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!
For full shownotes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast
183: Embracing Our Joy (Advent Series #3) with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode #37)