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James 1 - Pure Joy

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

What makes you happy?

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What is the difference between joy and happiness?

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HAPPINESS

  • Worldly joy
  • Comes and goes
  • Can't always depend on it
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JOY

  • Spiritual joy
  • Everlasting
  • Applicable in all circumstances
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What is in common?

You have to be intentional to choose joy or seek worldly happiness.

Joy cannot be taken away.

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Just like salvation, joy is a free and perfect gift from God.

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JOY PASSAGES

  • 2 Corinthians 8:2-3
  • 1 Thessalonians 1:6
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:16
  • Hebrews 10:34
  • Hebrews 12:2
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What did we learn in the gospel of John about joy?

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John 15

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John 15:11
I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

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HOW TO EXPERIENCE JOY

  • Through community
  • Do not be attached to world
  • Help others
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COMMUNITY

  • Hebrews 10:23-25
  • Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

NOT OF THIS WORLD

  • John 17:14-16
  • Philippians 3:20

HELP OTHERS

  • Galatians 6:10
  • Colossians 3:12-14
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Make a decision to choose joy every day.