The Different Aspects Of Joy

*Listen to the Show notes and podcast transcript with this multi-language player. Summary: There is no working up a joy in the human nature So, how do we get joy, or the joy of the Lord? When you have His joy, share it with everyone you meet Show Notes: • Why did the angel say: “good news of great joy”? • Can we suffer and still have joy? • If we are not joyful, what should we do? References: Luke 2:10  Then the angel said unto to them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. Hebrews 12:2  Keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne. Galatians 5:22  But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, Acts 16:22-32 The story of Paul and Silas in prison Nehemiah 8:10  Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” 1Thessalonians 5:16  Rejoice always, Romans 15:13  Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Hebrews 12:5-9 A father who loves his children will discipline them James 4:2, 3  You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. And you are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask. You as and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures. Ezra 6:21-23 The Lord cased them to rejoice. Quotes: • The whole of the New Testament is about joy • The word joy is used almost two hundred times in the New Testament • Ask the Lord to give it to you Take Away: In His presence is fulness of joy so let us strive to be in His presence continually and let His joy exude from our being to others.