It is a worldly view of joy that causes many to fall short of experiencing the joy of the Lord. But I would declare to you this morning that true spiritual joy is a grace of Christ which comes to you, the believer, by remembering that you have Christ with you in all the activities of your day. In our text this realization of having Christ with you is termed, “gladness and simplicity of heart.” Christ is with you in the person of His Holy Spirit who has been given to you. And He is with you at all times. It is this blessed Holy Spirit who is with you, who gives you the true spiritual joy in living the Christian life. The fruit of the Spirit is love and then next in the list of the fruit of the Spirit comes joy. But you and I must learn to “walk in the Spirit” in order to have true spiritual joy. So this morning we will examine our subject by thinking about these truths. 1st – To walk in the Spirit and to have true spiritual joy, you must continue daily in devotion to Christ. 2ndly – To walk in the Spirit and to have true spiritual joy you must learn the importance of simplicity of heart. And then 3rdly – To walk in the Spirit and to have true spiritual joy you must seek to praise God in all things.
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Pastor Paul Rendall was born in November of 1951, and grew up in Davenport, Iowa. He went to college at Drake University and the University of Iowa where he received a B.A. degree in Social Work and History in 1974. Paul searched for truth in all the wrong places in college, but...
