Rejoice Always. Bryant Hewitt Message.

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/25818047

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWO2osqptBg&feature=plcp

http://www.bryanthewitt.com/



Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk,
   O LORD, in the light of Your countenance.  In Your name they
   rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are
   exalted."  (Ps 89:15-16) Do join our Peace Tour as we bring the Lords Crusades to Africa, Asia,India,Europe.

Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk,
   O LORD, in the light of Your countenance.  In Your name they
   rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are
   exalted."  (Ps 89:15-16)

Oh, but many Christians enter the worship of our Creator and Savior
   with the enthusiasm and vigor of those filling their income tax
   returns on April 14th!

2. Brethren, this should not be!   And if it is...
   a. We need to pray the prayer of David:  "Restore to me the joy of
      Your salvation..." - Ps  51:12
   b. We need to allow the Word of God to do its work: "Your words were
      found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and
      rejoicing of my heart; for I am called by your name, O Lord God
      of hosts." - Jer 15:16

         "A man walks into a worship assembly.  The preacher is
         eloquently expressing God's love for us, and the man says
         'Amen!'  That draws a few stares and whispers of 'Who is
         that?'  The preacher goes on to state that Jesus died for
         our sins so that we can go to heaven and the man says
         'Alleluia.'  Again more stares and questions.  Finally, the
         preacher states that through Jesus we may have eternal life,
         and the man says 'Praise the Lord!'

         Everyone is looking now, and one fellow goes over to the
         newcomer to inform him, 'We don't praise the Lord here.'"

   C. THERE CAN BE BOTH JOY AND ORDERLY WORSHIP!
      1. There is room for "Amens" and "Praise the Lord!" when offered
         with sincerity and in keeping with what is said
      2. In reacting to one extreme, let's not go to the other and take
         away the joy of being a Christian!
         a. "Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the
            Lord your God." - Joel 2:23
         b. "I was glad when they said to me, 'Let us go into the house
            of the Lord.'" - Ps 122:1
         c. "Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!"
            - Php 4:4
         d. "...singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord"
            - Ep 5:19