Finding Joy In Ordinary Places

Jesus chooses an ordinary place Jesus chooses an ordinary place to teach a master class on joy. to teach a master class on joy. to teach a master class on joy. Why? Why? Why? Because we don't live life on Zion. Because we don't live life on Zion. Because we don't live life on Zion. And we don't live life on Mount Moriah, And we don't live life on Mount Moriah, And we don't live life on Mount Moriah, and we don't live life in these and we don't live life in these and we don't live life in these spectacular places, and yet just because spectacular places, and yet just because spectacular places, and yet just because it isn't spectacular doesn't mean it it isn't spectacular doesn't mean it it isn't spectacular doesn't mean it isn't significant. God wants to give you isn't significant. God wants to give you isn't significant. God wants to give you a joy that works in Aramis. a joy that works in Aramis. a joy that works in Aramis. >> [applause] >> [applause] >> [applause] >> Because you are going to spend more time >> Because you are going to spend more time >> Because you are going to spend more time in traffic than on vacation. in traffic than on vacation. in traffic than on vacation. You are going to spend more time getting You are going to spend more time getting You are going to spend more time getting crushed in life than being celebrated in crushed in life than being celebrated in crushed in life than being celebrated in life. And if the joy doesn't work there, life. And if the joy doesn't work there, life. And if the joy doesn't work there, the joy doesn't work. the joy doesn't work. the joy doesn't work. So Jesus begins to reveal this So Jesus begins to reveal this So Jesus begins to reveal this possibility of joy. You know what Aramis possibility of joy. You know what Aramis possibility of joy. You know what Aramis means? means? means? Desolate. Desolate. Desolate. Isolated. Isolated. Isolated. Strength. And Jesus shows us that joy is Strength. And Jesus shows us that joy is Strength. And Jesus shows us that joy is possible when you're in a desolate possible when you're in a desolate possible when you're in a desolate place. place. place. When you're in an isolated place.

When you're in an isolated place. When you're in an isolated place. [music] [music] [music] He actually shows us where the strength He actually shows us where the strength He actually shows us where the strength really is. really is. really is. It has nothing to do with where we are. It has nothing to do with where we are. It has nothing to do with where we are. And it has everything to do with whose And it has everything to do with whose And it has everything to do with whose presence we're in.