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  DEEP JOY
  by Mary Wilder Tileston
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Summary: True Christianity is characterized by deep joy, which comes
from continually looking up to God, His love, His purpose, and His will.

Topics: "Christian Joy", "Faith Strengthened"
Scripture References: Nehemiah 8:10, Psalm 30:4, Romans 15:13, Philippians 4:4, Colossians 3:2

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Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the importance of finding deep joy
in true Christianity by continually looking away from sin, obstacles,
and hardships, and focusing on God's love, purpose, and will. She
emphasizes that our Christianity should not be merely 'dutiful' but
should be filled with joy that comes from rejoicing in the Lord.
Tileston highlights that as we look up to God and find joy in Him, our
faith will be strengthened, and our religion will exude power and
attractiveness.

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Sing unto the Lord, 0 ye saints of His, and give thanks at the
remembrance of His holiness.

--PSALMS 30:4

GLAD with Thy light, and glowing with Thy love,

So let me ever speak and think and move

As fits a soul new-touched with life from heaven;

That seeks but so to order all her course

As most to show the glory of that Source

By whom alone her strength, her life are given.

--C. J. P. SPITTA

OUR Christianity is apt to be of a very "dutiful" kind. We mean to do
our duty, we attend church and go to our communions. But our hearts are
full of the difficulties, the hardships, the obstacles which the
situ.ation presents, and we go on our way sadly, down.hearted and
despondent. We need to learn that true Christianity is inseparable from
deep joy; and the secret of that joy lies in a continual looking away
from all else--away from sin and its ways, and from the manifold
hindrances to the good we would do--up to God, His love, His purpose,
His will. In proportion as we do look up to Him we shall rejoice, and in
pro.portion as we rejoice in the Lord will our religion have tone and
power and attractiveness.

--CHARLES GORE

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/mary-wilder-tileston/deep-joy/
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