First Naples Podcast

Joy comes through humility by forgetting yourself and focusing on Jesus’ selfless example.

Paul teaches us how to have unstoppable joy. We have unstoppable joy when we are focused on the progress of the gospel, free by the power of Jesus, and faithful to His purpose for our lives.

As believers, we can have joy as partakers of the gospel and partners in the gospel, standing on the promises of the gospel.

Jesus expects devotion from His disciples, because devotion to Him will produce kingdom desires.

"If you were the Devil, how would you take the next generation out and ruin them without them even knowing?" (ChatGPT question)

Psalm 63 teaches us that the secret to satisfaction in life is to always be desperate for God, delight in God, and depend on God.

Psalm 40 teaches us to remember God’s faithfulness in the past and His promises in the future to give us hope in the present.

Psalm 67:1-7
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Selah Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; let all the ends of the earth fear him!

Psalm 34 is an invitation to enjoy the goodness of God by exalting Him with others and experiencing Him yourself.

Psalm 16 tells us that we can find the path of life that leads to joy by running to our refuge, remembering our blessings, and resting in our person.

Psalm 8 teaches us that God is infinitely glorious, yet He’s personally mindful of you. The bigger you see who God is, the better you understand who you are.

Psalm 3 teaches us to talk to God about our fear, see your fear through God, and talk to our fears about God. Name it, Frame it, Tame it.

Psalm 2 tells us that we have a King that we don’t want but desperately need.

Psalm 1 sets a contrast between two ways of living that have two different outcomes. One way leads to blessing and the other way leads to brokenness. The call of the book of Psalms is to choose which path you will take: blessing or brokenness.

Lessons From a Father1 Chronicles 3:1-3; 9