Want More Enjoyment?

Ideas Have Consequences

Do you want to experience enjoyment in this life? One of the keys is hidden in the first command given to us in Scripture in Genesis 1:28, “God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.” Did you know fructus in Latin means both “fruit” and “enjoyment”? Tell us if we’re wrong, but it sounds like the key to enjoyment is found in obedience to this command: “be fruitful.” In fact, this theme of fruitfulness and productive activity runs throughout the entirety of the Bible. Fruitfulness is doing the good and producing benefit for the well-being of others while simultaneously giving us deep joy and fulfillment. To hear more, join Scott Allen, Dwight Vogt, and Luke Allen as they discuss this fascinating Latin revelation further.

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Chapter

1. Want More Enjoyment? (00:00:00)

2. The Connection Between Fruitfulness and Joy (00:14:56)

3. Connection Between Love, Joy, and Fruitfulness (00:27:09)

4. Fruitfulness, Joy, and Fulfillment (00:36:02)

5. Fruitfulness, Joy, and Societal Change (00:42:16)

6. The Christian Revolution of Love (00:52:10)

7. The Power of Fruitful Work (00:59:20)