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Episode 15 - Joy In Christ · Women At The Well: REJOICE

• 0:23
  SPEAKER_00: Good morning, sisters.
• 0:26
  SPEAKER_00: As we are still awed by the resurrection, let us give thanks that Jesus got up.
• 0:33
  SPEAKER_00: And because he got up, we can have joy every day.
• 0:38
  SPEAKER_00: Good morning.
• 0:39
  SPEAKER_00: Hello.
• 0:40
  SPEAKER_00: I am Rose.
• 0:41
  SPEAKER_00: I'm your host.
• 0:42
  SPEAKER_00: And I'm glad you joined me here at the well today.
• 0:46
  SPEAKER_00: May you be filled with joy during this episode.
• 0:50
  SPEAKER_00: Have you ever heard the old saying that laughter is the best medicine?
• 0:57
  SPEAKER_00: Well, Proverbs 17, 22 in the New King James Version says, A merry heart does good like medicine, but a broken spirit drives the bones.
• 1:13
  SPEAKER_00: See, sisters, each day we hold a new reason to shout and have joy.
• 1:22
  SPEAKER_00: Or maybe just to say, I know that was you, God.
• 1:26
  SPEAKER_00: We have so much to be joyful for.
• 1:30
  SPEAKER_00: For one, you open your eyes this morning.
• 1:33
  SPEAKER_00: You can get up and move around.
• 1:35
  SPEAKER_00: And even if you cannot get up and move around, you can still be joyful.
• 1:42
  SPEAKER_00: Your mind is still intact.
• 1:46
  SPEAKER_00: I love to rejoice because, see, I found that it takes away my problems and it helps me to see the good.
• 1:55
  SPEAKER_00: It keeps me from being bothered because I'm praising the one who is doing great things in my life.
• 2:03
  SPEAKER_00: Today we will discuss joy in Christ.
• 2:07
  SPEAKER_00: Our scriptures will be Matthew 28, 5 to 10, Psalms 126, verse 5, and Galatians 5, 22 and 23.
• 2:21
  SPEAKER_00: Now, let's get filled on some joy, sisters.
• 2:25
  SPEAKER_00: Let's go to the throne of grace.
• 2:27
  SPEAKER_00: Father God, I just want to say thank you this morning.
• 2:31
  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for one more day.
• 2:33
  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for keeping us during the night.
• 2:36
  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for allowing us to just get up out of our beds.
• 2:41
  SPEAKER_00: Heavenly Father, a lot of times we're not always filled with joy, but I'm asking you as we sit here at the well this morning to teach us how to be filled with your joy.
• 2:53
  SPEAKER_00: To teach us how to laugh more.
• 2:56
  SPEAKER_00: Now, scripture tells us that sometimes we'll weep, but then there's also a time for joy, a time for laughter.
• 3:06
  SPEAKER_00: So teach us to have more joy, more laughter within us.
• 3:12
  SPEAKER_00: So, Heavenly Father, thank you for meeting us here at the well this morning.
• 3:20
  SPEAKER_00: Give us whatever we need to be filled with the joy of the Lord.
• 3:27
  SPEAKER_00: In Jesus' name we pray.
• 3:30
  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
• 3:31
  SPEAKER_00: All right, sisters.
• 3:33
  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
• 3:35
  SPEAKER_00: In finding joy, we begin with the third day after the crucifixion.
• 3:42
  SPEAKER_00: There's just something that happens in the atmosphere when we shift our focus from our burdens to his blessings.
• 3:52
  SPEAKER_00: You can feel that weight lifting already, can't you?
• 3:55
  SPEAKER_00: You start to think about Jesus, and things just start to change within you.
• 4:00
  SPEAKER_00: You know, I mentioned earlier that rejoicing helps you see the good, and that's exactly what happened for the women at the tomb.
• 4:09
  SPEAKER_00: They were walking into a situation that looked like a tragedy, but they walked out with a testimony.
• 4:18
  SPEAKER_00: If you have your Bibles or your apps, turn with me to Matthew 28, please.
• 4:26
  SPEAKER_00: I want us to look closely at this moment because it shows us that joy doesn't always wait for our circumstances to be perfect or come before it shows up.
• 4:43
  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes joy meets us right in the middle of our rush and our uncertainty.
• 4:54
  SPEAKER_00: The women who stood by him at the cross have now come to the tomb.
• 4:59
  SPEAKER_00: This encounter ushers us into the joy those women found.
• 5:33
  SPEAKER_00: And go quickly and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead, and indeed he is going before you into Galilee.
• 5:43
  SPEAKER_00: There you will see him.
• 5:45
  SPEAKER_00: Behold, I have told you.
• 5:48
  SPEAKER_00: So they quickly went from the tomb with fear and great joy and ran to bring his disciples word.
• 5:57
  SPEAKER_00: And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them saying, Rejoice.
• 6:04
  SPEAKER_00: So they came and held him by the feet and worshiped him.
• 6:10
  SPEAKER_00: Then Jesus said to them, Do not be afraid.
• 6:14
  SPEAKER_00: Go and tell my brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.
• 6:21
  SPEAKER_00: Can you imagine the joy those women had as they rushed to tell the brethren?
• 6:28
  SPEAKER_00: The same Jesus who said on Friday, it is finished, was the same Jesus who stood before them and spoke to them.
• 6:38
  SPEAKER_00: Joy, joy, joy.
• 6:41
  SPEAKER_00: You see, joy is the natural reaction to realizing Jesus is alive and present in our lives today.
• 6:49
  SPEAKER_00: Sisters, that same joy remains with us.
• 6:54
  SPEAKER_00: We have that joy.
• 6:58
  SPEAKER_00: Now let's just slow it down a little bit.
• 7:00
  SPEAKER_00: I'm getting a little happy, feeling a little joy, but let's think about this for a moment.
• 7:07
  SPEAKER_00: Let's talk about pain.
• 7:10
  SPEAKER_00: You know, pain and joy are opposites.
• 7:14
  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes we think they go hand in hand.
• 7:17
  SPEAKER_00: But here is the truth.
• 7:19
  SPEAKER_00: Most of the time, we don't have one without the other.
• 7:25
  SPEAKER_00: We must remember that although pain may come, we can have spiritual joy within or alongside our suffering and pain.
• 7:44
  SPEAKER_00: It gives us a promise.
• 7:47
  SPEAKER_00: It states, those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.
• 7:58
  SPEAKER_00: Sisters, joy is often the harvest that follows the season.
• 8:08
  SPEAKER_00: A season of struggles.
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  SPEAKER_00: A season of I don't know.
• 8:13
  SPEAKER_00: A season of what's really going on.
• 8:18
  SPEAKER_00: But I want to encourage you today, please keep your joy while you're in that struggle.
• 8:26
  SPEAKER_00: While you in the middle of I don't know, while you in the middle of what's really going on, keep your joy.
• 8:34
  SPEAKER_00: If you must humor him, come, but keep your joy.
• 8:40
  SPEAKER_00: If you must pray the same prayer repeatedly, pray it, but keep your joy.
• 8:49
  SPEAKER_00: And if you need some good gospel music, turn it up and start dancing with the Lord, but keep your joy.
• 8:57
  SPEAKER_00: You see, these acts of praises are the tools that will help keep your joy and protect you in the time of your struggles.
• 9:09
  SPEAKER_00: Finally, remember that joy isn't just an emotion we muster up.
• 9:16
  SPEAKER_00: It is a fruit of the spirit that grows within when we stay connected to the vine.
• 9:24
  SPEAKER_00: Galatians 5, 22, 23 says, But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, against such there is no law.
• 9:46
  SPEAKER_00: These are produced by the Holy Spirit rather than human effort.
• 9:51
  SPEAKER_00: You see, every time pain, depression, hardship, or sorrow interrupts your life, speak with Jesus and ask for the Holy Spirit to fill you.
• 10:06
  SPEAKER_00: Then start your joy routine.
• 10:09
  SPEAKER_00: Hum, sing, or dance with the Lord.
• 10:16
  SPEAKER_00: Sisters, as we're getting ready to part ways today, I want you to take a deep breath and let the truth of these scriptures settle into your spirit.
• 10:32
  SPEAKER_00: You see, we've looked at the women at the tomb.
• 10:36
  SPEAKER_00: Their feet were moving fast, their hearts were pounding, but their focus was on the risen Savior.
• 10:45
  SPEAKER_00: We've looked at the promise that our tears are actually seeds for a future harvest of joy.
• 10:54
  SPEAKER_00: And we remember that joy is a fruit, it's something the Holy Spirit is growing inside of all of us right now, even in our darkest hour.
• 11:07
  SPEAKER_00: God is still working on us.
• 11:10
  SPEAKER_00: So I want you to leave with this challenge for the rest of the week.
• 11:14
  SPEAKER_00: Don't wait for the feeling of goodness to find your praise.
• 11:20
  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes we think we have to feel happy before we can rejoice.
• 11:25
  SPEAKER_00: But the women in Matthew had fear and joy at the same time.
• 11:32
  SPEAKER_00: You can be worried about your bills and still say, Lord, I thank you that you are my provider.
• 11:39
  SPEAKER_00: You can be heartbroken and still say, Lord, I thank you that you are near my broken heart.
• 11:47
  SPEAKER_00: Ain't that good?
• 11:52
  SPEAKER_00: That is your joy routine.
• 11:56
  SPEAKER_00: Before you lay your hand down tonight, I want you to name three God weeks from your day.
• 12:01
  SPEAKER_00: Three moments where you can say, I know that was you, God.
• 12:05
  SPEAKER_00: When you start looking for his hand, you'll start finding his joy.
• 12:11
  SPEAKER_00: Remember, the tomb is still empty, the spirit is still moving, and your joy is non-negotiable because it comes from him.
• 12:23
  SPEAKER_00: Go out today and let your life be a song of victory.
• 12:33
  SPEAKER_00: Sisters, before we go, we aren't just going to talk about joy.
• 12:41
  SPEAKER_00: We're going to step into it right now.
• 12:45
  SPEAKER_00: Wherever you are, in your kitchen, in your car, I think that you're done.
• 12:51
  SPEAKER_00: I want you to take a step to look back and what God is already done.
• 13:55
  SPEAKER_00: Give the Lord praise.
• 13:57
  SPEAKER_00: Give him praise.
• 13:59
  SPEAKER_00: Give him joy.
• 14:01
  SPEAKER_00: Yes.
• 14:02
  SPEAKER_00: Give him joy.
• 14:06
  SPEAKER_00: So, sisters, let's go to the throne one last time.
• 14:11
  SPEAKER_00: Heavenly Father, we just want to thank you.
• 14:15
  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for the empty tomb and the full heart.
• 14:21
  SPEAKER_00: Lord, thank you that our joy isn't a fairy tale, it is finished work.
• 14:27
  SPEAKER_00: Thank you, Lord.
• 14:30
  SPEAKER_00: I know it was you gone yesterday.
• 14:32
  SPEAKER_00: Thank you, Lord.
• 14:34
  SPEAKER_00: Right now I lift up every sister under the sound of my voice.
• 14:38
  SPEAKER_00: Father God, for the one whose eyes are heavy with tears today.
• 14:44
  SPEAKER_00: I remind her of your promise in Psalms 126.
• 14:49
  SPEAKER_00: I pray that even as she sowed those tears this morning, she will begin to feel the pull of the harvest this afternoon.
• 14:59
  SPEAKER_00: Turn her morning into dancing, Lord.
• 15:03
  SPEAKER_00: I know you can.
• 15:04
  SPEAKER_00: Holy Spirit, we ask for a fresh filling of that Galatians 5 fruit.
• 15:12
  SPEAKER_00: Lord, when the world gets loud and the enemy tries to whisper lies of depression or lack, please let your joy rise up like a mighty fortress around our minds, Heavenly Father.
• 15:24
  SPEAKER_00: Help us to recognize those God wings, those small moments where you are whispering, I am right here.
• 15:31
  SPEAKER_00: Father God, help us to hear your voice.
• 15:34
  SPEAKER_00: Help us to feel your spirit so we know that you are right with us.
• 15:40
  SPEAKER_00: Lord, as we leave this episode, but never your presence.
• 15:44
  SPEAKER_00: Give us the speed of the women at the tomb.
• 15:47
  SPEAKER_00: They ran.
• 15:48
  SPEAKER_00: Let us run to tell the world that you are alive.
• 15:51
  SPEAKER_00: Let our joy be so contagious that people have to ask, what is it that you have?
• 15:58
  SPEAKER_00: So we can be able to tell them about Jesus, who changes our lives and not only our lives, but everybody's life.
• 16:08
  SPEAKER_00: We cover our families, our health, our peace in your precious name.
• 16:12
  SPEAKER_00: Father God, we walk out of here not in fear, but in great joy.
• 16:16
  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for meeting us at the well.
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  SPEAKER_00: In the mighty master's name of Jesus, we pray.
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  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
• 16:23
  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
• 16:24
  SPEAKER_00: Sisters, we are getting ready to leave the well today.
• 16:30
  SPEAKER_00: And I am so thankful that you chose to join us.
• 16:37
  SPEAKER_00: Well, my heart is full, and I hope yours is too.
• 16:42
  SPEAKER_00: I thank you for spending time with me.
• 16:46
  SPEAKER_00: This is my episode 15.
• 16:50
  SPEAKER_00: Joy in Christ.
• 16:52
  SPEAKER_00: As you go about your day, carrying that Matthew 28.
• 16:57
  SPEAKER_00: What is my goodness?