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  • Don Hawks avatar

    Reawakening Joy Series

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Dec 14, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 8,187 views

    Part 2 of series based on Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol"

    SLIDE 1 Welcome to Bethany on this second Sunday of Advent as we continue to prepare for the coming of Christ. We have many activities to look forward to. Tonight the youth are inviting you to go Christmas Caroling. 8:30 - Maybe something like this might happen if you go along. SHOW ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Jumping For Joy

    Contributed by Chuck Carlson on Dec 20, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 8,096 views

    Joy is the result of gratitude in light of God’s grace to our guilt.

    “Jumping for Joy” Luke 1:67-79 • What makes people jump for joy? A winning basket? Graduation? A new bike? • What makes you jump for joy? For Scrooge, it was more money! • Zachariah was jumping for joy in our text, but it was more than for a baby boy. Zach and Elizabeth had waited a long time ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Experiencing Joy

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on May 29, 2003
    based on 125 ratings
     | 15,513 views

    Jesus explains how to have real joy.

    John 15:1-11 Experiencing Joy INTRODUCTION On the night He was betrayed and arrested, Jesus went over His coming arrest one last time with the disciples. He had been teaching them and leading them to this point throughout His ministry, but they had failed to get the point. So now, before it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Journeying To Joy Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 30, 2003
    based on 567 ratings
     | 195,310 views

    Being joyful is more than just being happy. We’ll focus on the true meaning of joy and look at several “joy-busters.”

    Journeying to Joy Rev. Brian Bill June 15, 2001 Our family spent this past Wednesday at a Water Park up in God’s Country. We had a blast! There were lots of smiles and laughter. The girls really liked the wave pool and we all enjoyed slides with names like the “Corkscrew,” “Twister,” and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    An Opportunity For Joy Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 15, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,199 views

    God wants to take the trials in your life and through them produce in you fruit that will last.

    An Opportunity For Joy Text: James 1:2-12 Introduction 1. Read James 1:2-12 2. Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over. The problems began when Chippie’s owner decided to clean Chippie’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Joy Of Dumpsters

    Contributed by Michael Trask on Mar 27, 2006
    based on 38 ratings
     | 11,096 views

    The cleansing effect of having a dumpster in your driveway is a amazing. You can get rid of a lot of clutter in your house. In a simlar way, "junk" can gather in each of us who are called to be the temple of the Lord. Jesus cleanses us.

    Every so often, as you drive around the various neighborhoods in these parts, you will notice the presence of dumpsters. Sometimes they are there to collect the waste from construction; sometimes reconstruction; but other times, the dumpster seems to be just for junk. I find this ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Joy Of Forgiveness

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Mar 28, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,777 views

    There is nothing like the freedom of forgiveness. The record of your past can be cleansed and God offers it freely.

    The Joy of Forgiveness Psalm 32:1-7 Psalm 32:1 (NIV) A psalm of David. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Oh What Joy!!!!  David had been forgiven of many things  Adultery  Murder  Dishonesty Sin is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Increasing Joy

    Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 31, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,899 views

    Increasing joy comes through a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.

    Increasing Joy Isaiah 9:2-3 (New International Version) 2The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. 3You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Consider It Joy

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 28, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,404 views

    To see trials as times when God is pruning us and making us more useful for Himself

    Consider It All Joy SBC Philippi, Rev. J Simms James 1:1-4 Primary Purpose: A primary introduction to James and to discuss how we can be joyful in trials. Background: This book was written by James, the half-brother of Jesus. He wasn’t a believer through Jesus’ earthly ministry. But, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Joy In The Presence

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jun 30, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,354 views

    The point of the two parables about lost things – implies that we can get lost, separated from God. The reaction of the owner (God) is a grief-stricken search.

    Joy In The Presence / Luke 15: 1 - 10 Intro: Men and women react differently when they are lost. A man will drive and drive without stopping to ask directions. But, his wife will stop at the first gas station or even stop people along the way if she isn’t absolutely sure. Here we have two ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Joy To The World

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Aug 1, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,262 views

    Examining this Christmas Song

    Ps. 98 Joy To The World The Gospel In Hymns - Albert Bayley Imagine a little man 5 feet high; a large head made bigger with a huge wig, a hooked nose small piercing eyes, a frail and sickly body; the whole combination looking more like an embryo than a fully developed organism; that was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    Joy To The World Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 127 ratings
     | 92,318 views

    Christmas Carol Series #2: There is Joy when the King is Received; When the Savior Reigns; When the Sinner Repents; When Truth rules with Grace

    Joy to the World! Christmas Carol Series #2 (adapted from Michael Luke and Bob Russell) SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 98:2-9 INTRODUCTION: This December we’re talking about some of the Carols we sing every year at Christmas. Today we’ll take a look at a song Isaac Watts wrote almost 300 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    The Joy Of Pentecost

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on May 28, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,366 views

    For the believer that lives for more, this is your time to shine! It’s time for you to understand and experience Pentecost.

    The Joy of Pentecost Acts 2:1-4 The NKJ Bible Acts 2:1-4 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Timothy Smith avatar

    The Joy Of Mourning Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 1, 2006
     | 5,754 views

    2nd sermon in an 8 part series on the Beatitudes. This series challenges us to "Shift" our thinking in what really brings true happiness. (*Refreshed with some rewrite in 8/08. Powerpoint and Video Clips available on request.)

    THE JOY OF MOURNING MATTHEW 5:4 & 2 CORINTHIANS 7:8-11 INTRODUCTION: How would you define “paradox”? What is a paradox? And no, it’s not two physicians! Is a paradox a contradiction? Actually no. A contradiction is something that is wrong, two things obviously opposed. A paradox is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Wellsprings Of Joy

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jul 27, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,435 views

    Deals with the differences between joy and happiness and lists the ingredients that go to make up the former.

    The Wellsprings of Joy Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! John Pierpont died a failure,or so some say. In 1866, ar the age of 81, he came to the end of his days as a government clerk in Washington, D.C., with a long string of personal defeats. ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan