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Addicted To Love (Part 2)
Addicted To Love (Part 2)
Series: The Jesus We Need to Know
Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor
Sunday Morning
Date: 16th November 2025
Passage: John 15:9-17
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Many Christians struggle with whether God wants us to be happy, often creating false distinctions between happiness and joy. Scripture reveals that God Himself is joyful and takes pleasure in His works and people. Jesus experienced deep, indestructible joy that came from doing the Father's will, saving His people, and the promise of rewarding faithfulness. True joy comes from abiding in Christ's love - living in complete dependence on His acceptance and care. This joy can coexist with sorrow and suffering when our citizenship is in heaven rather than earth. Our joy in Christ becomes our greatest witness to a watching world.
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Series: The Jesus We Need to Know
Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor
Sunday Morning
Date: 16th November 2025
Passage: John 15:9-17
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Many Christians struggle with whether God wants us to be happy, often creating false distinctions between happiness and joy. Scripture reveals that God Himself is joyful and takes pleasure in His works and people. Jesus experienced deep, indestructible joy that came from doing the Father's will, saving His people, and the promise of rewarding faithfulness. True joy comes from abiding in Christ's love - living in complete dependence on His acceptance and care. This joy can coexist with sorrow and suffering when our citizenship is in heaven rather than earth. Our joy in Christ becomes our greatest witness to a watching world.