Rejoicing in God's Love
The sermon emphasizes the importance of experiencing and sharing God's love, which brings joy and happiness to our lives.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about finding joy and happiness in the Lord's salvation, emphasizing the importance of having a heart filled with grace, a voice of joy, and a shining face to reflect God's love. She encourages believers to show love and compassion to others, helping them along the way with cheerfulness and heavenly mirth, brightening their steps on earth. Tileston reminds that those who love God are surrounded by gladness, experiencing a Father's love in every moment that cannot be taken away by worldly troubles. She concludes by highlighting the responsibility of using our own happiness as a talent to make others' lives happy until the return of the Master.
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My soul shall be joyful in the Lord; it shall rejoice in His salvation.
PSALMS 25:9
The living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy.
1 TIMOTHY 6:17
Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart.
ISAIAH 65:14
GIVE me, O Lord, a heart of grace,
A voice of joy, a shining face,
That I may show where'er I turn
Thy love within my soul doth burn!
A tenderness for all that stray,
With strength to help them on the way
A cheerfulness, a heavenly mirth,
Brightening my steps along the earth!
LADY GILBERT
THOSE who love God are encompassed with gladness on every side, because in every passing moment they see and feel a Father's love, and nothing of this world can take it away or lessen it.
H. L. SIDNEY LEAR
To be happy is properly the beginning of all schemes for making happy.
SARAH W.STEPHEN
My life is so strangely free from all trial and trouble, that I cannot doubt my own happiness is one of the talents entrusted to me to "occupy" with, till the Master shall return, by doing something to make other lives happy.
CHARLES L. DODGSON
Sermon Outline
- The Joy of Salvation
- A Heart of Grace
- A Heavenly Mirth
- Brightening our steps with cheerfulness
- A tenderness for those who stray
Key Quotes
“Those who love God are encompassed with gladness on every side, because in every passing moment they see and feel a Father's love, and nothing of this world can take it away or lessen it.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“To be happy is properly the beginning of all schemes for making happy.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“My life is so strangely free from all trial and trouble, that I cannot doubt my own happiness is one of the talents entrusted to me to 'occupy' with, till the Master shall return, by doing something to make other lives happy.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- We should strive to have a heart of grace and a shining face to show God's love to others.
- We can experience a heavenly mirth by being cheerful, tender, and willing to help others along the way.
- Our happiness is a talent entrusted to us to occupy until the Master returns, and we should use it to make other lives happy.