slides for sermon

1. The Pursuit of Joy
PROV. 16:20

2. WHAT IS HAPPINESS?
 Leah. Gen. 30 – Is happy when she has Asher
 Deuteronomy 33:29 – Happy are you, O Israel! Who is
like you, a people saved by the Lord, The shield of your
help And the sword of your majesty!
 Acts 26:2 - “I think myself happy, King Agrippa,
because today I shall answer for myself
 Hosea 7:3 - They make a king glad with their
wickedness, And princes with their lies.
HAPPINESS IS AN EMOTION

3. WHAT IS JOY?
Gal. 5:22 - Joy is not a suggestion
Heb. 12:2 – Jesus endured the cross for the joy
set before him
 Joy that he would be raised from the dead
 Joy that he was delivering His people
 Joy that God’s great plan was being carried out
JOY IS AN ATTITUDE

4. IS JOYFULNESS ALWAYS RIGHTEOUS?
Esther 5:9 - So Haman went out that day
joyful and with a glad heart; but when
Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate,
and that he did not stand or tremble before
him, he was filled with indignation against
Mordecai
Psalm 11:5 - The Lord tests the righteous, But
the wicked and the one who loves violence
His soul hates.

5. I PURSUE JOY IN ___________
Ps 35:9 - And my soul shall be joyful in the
Lord; It shall rejoice in His salvation.
Ps. 35:27 Let them shout for joy and be glad,
Who favor my righteous cause; And let them
say continually, “Let the Lord be magnified,
Ps. 95:1-2 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord!
Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our
salvation. Let us come before His presence
with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him
with psalms.

6. I PURSUE JOY IN ___________
Ps. 149:2 - Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
Ps.100: 1-3 Make a joyful shout to the Lord,
all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who
has made us, and not we ourselves; We are
His people and the sheep of His pasture.

7. I PURSUE JOY IN _WORSHIP__
Ps. 149:2 - Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
Ps.100: 1-3 Make a joyful shout to the Lord,
all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who
has made us, and not we ourselves; We are
His people and the sheep of His pasture.