JOY
JOY
- God gives # Ec 2:26 Ps 4:7
- Christ appointed to give # Isa 61:3
- Is a fruit of the Spirit # Ga 5:22
- The gospel, good tidings of # Lu 2:10,11
- God’s word affords # Ne 8:12 Jer 15:16
- The gospel to be received with # 1Th 1:6
- Promised to saints # Ps 132:16 Isa 35:10 55:12 56:7
- Prepared for saints # Ps 97:11
- Enjoined to saints # Ps 32:11 Php 3:1
- Fulness of, in God’s presence # Ps 16:11
- Vanity of seeking, from earthly things # Ec 2:10,11 11:8
- EXPERIENCED BY 12a) Believers
# Lu 24:52 Ac 16:34
12b) Peace-makers # Pr 12:20 12c) The just # Pr 21:15 12d) The wise, and discreet # Pr 15:23 12e) Parents of good children # Pr 23:24 13) Increased to the meek # Isa 29:19 14) OF SAINTS IS 14a) In God # Ps 89:16 149:2 Hab 3:18 Ro 5:11 14b) In Christ # Lu 1:47 Php 3:3 14c) In the Holy Spirit # Ro 14:17 14d) For election # Lu 10:20 14e) For salvation # Ps 21:1 Isa 61:10 14f) For deliverance from bondage # Ps 105:43 Jer 31:10-13 14g) For manifestation of goodness # 2Ch 7:10 14h) For temporal blessings # Joe 2:23,24 14i) For supplies of grace # Isa 12:3 14j) For divine protection # Ps 5:11 16:8,9 14k) For divine support # Ps 28:7 63:7 14l) For the victory of Christ # Joh 16:33 14m) For the hope of glory # Ro 5:2 14n) For the success of the gospel # Ac 15:3 15) OF SAINTS SHOULD BE 15a) Great # Zec 9:9 Ac 8:8 15b) Abundant # 2Co 8:2 15c) Exceeding # Ps 21:6 68:3 15d) Animated # Ps 32:11 Lu 6:23 15e) Unspeakable # 1Pe 1:8 15f) Full of glory # 1Pe 1:8 15g) Constant # 2Co 6:10 Php 4:4 15h) For evermore # 1Th 5:16 15i) With awe # Ps 2:11 15j) In hope # Ro 12:12 15k) In sorrow # 2Co 6:10 15l) Under trials # Jas 1:2 1Pe 1:6 15m) Under persecutions # Mt 5:11,12 Lu 6:22,23 Heb 10:34 15n) Under calamities # Hab 3:17,18 15o) Expressed in hymns # Eph 5:19 Jas 5:13 16) Afflictions of saints succeeded by # Ps 30:5 126:5 Isa 35:10 Joh 16:20 17) Pray for restoration of # Ps 51:8,12 85:6 18) Promote, in the afflicted # Job 29:13 19) OF SAINTS, MADE FULL BY 19a) The favour of God # Ac 2:28 19b) Faith in Christ # Ro 15:13 19c) Abiding in Christ # Joh 15:10,11 19d) The word of Christ # Joh 17:13 19e) Answers to prayer # Joh 16:24 19f) Communion of saints # 2Ti 1:4 1Jo 1:3,4 2Jo 1:12 20) Saints should afford, to their minsters # Php 2:2 Phm 1:20 21) MINISTERS SHOULD 21a) Esteem their people as their # Php 4:1 1Th 2:20 21b) Promote, in their people # 2Co 1:24 Php 1:25 21c) Pray for, for their people # Ro 15:13 21d) Have, in the faith and holiness of their people # 2Co 7:4 1Th 3:9 3Jo 1:4 21e) Come to their people with # Ro 15:32 21f) Finish their course with # Ac 20:24 21g) Desire to render an account with # Php 2:16 Heb 13:17 22) Serve God with # Ps 100:2 23) Liberality in God’s service should cause # 1Ch 29:9,17 24) Is strengthening to saints # Ne 8:10 25) Saints should engage in all religious services with # Ezr 6:22 Ps 42:4 26) Saints should have, in all their undertakings # De 12:18 27) Saints shall be presented to God with exceeding # 1Pe 4:13 Jude 1:24 28) The coming of Christ will afford to saints, exceeding # 1Pe 4:13 29) Shall be the final reward of saints at the judgment day # Mt 25:21 30) OF THE WICKED 30a) Is derived from earthly pleasures # Ec 2:10 11:9 30b) Is derived from folly # Pr 15:21 30c) Is delusive # Pr 14:13 30d) Is short-lived # Job 20:5 Ec 7:6 30e) Should be turned into mourning # Jas 4:9 30f) Shall be taken away # Isa 16:10 31) Holy-Illustrated # Isa 9:3 Mt 13:44 32) Holy-Exemplified 32a) Hannah # 1Sa 2:1 32b) David # 1Ch 29:9 32c) Wise men # Mt 2:10 32d) The Virgin Mary # Lu 1:47 32e) Zacchaeus # Lu 19:6 32f) Converts # Ac 2:46 13:52 32g) Peter, &c # Ac 5:41 32h) Samaritans # Ac 8:8 32i) Jailor # Ac 16:34