This week we are kicking off week 3 of our  brand new solo podcast series, this one based on a book I wrote a few years back entitled "Good News for a Woman's Heart: An Advent Devotional Study".   Today we are focusing on week 3 of the study, which centers on embracing the joy we can have in Christ.

What I Chat about in Today’s Episode:

~This season as one that can too often being really lacking in joy for many

~They enemy's conniving ways of stealing our joy right at the time of year when we should have joy the most

~Joy brought to a barren woman - Elizabeth

~An in-depth look at Elizabeth's life and the implications of what God did for her

~God's tender, caring, empathetic heart for Elizabeth

~Joy for the outcast

~Joy for the marginalized

~God's heart for those who have been cast aside and mistreated

~Two questions to ask yourself this Advent: "Who are the outcasts in your life?"  and "What can you do to serve them?"

~Truth to remember when you are the outcast

~The importance of befriending those who do not look, act, or believe the way we do - just as Jesus did (and just as the Pharisees complained about!); understanding that this is a crucial part of our Great Commission work

~The importance of having iron-that-sharpens-iron friendships with fellow believers as well as friendships with those who need to know the love and truth of the Savior

~Jesus' heart for another marginalized woman - the woman at the well in John 4

~Our call as Christ-followers to welcome the outcast and include the marginalized - just as He did 

~Joy for the lost 

~Our ability to have joy no matter what our circumstances are - because of Who Christ is 

~Joy for the hopeless

~And more!

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