{"id":16011,"date":"2019-12-01T21:52:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T04:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/uncategorized\/when-you-are-lonely\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T14:28:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T21:28:27","slug":"when-you-are-lonely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/sermons\/when-you-are-lonely\/","title":{"rendered":"Joy To The World #1 &#8211; Find Joy Even When You are Lonely","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-18bd0767 alignfull\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c6970ddb\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8d02ef71 gb-accordion\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-46e421aa gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-d40320a9 gb-accordion__toggle\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Sermon Notes<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f3e44ae0\">\n\n<h2><b>Find Joy Even When You are Lonely: Acts 16; Philippians 1:1-14<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><i>U.S. Dec of Ind- all men are created equal&#8230;endowed by their Creator with certain&nbsp;<b>unalienable Rights<\/b>, that among these are Life, Liberty and the&nbsp;<b>pursuit<\/b>&nbsp;of Happiness.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2><b>Joy to the World?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>88% of people feel stressed during the holidays<\/p>\n<p>56% of people bite their lip with family during the holidays<\/p>\n<p>Top 3 topics avoided with family &#8211; politics, personal matters, religion.<\/p>\n<p>The average couple has seven arguments during the holidays<\/p>\n<p>Top 5 holiday arguments \u2013 where to go, money, family, cleaning up, cooking<\/p>\n<p>85% of people overeat during the holidays<\/p>\n<p>42% of people unbutton their pants after a holiday meal<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/the-holiday-stress-out-88-percent-of-americans-study-claims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/the-holiday-stress-out-88-percent-of-americans-study-claims<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Lk 2:10-11 \u201cthe angel said&#8230;\u201cFear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<h2><b>Philippians is God\u2019s Guide to Joy<\/b><b><u><\/u><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>The church<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>First church in Europe (Acts 16)<\/li>\n<li>No Bible \u2013 10 men for synagogue<\/li>\n<li>Planted by Paul 10-12 years prior after walking 9 miles<\/li>\n<li>Started with women\u2019s prayer meeting, Lydia, &amp; possessed girls<\/li>\n<li>Does not say \u201capostle\u201d; Perhaps the best church in the NT (\u201csin\u201d omitted)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The book<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>4 chapters 104 verses \u2013 read 15 minutes<\/li>\n<li>\u201cjoy\u201d theme 19X; &amp; Jesus 61X<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1:4 my prayer with joy<\/p>\n<p>1:18 Christ is proclaimed&#8230;in that I rejoice.<\/p>\n<p>1:25 joy in the faith,<\/p>\n<p>2:2 complete my joy by being of the same mind&#8230;the same love<\/p>\n<p>2:17-18 I am glad and rejoice with you all&#8230;&nbsp;be glad and rejoice with me<\/p>\n<p>2:28-29 rejoice at seeing him again&#8230;receive him in the Lord with all joy<\/p>\n<p>3:1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord.<\/p>\n<p>4:1 brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm<\/p>\n<p>4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.<\/p>\n<p>4:10 I rejoiced in the Lord greatly<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Our problems are big &#8211; illegally arrested, imprisoned Rome, awaiting trial<\/li>\n<li>God\u2019s joy is bigger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Servants and Saints<\/b><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Philippians 1:1-5&nbsp;Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.<sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.<\/p>\n<p>#1. Who is God?<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Jesus Christ \u2013 7x first 11 verses, 61\/104 verses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>#2. Who are you? \u2013 Paul did not start as servant or saint<\/p>\n<p><strong>Servant \u2013 focused on others, requires humility (vs pride)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>We serve Jesus because He served us (Isaiah 40-66)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Matt 20:25-28&nbsp;&#8220;&#8230;whoever would be great among you must be your servant&#8230;even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Pals: \u201cPaul &amp; Timothy\u201d, \u201cI thank my God in all my remembrance of you\u201d =serve together<\/li>\n<li>Prayer: \u201cmy prayer with joy\u201d = focus on God &amp; others is good for you<\/li>\n<li>Partnership: \u201cyour partnership in the gospel from the first day until now\u201d = $<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Saint<\/strong><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>First Catholic saints honored martyrs<\/p>\n<p>1. Be a Catholic &nbsp;&nbsp; 2. Die&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3. A local devotion grows up around your memory&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4. Your life is investigated<\/p>\n<p>5. Your local bishop sends your case to the Vatican&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6. Pray for a miracle&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 7. The Vatican investigates the miraculous cure&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8. The Vatican declares you, \u201cBlessed\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9. Pray for another miracle 10. You\u2019re a saint!<\/p>\n<p>Can be venerated \u2013 holiday, patron saint schools &amp; churches<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Over 300X Bible refers to \u201csinners\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Only 3X does Bible \u201cpossibly refer to XN as \u201csinners\u201d<\/li>\n<li>0X \u201csin\u201d in Philippians<\/li>\n<li>Over 200X Bible XN saints\/holy\/righteous<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/i><i>Sin may describe some of your activity, but does not define your entire identity in Christ.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/i><i>You will sin some of the time, but you are a saint all of the time in Christ.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/i><i>Sin is some of what you do, but not the totality of who you are in Christ.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/i><i>There is a big difference between having sin and being sin.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/i><i>Because you have a new identity as saint you can have a new victory over sin in Christ.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/i><i>As a sinner, you have a dark past. As a saint you have a bright future.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>1 Bible step \u2013 Jesus \u201cgrace and peace\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>God is Faithful for You, in You, and Through You<\/b><b><u><\/u><\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Philippians 1:6-11<sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.&nbsp;<sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.<sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.<sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.<\/p>\n<p>1. God is faithful for you \u2013 Jesus finished His work for you, &amp; began the work in you<\/p>\n<p>2. God is faithful in you \u2013 Holy Spirit brings more love, knowledge of God, life discernment<\/p>\n<p>3. God is faithful through you \u2013 \u201cyour love may about more and more\u201d \u2013 best church gets better<\/p>\n<p><b>Your pastor: \u201cI hold you in my heart\u201d, \u201cI yearn for you&#8230;w\/the affection of JC\u201d -TONE FITS<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Find Joy Even When You are Lonely<\/b><b><u><\/u><\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Philippians 1:12-14<sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrsa.gov\/enews\/past-issues\/2019\/january-17\/loneliness-epidemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">https:\/\/www.hrsa.gov\/enews\/past-issues\/2019\/january-17\/loneliness-epidemic<\/a>&nbsp;=&nbsp;15 cigarettes day<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paul \u2013&nbsp;Roughly decade of ministry, walked avg 20 mi day, hated, beaten, single, future??<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" type=\"1\">\n<li>There is big difference between isolation and solitude<\/li>\n<li>You may not get new circumstances, but you can get a new mindset (11X Php. \u201cmind\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Behind enemy lines, 9000 soldiers, one always chained to him<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\" type=\"1\">\n<li>You need a purpose bigger than ur pain\/problem \u2013 \u201cgospel\u201d more % verses any NT book<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><i>Appreciate Jesus suffering for me? Become more like Jesus through suffering? Ministry?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Lk 10:21&nbsp;[Jesus] rejoiced in the Holy&nbsp;Spirit; Gal 5:22 the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Php 1:19 through your prayers &amp; the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance<\/p>\n<p>1. Your joy is your responsibility 2). Cheerlessness is a bad advertisement<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joy to the World is a popular Christmas song but a recent study found that 88 percent of people feel stressed during the holidays. Philippians, written by Paul while in seemingly unjoyful circumstances in jail, teaches us how God, not our circumstances, should be the greatest source of joy \u2013 at Christmas and all throughout the year. In this first sermon in the \u201cJoy to the World\u201d series, Pastor Mark will teach from Philippians 1:1-14 and Acts 16 on how to find joy even when you\u2019re lonely.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":6,"featured_media":48371,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"13885,16408,17727,10571,16782,17158","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[386],"tags":[],"ministries":[494],"topics":[198,199],"series":[423],"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16011"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16011"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41269,"href":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16011\/revisions\/41269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16011"},{"taxonomy":"ministries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ministries?post=16011"},{"taxonomy":"topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics?post=16011"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=16011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}