Joy is a rare fruit of the Spirit that needs to be reintroduced into the Church today.

1. JOY
Under Attack!

2. Why do we have trouble
keeping our JOY?

3. We spend to much time
listening to ourselves and
not enough time talking
to ourselves!

4. Psalm 42:5
“Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within
me? Hope in God, for I shall yet
praise Him For the help of His
countenance.”

5. We must Remind
ourselves that Salvation
is based on
Justification by Faith!

6. “But that no one is justified by
the law in the sight of God is
evident, for “the just shall live
by faith.”
Galatians 3:11

7. We must Remind
ourselves what the
Purpose of the
Sanctification process!

8. Isaiah 64:6
Psalm 73:3
“ But we are all like an unclean thing,
And all our righteousnesses are like
filthy rags”

9. “But God forbid that I should
boast except in the cross of our
Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the
world has been crucified to me,
and I to the world”
Galatians 6:14

10. We must Remind
ourselves why we have
Trials and Temptations
of life!

11. ““But you are those who have
continued with Me in My trials”
Luke 22:28

12. Romans 8:17
“and if children, then heirs—heirs of
God and joint heirs with Christ, if
indeed we suffer with Him, that we
may also be glorified together”

13. We are family
(Sons of God)!

14. “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your
shield, your exceedingly great reward”
Genesis 15:1

15. Ten Reason for Joy!

16. 1-His Salvation is
our Joy!

17. “Restore to me the joy of Your
salvation, And uphold me by
Your generous Spirit”
Psalm 51:12

18. 2-We are the source of
His Joy!

19. Ephesians 1:18
“the eyes of your understanding being
enlightened; that you may know what
is the hope of His calling, what are the
riches of the glory of His inheritance in
the saints”

20. 3- He has promised us
Himself!

21. “Let your conduct be without
covetousness; be content with
such things as you have. For
He Himself has said, “I will
never leave you nor forsake
you.”
Hebrews 13:5

22. 4- We are a new
creation!

23. “Therefore, if anyone is in
Christ, he is a new creation;
old things have passed away;
behold, all things have become
new”
2 Corinthians 5:17

24. CS Lewis
“there are no ordinary
people” “you have
never talked to a mere
mortal”

25. 5- He is Faithful!

26. “Let us hold fast the confession of
our hope without wavering, for He
who promised is faithful”
Hebrews 10:23

27. 6-He offers us Joy!

28. “You will show me the path of
life;
In Your presence is fullness of
joy;
At Your right hand are
pleasures forevermore”
Psalm 16:11

29. 7-Joy is a Command!

30. ‘REJOICE IN THE LORD
ALWAYS. AGAIN I WILL SAY,
REJOICE”
Philippians 4:4

31. Jonathan Edwards
“Joy is not a mere option
alongside worship. It is an
essential component of
worship”

32. 8-Our Joy brings God
glory

33. Jonathan Edwards
“This was a stunning discovery
for me. I must pursue joy in
God if I am to glorify Him as
the surpassingly valuable
Reality in the universe”

34. Jonathan Edwards
“God’s purpose for my life was
that I have a passion for God’s
glory and that I have a passion
for my joy in that glory, and
that these two are one
passion.”

35. But without faith it is impossible
to please Him, for he who comes
to God must believe that He is,
and that He is a rewarder of
those who diligently seek Him
Hebrews 11:6

36. 9- We are Eternal
Creatures

37. So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee
where He had made the water wine. And
there was a certain nobleman whose son
was sick at Capernaum. 47 When he heard
that Jesus had come out of Judea into
Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him
to come down and heal his son, for he was
at the point of death. 48 Then Jesus said to
him, “Unless you people see signs and
wonders, you will by no means believe.”
John 4:46-54

38. But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a
windstorm came down on the lake, and
they were filling with water, and were in
jeopardy. And they came to Him and
awoke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we
are perishing!” Then He arose and
rebuked the wind and the raging of the
water. And they ceased, and there was a
calm. But He said to them, “Where is
your faith?”
Luke 8:23-25

39. 10- Joy Produces Rest

40. “For we who have believed do
enter that rest, as He has said”
Hebrews 4:3

41. Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought
a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch
him. 23 So He took the blind man by the hand
and led him out of the town. And when He had
spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He
asked him if he saw anything.
24 And he looked up and said, “I see men like
trees, walking.”
25 Then He put His hands on his eyes again
and made him look up. And he was restored
and saw everyone clearly. 26 Then He sent him
away to his house, saying, “Neither go into the
town, nor tell anyone in the town”
Mark 8:22-26

42. PHILIPPIANS 1:21
FOR TO ME, TO LIVE IS
CHRIST, AND TO DIE IS GAIN.