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  • Charles Mallory avatar

    Choose Joy

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Dec 10, 2021
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    There is a distinct difference between happiness and the joy that Christ offers in a loving and obedient relationship with Him.

    WHY DO SO MANY CHRISTIANS FAIL TO EXPERIENCE REAL JOY AND REAL PEACE? COULD IT BE THAT TOO MANY ARE CAUGHT UP IN THE “PASSING PLEASURES” OF THIS WORLD? MAYBE THEY HAVE LET THE WAYS OF LIFE DISTRACT THEM AWAY FROM FAITH AND GOD. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE CALLING THEMSELVES A “CHRISTIAN” ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Singing For Joy

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 18, 2006
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     | 6,866 views

    4th Sunday in Advent

    Fourth Sunday in Advent Luke 1: 39-45 (46-55) "Singing for Joy" 39 ¶ In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Joy Is Restored Series

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Dec 17, 2017
     | 11,810 views

    Sorrow is but for a time. The power of prayer, memories of God’s past healing and His loving-kindness sustain Israel. God heals the pain of the present in the same manner as He has healed the pain of the past.

    Joy is the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying: it is keen pleasure, or elation. Joy is more elusive, subtle, and nuanced than happiness. We can manipulate circumstances to our own advantage to obtain what we think will bring happiness, or ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Joy In The Journey

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Jul 18, 2024
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    To have joy in the journey, you need to have the right foundation, the right friends, the right focus and the right finish.

    JOY IN THE JOURNEY Back in 1987 a musician named Michael Card wrote a song called Joy in the Journey that is one of my favourites. The song says, “There is a joy in the journey. There’s a light we can love on the way. There is a wonder and wildness to life, and freedom for those who obey.” The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Unifying Joy

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 29, 2008
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    Disunity...the church’s only problem

    1If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, 2make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Joy Is A Choice!

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 11, 2015
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    Happiness Joy is a Choice Philippians 1:12-21 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/JoyChoice.html Yes, happiness/joy is a choice. It really has nothing to do with our circumstances, and everything to do with our perspective and priorities. If we choose to be miserable we will be, and so will those ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Neil Uebergang avatar

    Spreading The Joy

    Contributed by Neil Uebergang on Dec 18, 2012
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    Every now and then someone becomes inconsolable because of loss and grief or trauma. The question we are going to be considering throughout this message is 'How do we comfort ourselves let alone someone else in the face of increasing amounts of "Joy-Buste

    Spreading the Joy 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sing For Joy! Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Feb 22, 2013
     | 8,364 views

    We can sing for joy because of the great things God has done for us!

    INTRODUCTION • WONDERFUL LIFE CLIP • SLIDE #1 • In the classic movie, “It’s A Wonderful Life” George Bailey was miserable. He saw all his friends get out of Bedford falls and do great things, yet he was stuck in the small town running his father’s savings ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Surprised By Joy

    Contributed by Tom Lovorn on Apr 10, 2001
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    The same joy that surprised the followers of Christ in the upper room that first Easter can bring us joy that is permanent, powerful, and plentiful.

    Near the end of the nineteenth century a little church high on the cliffs at the entrance to the English Channel was destroyed by a hurricane. A few weeks later, a British Admiral came to ask the pastor if they intended to rebuild the church. The clergyman explained that they were a poor ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Joy In Heaven

    Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Oct 7, 2007
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    DOING WHAT PLEASES GOD!!!!!!!!!

    JOY IN HEAVEN INTRO: LUKE 15:1-10 1: LOOK AT THE CROWD GATHERED AROUND JESUS A) PUBLICANS AND SINNERS B) THE SOCIAL OUTCAST C) MOST EVEN DISOWNED BY THEIR OWN KINSMAN POINT: THESE PEOPLE ARE THE EQUIVALENT OF WHAT WE CALL TODAY, THROWAWAYS OR LOST CAUSES THOSE WHO AREN’T WORHT OUR TIME. 2: THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Joy Of Giving Series

    Contributed by Erik Estep on Mar 7, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 36,336 views

    Sermon #3 of "Give" series. One of the great blessings that comes with giving is joy.

    “The Joy of Giving” 2 Cor. 8: 1-12 February 21, 2016 Intro: Comedian Flip Wilson told a story about a preacher and his church. A preacher was trying to get his people to be more enthusiastic about their church. The preacher said in his sermon: "If this church is going to get ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Completing Joy Series

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Aug 12, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,623 views

    The only thing that really matters in life is joyously moving forward in Christ to achieve the goal of perfection.

    Many of you have probably already heard of ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder. However, many of you might not yet have heard of a new disorder that is being diagnosised. A serious illness of which I fear many of us may be suffering. It is called AAADD (Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder). ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Joy Of Salvation

    Contributed by Joel Hoyer on Nov 8, 2018
     | 6,796 views

    12th in a Lenten Series on Psalm 51

    Psalm 51:12 3/25/18 (Palm Sunday) (Create in Me a Clean Heart #12) “The Joy of Salvation” I’m sure I’ve said before that Palm Sunday was a weird, weird day. The Bible says that as Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, Jesus was on a donkey, fulfilling a prophecy of Zechariah that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Christopher Young avatar

    The Joy Of Believing

    Contributed by Christopher Young on Mar 29, 2010
     | 4,516 views

    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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    Dedicated To Joy Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Mar 29, 2008
    based on 58 ratings
     | 20,494 views

    Joy isn’t ginned up with fun entertainment. Joy doesn’t pass with changing seasons or swinging moods. True, unquenchable joy comes only from God. That’s the kind of joy to be dedicated to.

    1. Intro (6:16) 2. The first way we can be dedicated to striving for joy is with joyful sacrifice. (6:17) 3. The second way we can be dedicated to striving for joy is with joyful service. (6:18-20) 4. The third way we can be dedicated to striving for joy is with joyful separation. (6:21-22a) 5. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist