As I prepared this sermon, there was a nagging thought in the back of my mind that I had heard the title used before. And sure enough, our senior pastor (and my father-in-law) preached a similarly-titled sermon in 2013 from the same passage of Scripture Sometimes as a pastor you think that you should always seek to produce original content. For my part, I don't use sermon outline books. I prefer to let the text of the passage determine the structure. But the reality is that there are very few original sermons even though there are constantly fresh insights from Scripture. So listen to both of these messages and see how each touches a need in your life.
I have a lot of friends going through difficult times recently. And tough times may soon be upon more of us. This passage is a vital reminder than even when facing tribulation or persecution, there is a way to continue to love life and have a good day.
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