needs, not striving for the 'wants!'
• Disaster of the cares and riches and pleasures of this life
• What We Should Know
• Appearance that Pleases God
• 
      women 'more' than just a dress issue
      men / women hair - is more than just the length of it, but what it represents
• Being Quiet - not just the mouth, but the spirit of...
• Jews
• Salvation
• Eternal Security
• Images
• 
      of Christ
      subliminal
• Hollywood/Media
• Sports
• Modesty
• Baptism
• Peace of God from the God of Peace
• Kingdoms
• Comfort
• Swimming vs floating
• Trying to rescue people from the woods - helping them be reduced for possession!
• Giving liberally vs tithing
• Christ & Hell
• The Risen Christ
• The Coming Christ
• Denominations
• Cults - and their bibles / teachings / tricks and tools, etc. the 'words' of a stranger are usually good words!
• The Pentecostal influence on the Modern Christian
• The direction Christianity has taken
• The Death of the Independent Bible Believing Movement
• Faith
• 
      His
      Ours
      False
• Another Jesus, spirit, gospel, etc.
• Sin
• Judgment of Sin vs Works
• Judgment Seat based on Paul's gospel
• Crowns
• The Light after the Judgment Seat, etc.
• etc.

Man, that list could go on, eh!  More than 'just a Book,' the King James Bible is the truth for all about everything!

Jews!
Romans 15:10
See Romans 15:5-12
With his people!  Includes the saved Jews, eh!  See Ephesians 2:11-22 for reconciliation, etc.
Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Hope of the glory of God
Romans 5:1,2  Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:  By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

More of chapter 5:
3-8:  And not only so...
9-10: Much more then...
11:  And not only so...
12-13:  Wherefore...
14:  Nevertheless...
15-16:  But...
17:  For if...
18-19: Therefore...
20-21:  Moreover...

What a string of verses, eh!  Surely we can rejoice over that chapter!

Christ is still being preached...
    ...and that is better than Ramadan, Kwanza, Hannukah, or nothing but things that will burn, etc. but...
Philippians 1:18-20  What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,  According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

Note - even though the tares are doing better, we don't jump in with them - and we keep our kids from them!
Matthew 13:10 - Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

One more... Rejoice With the Brethren!
Romans 12:15  Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

Greek Words we have learned in the past:
Yaoughtah
yashouldah
whydidntcha

new one:
IwishIhadah

We tend to think of ourselves when we should be thinking of others!
(When someone buys something, does something, goes somewhere, receives something, thinks something, etc.)

Romans 15:1 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Don't be jealous, prideful, selfish when it comes to others - rejoice with them, don't try to oneupthem with a story or something better, etc.  Just rejoice with them!

Are you finding it hard to rejoice? Do you claim I Peter 1:6; I Peter 4:13?
Really?  Those are for the tribulation - we have no reason to this day to not rejoice!

Paul's gospel is all about joy and rejoicing!
joy - 28
rejoice - 30