Earthly Rejoicing

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Earthly Rejoicing
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Jesus First Three Commands

• Matthew 417--repent
• Matthew 419--follow
• Matthew 512--rejoice

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Video Clips

• 1. King David Dancing
• 2nd Samuel 612-15
• Rocks Cry Out
• Luke 1937-40
• 3. Healed of Leprosy
• Luke 1711-19

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Biblical Definitions

• Old Testament
• samah/simhah/sameah
• (verb 8055, noun 8057, or adjective 8056)
• a spontaneous, unsustained feeling of jubilance
• a feeling so strong that it finds expression in
  some external act
• a feeling prompted by some external and
  unsustained stimulus

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Biblical Definitions (cont.)

• New Testament
• 1) chairo (5463 verb) to rejoice (many
  conditions given His incarnation, power,
  presence, triumph, reward, etc.)
• 2) sunchairo (4796) to rejoice with
  (togetherness)
• 3) agalliao (21) to rejoice greatly, to exult
  (in persecutions, or in God)
• 4) euphraino (2165) to cheer, gladden,
  rejoice, make merry (elevation of ones mood
  most often what the Americans in Christian
  churches think of when they think of rejoice,
  especially the audience listening to a
  presenter).
• 5) kauchaomai (2744) to boast, to glory (very
  verbal intonation the presenter of a praise)
  Let me tell you what God has done for me.
  Barry Stranz

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Jesus First Three Commands

• Matthew 417 repent.
• Matthew 419 follow.
• Matthew 512 rejoice.

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Persecution

• Luke 928-31
• About eight days after Jesus said this, he took
  Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a
  mountain to pray. As he was praying, the
  appearance of his face changed, and his clothes
  became as bright as a flash of lightning. Two
  men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious
  splendor, talking with Jesus. They spoke about
  his departure, which he was about to bring to
  fulfillment at Jerusalem.

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Persecution

• Romans 52-5
• And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
• Not only so, but we also rejoice in our
  sufferings,
• because we know that suffering produces
  perseverance
• perseverance, character and character, hope.
  And hope
• does not disappoint us, because
• God has poured out his love into
• our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
• whom he has given us.

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Persecution

• James 12-4
• Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you
  face trials of many kinds, because you know that
  the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
  Perseverance must finish its work so that you may
  be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

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Persecution

• James 510-11
• Brothers, as an example of patience in the face
  of
• suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the
  name of
• the Lord. As you know, we consider blessed
  those who
• have persevered. You have heard of Job's
  perseverance
• and have seen what the Lord finally
• brought about. The Lord is full of
• compassion and mercy.

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Persecution

• 2 Thessalonians 13-5
• We ought always to thank God for you, brothers,
  and rightly so, because your faith is growing
  more and more, and the love every one of you has
  for each other is increasing. Therefore, among
  God's churches we boast about your perseverance
  and faith in all the persecutions and trials you
  are enduring. All this is evidence that God's
  judgment is right, and as a result you will be
  counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which
  you are suffering.

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Persecution

• 2nd Peter 13-8
• His divine power has given us everything we need
  for life and godliness through our knowledge of
  him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
  Through these he has given us his very great and
  precious promises, so that through them you may
  participate in the divine nature and escape the
  corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
  For this very reason, make every effort to add to
  your faith goodness and to goodness, knowledge
  and to knowledge, self control and to self
  control, perseverance and to perseverance,
  godliness and to godliness, brotherly kindness
  and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you
  possess these qualities in increasing measure,
  they will keep you from being ineffective and
  unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus
  Christ.

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Spiritual Freedom

• The kingdom of the world says
• When someone strikes you, fight back. Crush
  them. Vengeance is yours. Conformity of
  behavior is a must.
• The kingdom of heaven says
• Turn the other cheek. Help those that ask, even
  if they are undeserving. Forgive and love your
  enemy. Your heart is what counts.

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Spiritual Freedom

• The kingdom of the world says
• If you want someone to listen to you and obey,
  manipulate or bully them. Use your power.
• The kingdom of heaven says
• Be a servant leader.

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Spiritual Freedom

• The kingdom of the worlds says
• Look after your own good and maybe that of your
  family, and tribe/nation.
• The kingdom of heaven says
• The interests of others are equal to and ahead
  of my own.

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Kauchaomai!!!