Congregational Concerns Series #13: The Grounds for Christian Joy and Assurance


A sermon regarding the common occurrence that believers have periods in their lives where they struggle with having joy in their relationship with Jesus and having assurance of their salvation. Four things that are essential to the nurture of joy and assurance: 1) God does want us to experience joy and assurance.   2) Not just trust in Jesus, but trust in Jesus ALONE - as the source of our salvation and the source of our righteousness. 3) The need to spend time in fellowship with Jesus. 4) An irrevocable and unchanging salvation, but a joy and assurance that needs to be cultivated. 1 John 5:1-5, 10-13 John 10:22-33 John 15:1-17