"Advent" Joy
December 16, 2021

*Advent “Joy”
Luke 2:8–14 (NLT)

1. The Joy of Salvation. *

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and joy can’t dwell together.
*Psalm 51:12 (NLT)
*Being united with Christ is the of our joy.
*Joy is a by-product of life with .
*Joy is a of the heart.
*Joy is a state of the . Happiness is an .

2.The Joy that Strengthens.
*Joy is the believer’s strength in the midst of

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*Nehemiah 8:10 (NLT)
*The most important attribute of joy is that you can find joy in .
*Joy . Happiness .
*A person happiness but joy.

3.The Joy that is Constant.
*Galatians 5:22–23 (NLT)
*The second fruit of the Spirit is

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*Joy is experienced through God’s of grace in the midst of life.
*In Greek, the word for joy describes a feeling of inner gladness, delight or rejoicing. This inner gladness leads to a cheerful and a cheerful heart leads to cheerful .
*Joy is present inside every Christian as an untapped reservoir of .

Would you like to experience more of the Fruit of Joy in your life?
1. Knowledge of God’s word produces it.
2. Worshiping God evokes it.
3. Obedience discovers it.
4. Christian service promotes and develops it.