Mercy Culture Church
Joy Based Warfare
Mercy Culture Church | Pastor Landon Schott
Locations & Times
Mercy Culture Church
1701 Oakhurst Scenic Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76111, USA
Sunday 9:15 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Joy is found in the pleasure of the Lord.
The word of the Lord over this church in 2023 is DUNAMIS.
This is the year that Dunamis goes from on us to in us!
This is the year that Dunamis goes from on us to in us!
Dunamis
Power, strengthen, and fortify
Power, strengthen, and fortify
The infilling of the Holy Spirit is how Dunamis goes from on you to in you.
MC Value | Stewardship
Stewardship THE THIRD OPTION We manage Heaven’s resources for the Father’s business. The heart’s cry of a good steward is, “It will never be mine; it will always be Yours!” When given the choice between an ownership or employment mentality, we choose the third option—stewardship. Matthew 25:14-30, 1 Kings 3:16-28, Psalms 24:1
https://www.mercyculture.com/cultureJoy is our warfare. Joy is our weapon.
Enemies will be scattered. Enemies thought they were picking a fight with you, but it was with God.
We will dance our way into Dunamis.
Enemies will be scattered. Enemies thought they were picking a fight with you, but it was with God.
We will dance our way into Dunamis.
Spiritual warfare is won in the joy of the Lord.
Spiritual Warfare
The war over the will of man (human will)
The war over the will of man (human will)
Supernatural Warfare | Unseating Principalities
https://www.youtube.com/live/kK3P8tvRN5Q?feature=shareWe don’t personally come against demonic forces, we lift up the highest Authority.
You can’t fight spiritual warfare with fear.
MC Value | Celebration
Celebration PUT IT ON THE BOARD If you’re not having fun, you’re doing it wrong! We make time to celebrate the little wins that create a big victory. Romans 15:5-7, 1 Thessalonians 5:16, Hebrews 10:24-25
https://www.mercyculture.com/cultureAs of January 2023, about 22% of U.S. adults reported symptoms of depressive disorder (over 50 million Americans).
322 million people around the world live with depression.
322 million people around the world live with depression.
Joy is spiritual.
The Lord is teaching us joy-based warfare!
A significant number of words in the Bible have been translated as “joy.” The most common are gladness, happiness, celebration and grace.
שִׂמְחָה(seem-chah)
Hebrew - meaning “joy” or “gladness” overflow of celebration along with the closely related verbal adjective שָׂמֵחַ (sameach).
רִנָּה(rinnah)
Hebrew - translated as “ringing cry of supplication or joy or praise”; the closely related Hebrew verb, רָנַן (ranan), translated as “giving a ring out or shout out for joy”.
גִּיל(gil)
Hebrew - verb. meaning “rejoicing” or “exceedingly glad” in the noun form and “to rejoice, be glad”.
שָׂשׂוֹן(sason)
Hebrew - meaning “gladness”, “joy” or “exultation”; the closely related verbal form, שׂוּשׂ (sus), “to exult or display joy.”
חֶדְוָה(chedwah)
Hebrew - meaning “joy” and “gladness”; its verbal form, חָדָה (chadah).
χαρά | Chara(khar-ah')
Greek - joy, pleasant, delight, gladness, a source of joy.
Hebrew - meaning “joy” or “gladness” overflow of celebration along with the closely related verbal adjective שָׂמֵחַ (sameach).
רִנָּה(rinnah)
Hebrew - translated as “ringing cry of supplication or joy or praise”; the closely related Hebrew verb, רָנַן (ranan), translated as “giving a ring out or shout out for joy”.
גִּיל(gil)
Hebrew - verb. meaning “rejoicing” or “exceedingly glad” in the noun form and “to rejoice, be glad”.
שָׂשׂוֹן(sason)
Hebrew - meaning “gladness”, “joy” or “exultation”; the closely related verbal form, שׂוּשׂ (sus), “to exult or display joy.”
חֶדְוָה(chedwah)
Hebrew - meaning “joy” and “gladness”; its verbal form, חָדָה (chadah).
χαρά | Chara(khar-ah')
Greek - joy, pleasant, delight, gladness, a source of joy.
Closely related verbal form, χαίρω (chairō), meaning “I rejoice or be glad.” to be cheerful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well:— farewell, be glad, God speed, greeting, hail, joy(-fully), rejoice. to be well, thrive!
Xapus(Charis)
grace, gift, favor, thanks, goodwill
Grace
unmerited favor or God leaning towards us
ἀγαλλίασις(agalliasis)
Greek - meaning “extreme joy” and the closely related verbal form, ἀγαλλιάω (agalliaō), meaning “to rejoice”.
Xapus(Charis)
grace, gift, favor, thanks, goodwill
Grace
unmerited favor or God leaning towards us
ἀγαλλίασις(agalliasis)
Greek - meaning “extreme joy” and the closely related verbal form, ἀγαλλιάω (agalliaō), meaning “to rejoice”.
Joy [simplified]
The result of encountering God’s mercy and the evidence of abiding in Him.
Joy
The state of loving and being loved by God.
The result of encountering God’s mercy and the evidence of abiding in Him.
Joy
The state of loving and being loved by God.
Practical Advice
Partner with joy through…
· Leaping (Luke 6:22-23)
· Shouting (Isaiah 55:12)
· Singing (Psalm 98:4)
· Laughing (Psalm 126:2)
· Playing Music (Psalm 98:6)
· Dancing (Psalm 30:11)
Partner with joy through…
· Leaping (Luke 6:22-23)
· Shouting (Isaiah 55:12)
· Singing (Psalm 98:4)
· Laughing (Psalm 126:2)
· Playing Music (Psalm 98:6)
· Dancing (Psalm 30:11)
The word "joy" is used over 300 times in scripture.
The Kingdom of God is made of joy.
Joy is a fruit of the Spirit.
Joy is an anointing of God!
The joy of the Lord is our source of strength,
Joy follows deliverance.
Dunamis, pt. 3 | Power over Bondage | Pastor Heather Schott
https://www.youtube.com/live/hDWenKFhoBg?feature=shareThe Old Testament connects joy to victory over enemies.
In the New Testament joy is spiritual.
Of the 326 occurrences of words for joy in the New Testament, 131 are found in the ten letters that are usually ascribed to Paul, about forty percent. Even if Ephesians and Colossians are discounted, that would still leave a high percentage of the vocabulary of joy in the New Testament attributed to Paul..
Paul is known as the theologian of joy.
The Apostle Paul suffered more than any of the followers of Jesus, but no one talked about joy more than Paul.
Paul is known as the theologian of joy.
The Apostle Paul suffered more than any of the followers of Jesus, but no one talked about joy more than Paul.
Paul may have been facing the executioners when he was writing Philippians, his most joyful letter!
You can experience joy no matter the situation, because you can be in His presence no matter what situation.
You can experience joy no matter the situation, because you can be in His presence no matter what situation.
When you encounter the presence of God, joy is a result.
You see “full or complete joy” over and over in Scripture:
John 17:13
John 3:29
John 16:24
1 John 1:4
2 John 1:12
John 17:13
John 3:29
John 16:24
1 John 1:4
2 John 1:12
The infilling of the Holy Spirit is how Dunamis goes from on you to in you.
Infilling = Abiding
It’s time for us to begin to abide in Joy.
Joy releases DUNAMIS POWER!
Dunamis Power
Strengthening & fortifying
Infilling = Abiding
It’s time for us to begin to abide in Joy.
Joy releases DUNAMIS POWER!
Dunamis Power
Strengthening & fortifying
QUESTION
How do you abide or remain in Joy?
The pleasure of the Lord keeps us in joy.
How do you abide or remain in Joy?
The pleasure of the Lord keeps us in joy.
Everything I do for me has no joy. When I live for Him, and in Him, I abide in joy!
Joy is a spiritual state. The place you become aware of the pleasure of the Lord.
More undignified/abased in your eyes = A fool to you is pleasing to my King.
David came with a blessing, but Michal couldn’t receive it.
David came with a blessing, but Michal couldn’t receive it.
She did not celebrate what pleases the Lord!
Your inability to celebrate what God is celebrating will lead to spiritual bareness.
Michal lost the ability to produce joy [a child] because she didn’t partner with joy.
Your inability to celebrate what God is celebrating will lead to spiritual bareness.
Michal lost the ability to produce joy [a child] because she didn’t partner with joy.
WARNING
Don’t miss joy because you miss the moments to celebrate what God is celebrating!
Don’t miss joy because you miss the moments to celebrate what God is celebrating!
The joy of the Lord is our warfare!
Joy based warfare is celebrating what pleases the Lord.
Warfare is won in the joy of the Lord.
The place you become aware of the pleasure of the Lord.
Joy is experienced in the pleasure of the Lord!
Warfare is won in the joy of the Lord.
The place you become aware of the pleasure of the Lord.
Joy is experienced in the pleasure of the Lord!