White River Christian Church

The 8th deadly sin is PURPOSEFUL SADNESS -- CHOSEN SADNESS.
The 8th deadly sin is a choice to have a LOUSY ATTITUDE toward life.

“It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.”
~ Mark Twain

Joy is real, it’s authentic, it’s a deep inner confidence-- a way of life grounded in a deeper reality.

JOY ROBBERS:
1. Disunity

JOY ROBBERS:
1. Disunity
2. Worry

~ 40% of what we worry about are events that will never happen.
~ 30% of our worries are about things that have already happened.
~ 22% of our worries are about trivial events.
~ 4% are about events we can’t change or impact.
~ 4% are about real events upon which we can impact.

Absence of worry + Prevalence of prayer + Spirit of gratitude = Peace of God

JOY ROBBERS:
1. Disunity
2. Worry
3. Negative Thoughts

“There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.”
~ Carl Sandburg