Sermons on Joy Is Learned:

Joy In The Journey - Being Positive In A Negative World Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 24, 2009

This sermon looks at six steps to overcome complaining. 1. Admit There Is A PROBLEM 2. Change your SELF-TALK 3. Speak POSITIVELY 4. Take Responsibility For Your Own LIFE 5. Develop An Attitude Of GRATITUDE 6. Look For God In Every SITUATION

Joy in the Journey - Being Positive In A Negative World Complaining kills joy. It makes you unhappy. It makes everyone around you unhappy too. How many of you like to be around complainers? The problem is – that once we start to complain – it is hard to stop. Complaining can become a habit ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:14-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Fruit-Full Marriage: Joy-Full Love Series

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 26, 2011

Marriage is more about being the right mate than it is finding the right mate. The Fruit of the Spirit make you the right mate.

A FRUIT-FULL MARRIAGE: JOY-FULL LOVE * GALATIANS 5:13-26 Sermon Objective: Marriage is more about being the right mate than it is finding the right mate. The Fruit of the Spirit make you the right mate. GALATIANS 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Nazarene

We Can Have Joy In Our Church

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jan 16, 2011

We can have the same joy our fore fathers had.

WE CAN HAVE JOY IN OUR CHURCH Acts 2:38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:23-41

Denomination: Baptist

Running On The Wrong Fuel: Life's Joy Robbers

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Oct 8, 2012

Looking to people, places or possessions to give you the joy only God is meant to give us is like running a car on the wrong fuel. You'll go some distance, but eventually you'll break down. Looking to God for fulfillment is the only way to lasting joy.

Running on the Wrong Fuel: Life's Joy Robbers July 14, 2012 TEXT: John 15:11 – “These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.” Illus. – Mark Twain was a professional humorist whose lectures and writings made people ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1

Denomination: Baptist

Finding Joy While Playing Second Fiddle

Contributed by Craig Benner on Jul 19, 2013

Guess what? It is not the will of God that each one of us be at the top. In fact, most of us will find our place of ministry somewhere down the list. Don't fight it. Be the best at where God has placed you.

What to do when you are only Number 2. John 1:40 40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. (KJV) 40 Andrés, hermano de Simón Pedro, era uno de los dos que habían oído a Juan, y le habían seguido. (RVG04) I. A Difficult Position II. A ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Joy Inexpressible And Full Of Glory, Part 4 Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Jan 30, 2014

Foreigners in a Foreign Land Joy Inexpressible and Full of Glory, part 4

Foreigners in a Foreign Land Joy Inexpressible and Full of Glory, part 4 1 Peter 1:8-9 David Taylor Our current series, “Foreigners in a Foreign Land,” from 1 Peter, who describes us as aliens, strangers who are in a place that is not our home. Everything in this epistle relates to us ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:8-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Satan Tries To Steal Your Joy

Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Nov 25, 2017

• Have you ever felt like you lost your joy? • Do you ever wake up and think… “I used to be happy.” • Could it be that satan has stolen your joy? • Let’s explore this today…

Proverbs 10:28 NIV - The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. INTRODUCTION • Have you ever felt like you lost your joy? • Do you ever wake up and think… “I used to be happy.” • Could it be that satan has stolen your joy? • Let’s explore this ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:4-5, Psalm 126:4-5, 1 Thessalonians 1:5-7, Proverbs 3:7-8, 2 Chronicles 20:1-28  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Church Of God

Why A Fruitful Life Is A Life Of Overflowing Joy Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 12, 2014

A look at five things that John 15 tells us will be present in the life of fruitful obedience that Jesus is calling us to.

A Full Heart: Pursuing the fruitful life that Jesus invites us to will fill our heart with great joy. - John 15:11. Some Specifics About That: 1. We have tangible proof of the existence and power of God. - John 15:5. 2. We become powerhouses of prayer. - John 15:7 – “it will be ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Our Joy And God's Completion

Contributed by Michael Blitz on Nov 16, 2025

Paul reminds us that true joy comes from trusting a faithful God who begins, sustains, and completes His transforming work in all who follow Christ with grateful hearts.

Our Joy and God’s Completion Good MORNING. Last week, we left Paul sitting in that Roman prison, as an ambassador in chains. Well, he’s still sitting there this week, though the guards have changed. New soldiers come in, and Paul keeps right on evangelizing them while writing a new letter to a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:3-6

Denomination: Anglican

Christmas Eve- Hope, Peace, Joy, Love

Contributed by Thomas Bell on Dec 22, 2020

What has 2020 and Covid 19 been in your life? What will 2021 be in your life. We need to be thankful for the gifts of God that brought us through 2020. We must focus on the gifts to be a light unto the world for 2021 and give thanks!

ECC Dec 24 2020 Christmas Eve Message, Jeremiah 29:11, John 14:27, John 16:22, John 3: 16, Matthew 5:16 I do not think, and just about everyone I know, have ever been so anxious to see a year come to an end! I have been asking folks how they feel about 2020? The responses are all pretty much ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, John 14:27, John 16:22, John 3:16, Matthew 5:16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

When Joy Overflows! In These Extra Ordinary Times!

Contributed by Mark Van Cuylenburg on Jan 4, 2021

What happens when the joy in heaven overflows to earth?

When Joy overflows! In these extra ordinary times! By my calculations its just five days to Christmas Day Morning and I’m trying to get a sense of the anticipation that might have been in the air some 2020 years ago. First of all, I suppose that we ought to ask who it was who was anticipating? ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-14

Denomination: Baptist

Fruit Of The Holy Spirit: Love, Joy And Peace

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Jul 25, 2024

Prayer is an essential part of our daily lives and sharing prayer is an ideal way to grown in faith. The Church has a manifold resource of prayers from which we can use and adapt and indeed grow in faith. The Revised Common Lectionary collect for the 9th Sunday after Trinity is one such prayer.

Collect for Trinity 9 Fruit of the Holy Spirit: Love, Joy and Peace The Holy Spirit is available to whisper to us thoughts of love and joy and peace and patience every moment of our lives. Our collect for today is a beautiful prayer and so full of meaning and purpose – an ideal prayer for our ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:105, Romans 12:9-12, Matthew 13:52

Exceeding Joy: A Sermon For The Third Sunday In Advent

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 6, 2024

Can we find reason to have joy in this season when there seems to be so much going wrong in the world?

Exceeding Joy Jude 24–25 NKJV Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen. We now come to the ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:24-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christmas: The Joy Of Giving During The Christmas Season

Contributed by Joseph Ondu on Dec 16, 2024

As we celebrate Christmas, let us remember that our giving is an act of worship and gratitude to the One who gave us everything. Let us give with joyful hearts, knowing that our generosity reflects the light of Christ in a world that desperately needs it.

The Joy of Giving During the Christmas Season Introduction Greetings to you all in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! As the season of Christmas draws near, we are reminded of the incredible gift God gave to humanity—His Son, Jesus Christ. John 3:16 declares, “For God so loved the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:24, 2 Corinthians 9:7, Galatians 6:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sorrow Turned To Joy - Jesus Valedictorian Speech

Contributed by Michael Blitz on Apr 21, 2024

In John 16, Jesus explains to the disciples that they will face sorrow, especially as he will be leaving them. But he encourages them that in the future, this sorrow will be turned to Joy when they see him again.

Good Morning. As we begin, I want to refresh you on a term you probably haven’t heard in quite a long time, the Valedictorian Speech. If you remember it, it’s a talk where someone stood in front of you, as you prepared to graduate from something, and gave you the final words you would hear before ...read more

Scripture: John 16:16-22

Denomination: Anglican