First Church Charlotte

November 4, 2020 | Pastor Nathan Elms Nehemiah 8:9 • The joy of the Lord is your strength! • There is a profound simplicity as well as a complexity in the things of God. • Your mind is truly you, while your brain is your super computer running your body. • Smiling activates the pleasure center of your brain. • The width of people's smiles can be associated with data such as overall length of life & success. • By becoming childlike, we can enjoy our smile as well as the Kingdom of God. • Joy is a simple thing and easy to find in Jesus Christ once the order of Spiritual authority is done correctly. • Choose joy! • Although it is easy to serve in duty & loose our joy, but should always protect our joy. • Our brains cannot differentiate between being happy during a circumstance or choosing joy. • Celebrate the promises of God.