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  • Charles Forshee avatar

    Keeping Your Joy

    Contributed by Charles Forshee on May 14, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,593 views

    We’ve got to learn how to keep our JOY even when it doesn’t seem like things are going our way. HOW CAN WE HAVE JOY?-----Even when things are going bad? --We have to KNOW some things.

    I want to share a little story I heard about a little boy. "I’m the greatest baseball player in the world. I can hit the ball better than anyone" he said proudly. Then he tossed the ball in the air, swung and missed. Undaunted, he picked up the ball, threw it into the air and said to ...read more

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    Taking Away The Joy

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on May 20, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,040 views

    Our Joy will be subtley taken away if there is no glorfication of the one who gives it.

    Flying just isn’t fun anymore. If I had any doubts about that – well, my trip to Detroit last week certainly cleared it all up. Going through the security checkout with Rachel and Jonathan in tow, we had to tell Rachel – you have to take off your shoes, just like the guards tell you. And, just ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Perryman avatar

    Secret Of Abiding Joy

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 31, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,280 views

    How is your joy?

    INTRO: There are questions on why I brought dough up on stage a couple of weeks ago because the word around is he only sings about as good as me. Reason: Because of the joy and enthusiasm that radiates from him. It’s exciting to watch people who are enthused about something. I watch people ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Experiencing The Joy Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Dec 7, 2007
    based on 44 ratings
     | 30,397 views

    Christmas is about declaring, “Joy to the world, the Lord has come.” God’s desire is that His people would be full of joy. Here are three keys to experiencing the joy of the Kingdom.

    EXPERIENCING THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS ADVENT READINGS #1: HOPE OPENING THOUGHT: Christmas… is it really the most wonderful time of the year? • Many people find this season stressful and depressing! ILLUSTRATION: Typical of last minute Christmas shoppers, a mother was running furiously from store ...read more

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    God's Demonstration Of Joy

    Contributed by Jim Erwin on Dec 14, 2007
     | 3,101 views

    God has demonstrated FOR His Son with joy. Instead of demonstrating against things, Christians can demonstrate FOR something - God.

    When we speak about demonstrations, we usually talk about showing our view or opinion AGAINST a thing, a person, or an idea. Demonstrations can be a public display that shows others what we believe. Demonstrate can also mean to show evidence of about something. We hear about demonstrations quite ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Outpouring Of Joy (Advent) Series

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,975 views

    This Christmas season, let us open our hearts completely to God. As we do that we will open ourselves up to receive the deep and abiding joy that is found only in knowing God.

    The Outpouring of Joy, Mark 14:3-9 Introduction (Adapted from Charles Spurgeon, All of Grace) The fames 19th Century English preacher, Charles Spurgeon, tells the story of a minister who called upon a poor woman, intending to give her help; for he knew that she was very poor. With his money in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Ever Expanding Joy Series

    Contributed by Steve Bond on Oct 29, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 24,821 views

    The world is both a hard and a beautiful place. We may experience stratospheric highs in one season only to plunge into abyss. but we more often have to work our way through the regular ups and downs, and bumps of life.

    Introduction There was once a farmer who began to look at his farm through critical eyes. Every place he looked on his farm he saw something wrong. So he decided to sell and move somewhere else. He contracted a realtor who came out to look things over. Then the realtor called to get the farmer’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • T.J. Conwell avatar

    Joy Comes In The Morning

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Nov 11, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,986 views

    Understanding the JOY God has for you!

    “Joy Comes in the Morning” Psalm 30 Turn to Psalm 30 … Introduction Over the past few weeks, I have been dealing with several things on a personal, spiritual level that have been plaguing me over this church, and what it is that God has for us. While away this past week I was actually able to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Thanksgiving: A Secret To Joy

    Contributed by Samuel Stone on Nov 15, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,937 views

    A Thanksgiving message.

    Hebrew 10:11-25 11 And every priest stands day after day at his service, offering again and again the same sacrifices that can never take away sins. 12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, “he sat down at the right hand of God,” 13 and since then has been waiting ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Chrstmas - Disappointment & Joy

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Dec 29, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,707 views

    So often Christmas is a let down instead of full of joy - could it be because our focus is on us not Him?

    There is a story told of a young lad who wrote a more unusual letter to Santa, not asking for this toy or that one but saying: ‘you didn’t bring me anything good last year or the year before. This is your last chance’! You know a bit like that boy we all know that often Christmas often can be a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ronald Thorington avatar

    The Elements Of Joy #2 Series

    Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Jan 1, 2008
     | 2,145 views

    The sermon speaks about the joy of participation, the joy of anticipation.

    The Elements of Joy (2) Text: Philippians 1:3-7 Introduction: This is Easter Sunday. On this day Christians celebrate Christ’s resurrection II. The Elements of Joy (v3-7) A. The joy of recollection (3) B. The joy of intercession (4) C. The joy of participation (5) 1.”Participation” in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • David Quackenbush avatar

    The Fruit Of The Spirit - Joy Series

    Contributed by David Quackenbush on Jan 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,258 views

    Joy is the second manifestation list in the Fruit of the Spirit. It is the direct result of experiencing the presence and love of God in one’s life. Joy is an attitude you can choose.

    The Fruit of the Spirit - Joy Galations 5:22 Scripture: Galations 5:22 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Introduction The last few weeks we have seen in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Kemuel Travis avatar

    Fruit Of The Spirit: Joy Series

    Contributed by Kemuel Travis on Jan 9, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,903 views

    To show that joy is a mark of the Spirit-Filled life.

    INTRODUCTION -Tonight, we are going to begin a series on the fruit of the Spirit as found in Galatians 5:22-23 -Warning 1: These fruits are the results and evidences of the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives -We cannot create them in ourselves -Much as we would like to and often try ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Joy Of Proper Thinking Series

    Contributed by Gregory Neill on Jan 17, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,363 views

    Part 9 in a series on Philippians focusing on the mind of a Christian

    The Joy of Proper Thinking Philippians 4:1-9 I. Introduction A. A Bright Future 1. In 1999 and 2000 Rick Ankeil was a sure fire star. a) He pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals. b) Some called him the next Sandy Kuafax. c) He seemed to be a natural. 2. A New Season a) The 2001 became a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joe Burke avatar

    Stunned By Inexpressible Joy!

    Contributed by Joe Burke on Jan 17, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,221 views

    Heaven is the ever increasing, ever deepening revelation of the experience of the love of Jesus

    STUNNED BY INEXPRESSIBLE JOY! Heaven is the ever increasing, ever deepening revelation of the experience of the love of Jesus - 10 billion years from now we will still be stunned daily by the beauty, majesty etc - It’s not just for heaven – Jesus: “thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic