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  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    Joy Stealers

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Feb 8, 2009
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    A Believer should be joyful...This message gives 3 stealers of your joy.

    "JOY STEALERS" Gal 4:8-18 * For 2009 I’ve ask us to make this the “Year of Joy” with joy being understood as the acrostic, “Jesus-Others-Yourself”. In calling us to this Christ-like attitude we heard scriptures verses like this; “The Joy of the Lord is my strength”, “Restore to me the Joy of my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Unexpected Joy

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 27, 2009
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    We sing and quote that "The joy of the LORD is your strength," but learning to live it in challenging service to our King is a daily "workout" for our faith (that brings "unexpected joy").

    How many of us have ever said, “As soon as I get this accomplished, I’ll focus on helping out at the church?” How many of us have ever said, “As soon as I have my degree in hand, I’ll start seriously serving the Lord” or “As soon as our church finds a building (or a pastor), I’ll really get ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Breakthrough For Joy

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 2, 2010
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    Every now and then something happens, after a long struggle, to give us a breakthrough. So with God in Christ, planning from the foundation of time for the cross and achieving a breakthrough victory at the empty tomb. So count nothing impossible.

    Every now and again, in human history, we achieve a breakthrough. Something which we have worked for, hoped for, fought and died for, finally happens. There has been struggle and agony and seemingly endless defeat, but suddenly it all works out. That’s called a breakthrough. You know the feeling. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Joy Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Troy Richards on Dec 9, 2010
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    A look at the stories of joy in the Christmas story and how we can have joy in this season too.

    -welcome everyone, the Sunday before Christmas (yay). -this week for Advent our Scripture is a little different than last week. Where last week was more about repentance and preparing for Christ, this week, all joy. The song should be right. This should be the most wonderful time of the year! The ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Pleasure Or Joy Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 11, 2010
     | 3,718 views

    To understand our duty to ourselves and God, we must distinguish between seeking pleasure and seeking joy.

    Third Sunday in Advent Dec 12, 2010 Spirit of the Liturgy–Sunday Series The haunting strains of chant mode 1 set the admonition of St. Paul in the Introit of today’s Mass, in both the ordinary and extraordinary form. The Church looks at the world through rose-colored vestments, not ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Overtaken By Joy

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Dec 12, 2010
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    What has happened to the Joy of Christmas? Why do so many believers struggle to survive the holidays? Is Jesus the reason for the stress of the season?

    Dakota Community Church December 12, 2010 Overtaken by Joy Isaiah 35:1-10 1 The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, 2 it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    The Joy Of Repetition! Series

    Contributed by David Smith on Nov 2, 2010
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     | 7,821 views

    ..."In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.' "For some time he refused. But finally he said to himsel

    Those who have visited Israel (and probably most of those who haven't) will have heard of the "Wailing Wall", which is part of the ancient city of Old Jerusalem, and located at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. This section of wall is the only surviving remnant of the ancient Temple ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Trialful Joy

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 8, 2009
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     | 3,402 views

    Trials and tests are no fun. James doesn’t tell us to consider it fun but to "consider it all joy." Trials and tests are gut wrenching and drawn out at times, but the one thing that we must know is that God is with us through the whole ordeal.

    Opening illustration: After William Carey was well established in his pioneer missionary work in India, his supporters in England sent a printer to assist him. Soon the two men were turning out portions of the Bible for distribution. Carey had spent many years learning the language so that he could ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Joy In Believing Series

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Jun 7, 2011
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    During this series we will be looking at Paul’s letter to the Philippian church. Paul founded the church at Philippi and wrote the letter during a time of imprisonment in Rome. One of the themes in the book is joy. (some thoughts taken from a series by Cr

    Philippians Pt5- Joy in Believing Study of Philippians- letter- meant to convey life. Last week looked at v2.16- Word of Life- Jn 5:26 (NASB) “For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; We were created to drink of this same life- Jn ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Toys Or Joys?

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Jul 14, 2011
     | 3,669 views

    A man is not the sum of what he gathers, it is not abou what you have but who you know. Do you know the one that provides ALL things?

    TOYS OR JOYS? (All my sermons use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted.) So many times I have heard people say “the one that dies with the most toys wins” as if gathering material possessions here on earth is what life is all ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Joy Of Conflict

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jun 2, 2009
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    God uses conflict to make you into something more beautiful than you can imagine.

    “The Joy of Conflict” June 7, 2009 “Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. If you are ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Secret Of Joy Series

    Contributed by Ryan Akers on Jun 10, 2009
     | 6,892 views

    The secret of joy in life is not in money, jobs or things but found in something that we can’t see, taste or touch. Invisible but life changing. Joy is only found in Christ.

    Illuminate Part 10- The Secret of Joy We have made it to the end. It’s been a long journey with a slight break for a few weeks but today is the final message our Illuminate series. Today we finish the message talking about the secret of Joy. Through out this series Paul in his letter to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Joy In Fellowship

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 13, 2009
     | 3,695 views

    I. We Are Made For Companionship II. The Joy of Fellowship: How Does It Show Itself?

    We Are Made For Companionship An American missionary was traveling across Korea by train. At a busy station an old man boarded and sat across from Him. The man was Korean and he addressed the American in his native tongue. - The Missionary responded in the only Korean phrase that he knew which ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christopher Young avatar

    The Joy Of Believing

    Contributed by Christopher Young on Mar 29, 2010
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    I believe that there are three different type of people in this world, those who see the glass as ½ empty, those that see it as ½ full, and those who wonder why we're not using bottled water. It always amazes me to think about how we all complain about al

    The Joy In Believing Philippians 3 1) Intro: i) Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., was a member of the U.S. Supreme Court for 30 years. At one point in his life, Justice Holmes explained his choice of a career by saying: "I might have entered the ministry if certain clergymen I knew had not looked and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Joy Of The Saints

    Contributed by Kerry Dunn on Apr 2, 2011
     | 4,070 views

    Christs joy don’t require stuff

    Joy Of The Saints John 17:13 And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. Christ desires to have his joy fulfilled in us. His joy is not fulfilled in the things of this world. He had no house to live in. >>Only a heavenly ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal