13:15) as they prepare for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison (2 Cor. We don’t ignore the brokenness in and around us in this life, but we are called to rejoice in and through them with a sacrifice of praise (Heb. In fact, it’s even through those things that Christ is stirring up in you unending joy as you share in his sufferings to the glory of God (Rom. Here’s what this means: if you are in Christ, you have access at any moment to an endless tap of the joy of Christ! John 15:11 - “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.” FULL JOY! Despite your circumstances, trials, losses, and persecutions, your joy may be full in Christ. God dwells in you and with you through Christ and his Spirit. This means that the covenant promises of God, all the way back to the Garden, through Noah, Abraham, Moses and David find their fulfillment in God’s relationship to Christ (Jer. At the same time the church is being built up as a spiritual house of the Lord (1 Pet. But there’s a bit of a double meaning here. Surely this can shape our approach to singing praises to God in weekly worship. 33:10-11) as it worships in the house of the Lord. 6:16) finding its rest in Christ, the church is given the voice of gladness (Jer. The imagery of the church throughout Scripture is vast, giving us great insight into who we are as the people of God.
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